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David Crosby (center) with Neil Young (l) and Stephen Stills (r) during a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young concert in Texas in 1974.

Wasted On The Way: A Musician Looks Back In 'David Crosby: Remember My Name'

5:31pm July 18, 2019

by Ella Taylor

In A.J. Eaton's documentary, Crosby proves a "passionate, wry, often bellicose" storyteller who "often seems to be writing his own self-lacerating obituary."

Louis Garrel (right), directs, co-wrote, and stars with Laetitia Casta (left) in this French romantic comedy about a complicated love triangle.

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Mon Petit, Choose: In The Deft, Whimsical 'A Faithful Man,' A Couple's Bond Is Tested

5:00pm July 18, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Louis Garrel's second film as a director is a dry romantic comedy that involves a love triangle, and "watching it unfold can feel at times like an anthropological study of the French species."

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, pictured here in 2014, has announced this year's class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients.

Kennedy Center Announces 2019 Honorees

2:03pm July 18, 2019

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Earth, Wind & Fire, Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Sesame Street and Michael Tilson Thomas will be recognized for their lifetime contributions to the performing arts at a gala in December.

James Earl Jones Returns As Mufasa In 'Lion King' Remake

7:12am July 18, 2019

Noel King talks with film reviewer Claudia Puig, president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, about Disney's latest live-action remake: "The Lion King."

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Chiwetel Ejiofor and his onscreen counterpart in 2019's The Lion King, the power-hungry villain Scar.

'The Lion King' Had The Perfect Villain Song. This Time, 'Be Prepared' For Less

11:09am July 17, 2019

by Glen Weldon

We know it sounds sordid, but there's something missing in the 2019 version of Scar's bad-guy anthem — and it's the very thing that made the mustache-twirling original so iconic.

Patima Tungpuchayakul (right), a Thai abolitionist, with members of her team on a trip to free enslaved fishermen.

This Fearless Woman Is Fighting To Keep Slavery Out Of Your Seafood

6:54pm July 15, 2019

by Samuel Fromartz

Ghost Fleet, a gripping new documentary about modern-day slaves in the global fishing industry, follows Patima Tungpuchayakul, a Thai woman who's devoted her life to freeing men from forced labor.

"Sometimes I just want to hide in my island home back in Hawaii and keep things simple," says surfer Bethany Hamilton. But she believes her story can be an example of "inspiration and hope" for young people.

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For Bethany Hamilton, Surfing Is 'An Escape From All The Chaos On Land'

9:09am July 14, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Hamilton was 13 years old when she lost her arm to a shark while surfing in Hawaii. She went on to surf some of the biggest waves in the world. Hamilton tells her story in the documentary Unstoppable.

In The Farewell, Billi (Awkwafina, left) returns to China to spend time with her grandmother — who doesn't know she is dying thanks to an elaborate ruse.

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In 'The Farewell,' The Bad News Bearers Keep A Secret

5:26pm July 13, 2019

by Michel Martin

Everyone in Lulu Wang's family knew her grandmother was dying — except her grandmother. Her new film about that episode stars Awkwafina in a surprisingly funny feature about terminal cancer.

The Art of Self-Defense is both scathing cultural commentary and dark comedy. The script is "the funniest thing I've ever read," says star Jesse Eisenberg.

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Jesse Eisenberg's 'Art Of Self-Defense' Is No Motivational Sports Montage

6:14am July 12, 2019

Eisenberg stars as a stunted young man who seeks out martial arts lessons in Riley Stearns' dark comedy about toxic masculinity. And you won't find him running the steps of Philadelphia's art museum.

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Somebody's Uber rating is taking a hit. L to R: Vic (Dave Bautista), Stroker (Pico) and Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) in Stuber.

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Collateral, Damaged: 'Stuber' Is A Tired Retread

5:00pm July 11, 2019

by Chris Klimek

The latest summer action-comedy to attempt to satirize summer action-comedies by upping the violence, Stuber wastes its two charismatic leads in an unfunny riff on 2004's Collateral.