In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes

It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. Reminders of it are everywhere. But the spark of inspiration came from an image of a […]

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Academy Museum adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast film collection

No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag. He and many other A-listers were gathered recently at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles for its glitzy annual fundraising gala. Tarantino was among the honorees. And as he approached the podium to make his speech, the bag did not go unnoticed. At the […]

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Movie Review: A musical, pulpy crime thriller, ‘Emilia Pérez’ swings for the fences

There is so much going on in “Emilia Pérez,” the audacious musical/melodrama/crime-thriller from filmmaker Jacques Audiard, it’s impossible not to appreciate the sheer ambition of it all. There is obvious craft and moments of true transcendence, beauty and horror. Set around Mexico City, this is a movie about family, about ambition, about the possibility of […]

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For ‘A Real Pain,’ Jesse Eisenberg learned to embrace the chaos of Kieran Culkin. Magic ensued

Jesse Eisenberg did not know Kieran Culkin was about to drop out of his movie. It was just a few weeks before shooting was about to begin on “A Real Pain,” and Eisenberg and much of the crew were already in Poland preparing. The film, which opens in theaters Friday, is deeply personal for Eisenberg, […]

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Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig present ‘Queer’ to Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy — VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice Film Festival regular Luca Guadagnino is back on the Lido to debut his new Daniel Craig film “Queer” on Tuesday night. A festival favorite, Guadagnino had to forgo a splashy red carpet premiere for the sexy tennis drama “Challengers” last year, when the studio delayed its release […]

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Nicole Kidman brings erotic drama ‘Babygirl’ to Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy — Nicole Kidman returns to the Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of “Babygirl” on Friday. The erotic drama is about a powerful CEO who jeopardizes her career and family life by having an affair with a younger intern. “Babygirl” was made by “Bodies Bodies Bodies” filmmaker Halina Reijn, who was inspired […]

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Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and ‘Maria,’ her film about famed opera singer

VENICE, Italy — Angelina Jolie has played an evil queen, a war correspondent, a hacker, an international spy and a sociopath and is now adding opera singer to her resume. It’s not just any opera singer either: Jolie stars as the legendary soprano Maria Callas in a new film from Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín. “Maria” […]

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ prepares to open 81st Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy — The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival is kicking off in Hollywood fashion with the world premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Wednesday. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara and Monica Bellucci are among the cast expected to grace the red carpet. The film is a sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 […]

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Here’s everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy — The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival is about to begin, with major Hollywood films and stars expected in Italy. The festival kicks off Wednesday with the world premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” before it opens in theaters worldwide next week. Here’s everything you need to know. One of the most prestigious […]

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Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane forge an unlikely friendship in ‘Between the Temples’

Carol Kane’s name came to filmmaker Nathan Silver in a fever dream. He’d come down with a case of COVID-19 while trying to get his new film together. The story he and co-writer C. Mason Wells envisioned was about an unlikely friendship between a recently widowed cantor in a depressive funk and an older woman, […]

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