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Emerald Fennell on 'Saltburn,' class and Barry Keoghan: Fall Movie Preview

Emerald Fennell on 'Saltburn,' class and Barry Keoghan: Fall Movie Preview

NEW YORK (AP) — Countless English protagonists have for decades been making their way to grand country estates where their lives are irrevocably changed. “Brideshead Revisited.” “The Go-Between.” “Remains of the Day.” “Rebecca.
Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film to Nazi propaganda

Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film to Nazi propaganda

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Film director Agnieszka Holland demanded an apology from Poland's justice minister after he compared her latest film , which explores the migration crisis at the Poland-Belarus border, to Nazi propaganda.
Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with 'The Marvels': Fall Movie Preview

Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with 'The Marvels': Fall Movie Preview

NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets.
Alexander Payne makes 'em like they used to: Fall Movie Preview

Alexander Payne makes 'em like they used to: Fall Movie Preview

NEW YORK (AP) — The great films of the 1970s have long loomed in the imagination of filmmakers raised during one of the most fertile periods of American movies. But Alexander Payne wanted to take it a step further.
The films coming to theaters and streaming soon, from 'Dumb Money' to 'The Hunger Games'

The films coming to theaters and streaming soon, from 'Dumb Money' to 'The Hunger Games'

Fall is coming, and so are the movies. OK, not all the movies. Some of them, like “Dune: Part Two," have been postponed until next year due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes . But most of the film calendar has stayed intact — for now.
Movie Review: Pinochet as a vampire in surreal, frightening ‘El Conde’

Movie Review: Pinochet as a vampire in surreal, frightening ‘El Conde’

The Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is not dead in Pablo Larraín’s “El Conde.
Hollywood readies for a season with stars on the sidelines

Hollywood readies for a season with stars on the sidelines

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is at a standstill . Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies are still coming — or, at least, most of them. Even if that means some potentially solitary red-carpet walks.
Sofia Coppola's Priscilla Presley biopic to play Vancouver film festival

Sofia Coppola's Priscilla Presley biopic to play Vancouver film festival

VANCOUVER — Sofia Coppola's buzzworthy biopic "Priscilla," about a young Priscilla Presley's budding romance with music superstar Elvis, is headed to this year's Vancouver International Film Festival.
Cameron Bailey on the Toronto Film Festival amid actors strike, sponsorship hurdles

Cameron Bailey on the Toronto Film Festival amid actors strike, sponsorship hurdles

Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey is determined to prove that the annual fest is still valuable at its core, despite this year's unwelcome changes and challenges.
In 'Backspot,' director D.W. Waterson wants you to see the 'grit and dirt' of cheer

In 'Backspot,' director D.W. Waterson wants you to see the 'grit and dirt' of cheer

TORONTO — D.W. Waterson wasn't a cheerleader — but they did perform as one.