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‘We will not be robbed': SAG-AFTRA holds star-studded rally in Times Square
Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Zegler, Christian Slater and Chloe Grace Moretz were among those at the star-studded SAG-AFTRA rally in Times Square Tuesday
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‘She Said,' Drama of Weinstein Reporting, Premieres in NYC
Five years after a pair of exposés revealed Harvey Weinstein’s long trail of sexual abuse of women, “She Said,” a film that dramatizes the dogged fight to uncover years of allegations against the movie mogul, premiered Thursday at the New York Film Festival. The film stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who helped uncover...
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The Curtain Rises on the Tribeca Festival, and New York, too
The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after its 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic, but to help revitalize its hometown. This year’s Tribeca, which opens Wednesday with Jon M. Chu’s adaption of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In the Heights,” will be spread throughout all five boroughs of New York with a mix of in-person and...
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Tribeca Plans In-Person, Outdoor Film Festival for June
The Tribeca Film Festival said Monday that it plans to hold its 20th edition in-person this June and with outdoor screenings spread throughout New York’s five boroughs. The springtime festival — canceled last year due to the pandemic — will instead turn to the summer for its next edition, spanning 12 days beginning June 9. Tribeca will screen films at outdoor...
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Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘Lost Boys,' ‘St. Elmo's Fire' and 2 ‘Batman' Films, Dies at 80
Joel Shumacher, who shepherded the so-called“Brat Pack” to the big screen in “St. Elmo’s Fire” and directed two 1990s-era “Batman” films, has died. A representative says the director died Monday at 80 after a year-long battle with cancer.
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Tribeca Film Festival, Youtube Team Up to Offer Free Global Fest
Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” which will play out over 10 days and be available for free on YouTube. Tribeca Enterprises, the company behind the Tribeca Film Festival, and YouTube announced the online festival Monday. Other festivals will also contribute curated programming, including those hosted in Berlin, London, Tokyo, and…
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Michelle Obama Doc ‘Becoming' to Premiere on Netflix
Netflix says a documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on its streaming service next week.
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Tribeca Film Festival to Proceed, in Part, Online
The Tribeca Film Festival, postponed by the pandemic, is moving some elements of its annual New York event online. Tribeca organizers said Friday that much of its programming will be available either to the public or to the film industry over roughly the same days that the festival would have taken place in April. That maintains a showcase for the…
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‘Birds of Prey' Flies Low on Oscars Weekend With Tepid Debut
“Birds of Prey,” the DC Comics’ Harley Quinn spinoff, made a tepid debut in theaters over the weekend, opening in No. 1 but below expectations with $33.3 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” an R-rated Warner Bros. release, arrived in theaters while its star — Margot Robbie —…
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'Parasite' Makes History With Best Picture Win; Phoenix, Zellweger Also Winners
Although Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern all appear to be all-but-certain locks in the acting categories, there’s still the potential for a history-making upset. Momentum has swung behind Bong Joon Ho’s South Korean thriller “Parasite,” and some believe it has a chance to become the first non-English language film to win best picture.
