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Amazon Studios Says There Is No Planned Release Date For Latest Woody Allen Film

4:30pm September 03, 2018

by Kim Masters

Amazon Studios says there is no release date for Woody Allen's new film. The move comes after renewed attention to sexual abuse allegations by his daughter Dylan Farrow.

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Director Robert Greene On Haunting New Documentary, 'Bisbee '17'

5:39pm September 02, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin interviews film director Robert Greene about Bisbee '17 a film that follows a town confronting the brutal exile of striking miners to a desert a century ago.

In Minding the Gap, filmmaker Bing Liu uses old and new footage of his skateboarder friends Keire Johnson (left) and Zack Mulligan (right) to track the turbulent upbringings and present-day struggles of all three.

Arts

In 'Minding The Gap,' Skateboarding Is The Least Of The Pain

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Melissa Block

Bing Liu's documentary tracks two fellow skaters on and off the streets of Rockford, Ill. As it turns out, all three men are grappling with the lasting trauma of parental abuse.

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Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible — Fallout.

'Mission Impossible' Fails At The Mission To Depict A Medical Camp

6:29pm August 31, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

A health worker who spent time in Pakistan talks about the medical content of the blockbuster film.

Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley) models the banality of evil in the historical drama Operation Finale.

Arts

To Catch A Nazi: 'Operation Finale' Is More A Talker Than A Thriller

5:00pm August 30, 2018

by Ella Taylor

Director Chris Weitz seems ill-at-ease with the rhythms of action scenes, but this Hollywood-zed version of history comes to life when it features Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley verbally sparring.

Lyon-Hearted: Etienne (Andranic Manet) travels from provincial Lyon to the City of Lights in A Paris Education.

Arts

In 'A Paris Education,' A Film Student Takes Stock Of His Art, And Himself

5:00pm August 30, 2018

by Scott Tobias

A young man in Paris studies film and has a lot of sex and meandering, passionate conversations about the state of cinema in this "honest, reflective, a little pretentious" (and very French) movie.

Indonesian high school student Nuha Itan (L) and a classmate gaze out from the deck of a tin-mining ship in the documentary Inventing Tomorrow.

Arts

Saving The World, One Science Fair At A Time: 'Inventing Tomorrow'

5:00pm August 29, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

This documentary "makes for riveting viewing" as it follows four teams of brilliant young people with ideas for combating environmental threats as they compete in an international science fair.

Ben Kingsley stars as former Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann, who fled to Argentina after World War II, in Operation Finale.

Arts

In 'Operation Finale,' Ben Kingsley Summons The Evil Of A Holocaust Architect

5:12am August 29, 2018

A new film sees the veteran actor portraying Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi SS officer responsible for transporting millions of Jews to death camps, as he is brought to justice well after World War II.

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Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, photographed here in September 1980, wrote over 50 works for theater and screen.

Arts

Neil Simon, Preeminent And Prolific Playwright And Screenwriter, Has Died At 91

2:17pm August 26, 2018

by Jon Kalish

The writer behind hits like The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park, known for his zany characters and comic dialogue, won over two dozen nominations for Tonys, Emmys and Oscars.

Noah Centineo and Lana Condor in To All The Boys I've Loved Before.

Arts

Rumors Of The Death Of The Rom-Com Are Greatly Exaggerated

5:00am August 25, 2018

by Linda Holmes

The success of movies like Crazy Rich Asians and Netflix's recent summer offerings may signal a resurgence of a sometimes beloved and sometimes bemoaned genre: the romantic comedy.