Movies

Gwyneth Paltrow made a stunning admission: she hasn't seen 'Avengers: Endgame'

8:24am December 08, 2023

Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, "I can't keep track of who's what."

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Arts

'Poor Things': a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy

4:47pm December 07, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Emma Stone teams up with director Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy about a young woman shaking up the society around her as she comes into her own.

Anselm offers both a thrilling portrait of Anselm Kiefer at work and, with the aid of terrific archival footage, lets us see what infuses his work with such intensity.

Arts

'Anselm' documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work

1:24pm December 07, 2023

by John Powers

Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer was born in war-ravaged Germany in 1945. Wim Wenders' new film conveys the beauty, bleakness and moral weight of Kiefer's art.

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Lina Lyte Plioplyte is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker.

'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax

1:08pm December 07, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a "beautiful cycle" that happens to half of the world's population — one that "we're not supposed to talk about it." Her new film aims to break the stigma.

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Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who portrayed U.S. theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the U.K. premiere of Oppenheimer in central London on July 13.

World News

'Oppenheimer' will screen in Japan in 2024, distributors say

8:07am December 07, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

The decision to release the movie profiling the American scientist follows criticism that the film largely ignored the impact of the bombings that killed more than 200,000 people in Japan.

The Wicker Man, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy.

Arts

'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

4:59pm December 06, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.

The SAG-AFTRA strike went on for nearly four months.

Arts

Hollywood performers ratify new contract with studios

11:17pm December 05, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

SAG-AFTRA's actors, dancers, stunt performers and voice-over actors went on strike for nearly four months before the deal was finally made.

A review of 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' from NPR's 'It's Been a Minute'

5:07pm December 05, 2023

NPR's It's Been a Minute reviews megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.

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The Kennedy Center Honorees, pictured L-R top row: Queen Latifah and Barry Gibb. L-R bottom row: Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick. The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air Dec. 27 on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+.

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and others celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors

11:09am December 04, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.

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Theater owners love Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's movies as much as fans do

5:04am December 04, 2023

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé topped the box office over the weekend but took in far less than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour did in its opening weekend. Doesn't matter — theater owners still win.