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Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Bring Back ’80s Sleaze?
Over-the-top locations and characters bathed in red light recall an all but dead genre that was once a staple of…
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’: How Wessy Is It?
At the film’s Cannes premiere, the director’s customary cast, themes and even camera moves were all on display — well,…
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What Do ‘Candyman’ and ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Have in Common? A Director Explains.
For the new Disney+ retelling, David Lowery drew on a range of unexpected influences, including the 1992 horror film, art-house…
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‘Fatal Attraction’ Review: Here’s Why She Did It
A somber, psychology-heavy series tries to take the “erotic thriller” out of the erotic thriller.
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Spielberg, Who Regrets Cutting ‘E.T.’ Guns, Says Don’t Revise Old Works
“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are either voluntarily or being forced to peer through,”…
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Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances
While Belafonte’s cinematic output was minimal, he made an impact with each role.
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Benjamin Millepied Uses Movement to Reinvent ‘Carmen’ on Camera
The choreographer is trying his hand at filmmaking with an experiment that merges drama, dance and music.
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Happy 100th Birthday, 16-Millimeter Film
The format was initially a boon to amateurs. Now, with moviemaking gone digital, it’s the choice of auteurs like Darren…
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Wherever These Surgeries Went, the Camera Did, Too
In a radical experiment, the filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor sought a scalpel-level view of operations in French hospitals.
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Michael Lerner, ‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ Actor, Dies at 81
“I would love people to know that I am a chameleon,” Mr. Lerner, who was nominated for a best supporting…