Film
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Arts
Woody Allen, Reputation Bruised, Finds Muted Reception to 50th Film
“Coup de Chance,” a milestone, is being released in the United States after opening in Europe months ago.
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Arts
A ‘Taxi Driver’ Remake: Why Arthur Jafa Recast the Scorsese Ending
The artist has gone back to his filmmaking roots, re-examining what he sees as racial undertones in Martin Scorsese’s classic…
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News
Eli Noyes, Animator Who Turned Clay and Sand Into Art, Dies at 81
His innovative stop-motion animation influenced a generation of filmmakers, including the creators of Wallace and Gromit.
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World
How Beagles and a Fever Dream Made Rebel Wilson a Star
About five years ago, when she was 39, the actress Rebel Wilson faced a dilemma. She had just had a…
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Arts
‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright
Vera Drew used the Batman villain to tell a trans coming-of-age story. When Warner Bros. found out, the filmmaker wasn’t…
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Arts
Are You a Pop Culture-Obsessed Weirdo? Try Night Flight Plus.
If you’ve got six bucks and want to be adventurous, try this streaming service for some wild fringe programming.
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World
Filmmaker Draws Censors’ Wrath: ‘A Price I Have to Accept’
China’s film industry was operating under a planned economy when Wang Xiaoshuai graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1989. Only…
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World
‘Stormy’ Reveals the Flawed Feminist Icon Looming Over Trump’s Trial
A documentary about Stormy Daniels explores the life of a woman whose silence former President Donald J. Trump is charged…
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Arts
The Slave Ship Musical You Never Knew Existed
“West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty,” a 1979 African movie musical, has quietly built a devoted fan base. Now,…
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World
A Third ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie Is Coming, One of Its Stars Says
Imelda Staunton, who played Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting in the first two films, told the BBC that the next movie would…