Netflix Loves Music Content – But Also All Other Content
Netflix seems to release so many music-related projects — but are they just another box to check on the road to eyeball monopolization?
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Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Finds The Humanity In 'Joker'
Joker is a psychological character study of a disturbed man who turns violent. To give the comic book villain human depth, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir had to dig deep and empathize with the character.
An Unauthorized Biopic Of Silvio Berlusconi, Already Stranger Than Fiction
Loro, directed by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Toni Servillo, is a movie about the TV tycoon turned Italian prime minister — and the sycophants who helped build his cult of personality.
How A Heart Attack Brought Antonio Banderas Closer To 'Pain And Glory'
The Spanish actor says he had always been slow to cry, but things changed after a recent cardiac event. He channels his heightened emotions in a new film, another collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar.
A Refugee Family Takes Viewers On A Years-Long Escape In 'Midnight Traveler'
An Afghan filmmaker and his family shot hundreds of hours of cell phone footage after fleeing the Taliban. Producer Emelie Mahdavian said it was important to let their first-person story stand alone.
Director Steven Soderbergh Takes A Look At Money Laundering In 'The Laundromat'
Director Steven Soderbergh looks at money laundering and the Panama Papers scandal as if they were elements in a heist comedy in his new satire, The Laundromat.
'Damn Yankees' DVD Revival Showcases Fosse And Verdon's 1st Collaboration
Choreographer Bob Fosse and dancer Gwen Verdon light things up in this recently reissued movie version of the musical Damn Yankees. It was the only time the pair danced together on the big screen.
Renée Zellweger Dazzles In A Go-For-Broke Portrayal Of Judy Garland
Though her physical transformation is hardly definitive, the actress's profound empathy for her subject elevates Judy from a standard celebrity biopic to an unusually fascinating film.
Renée Zellweger On Playing Judy Garland: 'A Different Kind Of Triumph'
The actress plays the title role in the new biopic Judy, which chronicles the iconic entertainer months before her death in 1969.
In Anti-Terror Satire 'The Day Shall Come,' Whimsy Blunts The Cutting Edge
A Miami preacher becomes the target of an FBI sting operation in director Christopher Morris' disappointing follow-up to his blistering comedy Four Lions.