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Is “Thunderbolts*” Marvel’s Attempt to Salvage the Superhero Genre?
In the run-up to the première of “Thunderbolts*,” on May 2nd, Marvel earned some light mockery for the art-house vibe of one of its…
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World
The Making of “Rust” Was a Tragedy. Its Final Form Is a Missed Opportunity
Some movies eventually become inseparable from the stories of their production. Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Marnie” are now…
News
Trump’s Threat of ‘Foreign’ Film Tariffs Stirs Anxiety in the U.K.
President Trump’s desire to “make Hollywood great again” by wielding his preferred economic weapon — tariffs — has sent a shiver through…
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Netflix Debuts New Home Screen, Its First Redesign in 12 Years
The most powerful home page in entertainment is about to look a lot different. Beginning next week, Netflix will introduce a new home page…
News
Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S.
President Trump said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on movies “produced” outside the United States, proclaiming in a social media…
News
Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
“Oh, wow, this is really cool,” Flannery Johnston, 28, said as the chatbot came to life, offering a personalized hello from M3GAN, the…
Beauty
The 13 Best Beach Movies to Cue Up Now
Great beach movies can effortlessly conjure the sun-kissed, saltwater-tinged glory of actually spending the day riding the waves and…
Beauty
Wondering What to Watch This Weekend? Here Are 5 Movies and TV Shows Not to Miss
We know your Monday-night streaming plans are in order—you’ll be watching the Met Gala red carpet feed, naturally—but what about this…
News
When Taxpayers Fund Shows Like ‘Blue Bloods’ and ‘S.N.L.,’ Does It Pay Off?
New Yorkers — and residents of many other states — have paid more for entertainment in recent years than just their Netflix or Hulu…
Beauty
18 Movies About Divorce for a Cathartic Cry (or a Good Chuckle)
“Kramer vs. Kramer wouldn’t be half as good as it is—half as intriguing and absorbing—if the movie had taken sides,” Roger Ebert observed…
News
In Britain, a Fight Over a Film Studio Becomes a Test for the Economy
Andrew Rackstraw has lived in Marlow, a small, wealthy town on the River Thames about 30 miles west of London, for nearly three decades.…
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Universal’s Theme Parks, Long in Disney’s Shadow, Expand at Dizzying Pace
“How high is up?” When Mark Woodbury became Universal’s theme park chief in 2022, he pressed his lieutenants to answer that question. The…
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Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise
The British family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the…
News
Why Everyone Is Still Talking About ‘Paddington 2’
“Paddington 2 is the greatest film ever made,” one user posted on X in 2022. This tweet was not ironic. In the seven years since its…
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Marvel’s New ‘Captain America’ Is No. 1, Despite Poor Reviews
At the height of the superhero boom a few years ago, Disney pushed its Marvel assembly lines to run faster and faster. After awhile,…
World
The Manic Brilliance of “Breakfast of Champions”
Whatever’s new to me is new. If you’d asked me recently whether Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Breakfast of Champions,” from 1973, had been…
Lifestyle
Matthew Broome Opens Up About His Leading Role in ‘My Fault: London’ and the Complexities of His Character
Matthew Broome was mostly oblivious to the magnitude of the “Culpa Mia” franchise. In fact, it was only after he’d already been cast in…
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Who Needs Hollywood? Chinese Animated Film Shatters Box Office Records.
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters. In less than two weeks since its release,…
World
A Glow of Discovery in the Chill of Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival has long established itself as the most important showcase for American independent cinema, piping out work…
News
Netflix Scurries to Stem Oscar Fallout From ‘Emilia Pérez’ Scandal
Two weeks ago, Netflix’s chief content officer, Bela Bajaria, strutted across the stage of the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles and crowed…
World
The Art of Film Criticism
“Somebody asked me, ‘When you write a pan of a movie, are you recommending that I not see it?’ ” the film critic Richard Brody recalled.…
Fashion
No One Born After 1989 Can Identify 15/17 Of These '60s, '70s, And '80s Movies From A Single Screenshot
Rewatching "The Sound of Music" every day growing up has finally paid off. View Entire Post › Source link