Movies

Twins JosÃ©phine and Gabrielle Sanz are 8-year-old playmates in Petite Maman.

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'Petite Maman' is the best — and most surreal — family movie you'll see in a while

6:05am April 29, 2022

by Justin Chang

Identical twin sisters play a pair of mysterious playmates in Petite Maman, an enchanting film that achieves an emotional depth that eludes many movies twice its length.

Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful

10:08pm April 28, 2022

by Bob Mondello

A look at how Hollywood has depicted authoritarians, from Duck Soup to The Last King of Scotland.

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Investigators offer new insight into the fatal shooting on the 'Rust' movie set

5:13am April 27, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

The sheriff's office in Santa Fe, N.M., has released dozens of photos, texts, video and documents last October's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust.

Bad Bunny speaks at CinemaCon on Monday in Las Vegas, during the announcement of his new role.

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Bad Bunny will be the first Latino to lead a live-action Marvel movie

2:37pm April 26, 2022

by Lilly Quiroz

Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny will play the title character in the Spider-Man spinoff El Muerto — about a wrestler who gets superpowers from a mask. Sony Pictures plans a 2024 release.

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This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021, where a cinematographer was fatally shot two days earlier by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of the film Rust.

Police release a trove of videos in the probe of the Alec Baldwin film-set shooting

12:52pm April 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Police in Santa Fe, N.M., say they will release all files in the investigation into the fatal shooting in October of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Baldwin on the set of Rust.

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A new documentary focuses on the near-fatal poisoning of Russian opposition leader

5:06pm April 25, 2022

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Daniel Roher, director of the documentary Navalny, about the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader.

Michelle Yeoh plays a Chinese American immigrant who explores the paths not taken in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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Actor Michelle Yeoh wants to change the way we think of superheroes

2:15pm April 25, 2022

by Tonya Mosley

When Yeoh first read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once, she gave a big sigh of relief: Finally, here was a film that put a middle-aged mother in the role of action hero.

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'The Northman' is a brutal revenge story marked by violence, vengeance and vastness

2:08pm April 25, 2022

by Justin Chang

Mostly set in 10th-century Iceland, The Northman tells the story of a Viking prince who sets out to avenge his father's death at the hands of his uncle — a legend that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Lilly Wachowski takes part in The Power of TV: Trans Visibility in Storytelling, a Television Academy Foundation public event focused on representation of trans individuals in television and the pathways to increased visibility, at the Television Academy'

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Filmmakers behind 'The Matrix' are auctioning off memorabilia to support trans kids

3:04pm April 24, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The auction from Lana and Lilly Wachowski includes more than 180 items from The Matrix Revolutions, V for Vendetta, Sense 8 and Speed Racer, among other films.

Bill Murray walks the red carpet during the 2019 Rome Film Festival.

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Production on Bill Murray film 'Being Mortal' is halted after a behavior complaint

5:31pm April 22, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Searchlight Pictures suspended production while investigating, but has not confirmed reports that the complaint was about Murray.