Movies

Godard Mon Amour colorfully chronicles the relationship between Jean-Luc Godard (Louis Garrel) and Anne Wiazaemsky (Stacy Martin).

Arts

'Godard Mon Amour': A Stylish Homage To The French New Wave Treads Water

5:00pm April 19, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

Michel Hazanavicius' film about the romance (and breakup) of director Jean-Luc Godard and actress Anne Wiazemsky adopts many of that director's signature flourishes, to lesser effect.

Father Gabriele Amorth is the subject of William Friedkin's oddly slapdash documentary, The Devil and Father Amorth.

Arts

William Friedkin Meets 'The Devil And Father Amorth'

5:00pm April 19, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

The director of The Exorcist compiles footage of an exorcism he filmed for a magazine article. The bizarre result "seems to have been made by someone who's never seen a movie before."

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address at the 2016 CES trade show in Las Vegas. Big entertainment rival Disney could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular.

Arts

Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

4:19pm April 18, 2018

by Laura Sydell

Netflix flew past Wall Street expectations and added 7.4 million subscribers globally in the first quarter. But a big entertainment rival could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular.

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Music & Culture

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cultural Dichotomies

7:00am April 18, 2018

by Linda Holmes

We return to a conversation we had in 2014 about cultural dichotomies, from Beatles/Stones to Trek/Wars to creamy/crunchy.

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Ya Got The Stones For This? Thanos (Josh Brolin) blithely ignores Coco Chanel's advice on accessorizing — so you know he's evil — in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.

Books
Arts

Here's What You Need To Know About Infinity Stones Before The New Avengers Movie

11:24am April 16, 2018

by Glen Weldon

They're the major MacGuffins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — but there's a lot of them, and you need a scorecard to keep track of which does what. We're here for you.

Vietnam veteran and character actor R. Lee "Gunny" Ermey joined 700 Veterans as part of the IAVA/Victory Motorcycles presence at the 2014 America's Parade in New York. Ermey died Sunday from complications of pneumonia, his manager Bill Rogin said.

National

R. Lee Ermey, 'Full Metal Jacket' Sergeant, Dies At 74

2:51am April 16, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Ermey was no stranger to military life. He was a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant and served in Vietnam. He took up acting after 11 years in the Marines.

In Come Sunday, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson, a real-life megachurch leader who experiences a crisis of faith.

The Evangelical Bishop Who Stopped Believing In Hell, Now On Netflix

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

The new feature film Come Sunday, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, dramatizes the real-life crisis of faith of Carlton Pearson, who once presided over a major Pentecostal congregation.

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson in Come Sunday.

Arts

Chiwetel Ejiofor On Playing The Doubting Bishop Of 'Come Sunday'

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

A new Netflix movie sees the English actor portraying the American megachurch leader Carlton Pearson, who experienced a theological crisis — one that cost him his ministry.

Milos Forman at the International Rome Film Festival in Rome in 2009. He died at age 86 in Connecticut.

Milos Forman, 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' Director, Dies At 86

7:28am April 14, 2018

by James Doubek

The Czech director won awards for 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and 1984's Amadeus.

Arts

A Tormented Veteran Rescues Kids From Abuse In 'You Were Never Really Here'

2:23pm April 13, 2018

by Justin Chang

Joaquin Phoenix plays a shattered soul who makes his way as a thug-for-hire in director Lynne Ramsay's brutal and unsparing new crime film. Justin Chang calls the movie "superior art-house pulp."

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