Movies

Matthew López (left) on the set of his new movie, Red, White & Royal Blue.

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In 'Red, White & Royal Blue,' a director centers true queer intimacy on screen

5:24pm August 11, 2023

When Matthew López thought about adapting the acclaimed book into a movie, he he had a very clear idea about what a central sex scene should look like.

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Indie sci-fi films 'The Pod Generation' and 'Jules' are grounded and intimate

4:22pm August 10, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Science fiction often goes epic, but this week brings low-budget, low-key, indie sci-fi: The Pod Generation, which re-imagines pregnancy and Jules, about the alien sitting on Ben Kingsley's sofa.

Mickey Mouse stars in the "Mickey and Friends Cavalcade" on July 2, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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Six takeaways from Disney's quarterly earnings call

8:50pm August 09, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

In a fickle media market, Disney's overall revenue grew 4%. Despite declining ad revenue and uncertainty over the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, CEO Bob Iger sees growth opportunities.

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Jamie Lee Curtis' graphic novel shows how 'We're blowing it with Mother Nature'

12:54pm August 09, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

This project was motivated by the climate crisis: "We are heading into a very, very dangerous place," Curtis says. The story explores the environmental decisions one generation makes for the next.

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Filmgoers watch a screening of Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame at a cinema in Caracas in April 2019. More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

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The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize

4:24pm August 08, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

Franz Rogowski as Tomas and Adèle Exarchopoulos as Agathe in Passages.

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'Passages' captures intimacy up-close — and the result is messy and mesmerizing

2:15pm August 08, 2023

by Justin Chang

A narcissistic film director leaves his husband for a woman in Ira Sachs' new drama. But ending a marriage is rarely clean or easy — as this thrilling, tempestuous film proves.

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William Friedkin speaks onstage at a screening of "The Exorcist" during the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for TCM)

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William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87

4:02pm August 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Oscar winner's other credits include To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising, Rules of Engagement and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie 12 Angry Men.

National

60 years after Hitchock's 'The Birds,' fans flock to filming locations

5:22am August 07, 2023

by Chad Campbell

Fans continue to visit two coastal California towns, where director Alfred Hitchcock filmed the 1963 horror classic: The Birds.

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a Barbie event in June in Sydney, Australia.

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'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman

4:23pm August 06, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.

2 new movies center on filmmakers who lead disruptive, messy lives

4:42pm August 04, 2023

by Bob Mondello

A pair of new indie films — Ira Sachs' Passages and Randall Park's Shortcomings — center their stories on filmmakers who espouse rigorous standards but lead messy lives.