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After 'Barbie' success, Mattel to make American Doll live-action movie

NEW YORK (AP) — “Barbie” may soon be joined by another Mattel doll on the big screen. The toy company is developing a live-action film based on its American Girl doll line, Mattel announced Wednesday.

Dec 13, 2023 1:01 PM Read more >

Movie Review: Jeffrey Wright is brilliant in the smart and funny satire ‘American Fiction’

Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “ American Fiction, ” a crowd-pleaser that’s both funny and smart in its satire of race, media, artists, identity politics and even Hollywood.

Dec 13, 2023 12:46 PM Read more >

Review: Timothée Chalamet waltzes through the whimsical 'Wonka' but Roald Dahl's daring is missing

The original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” may have been a delicious dream, lined with trees of gumballs and fields of lollipops. But never has there been a more cautionary tale about the danger of too much of a good thing.

Dec 13, 2023 8:53 AM Read more >

Oscar winner's latest film draws on real-life experience working in fishing industry

TORONTO — Brian Helgeland's latest film isn't an autobiography, but strip theBoston crime syndicate and drug runners from its gritty portrait of a fishing crew, and it's pretty close to being one.

Dec 12, 2023 10:22 AM Read more >

Tricia Tuttle appointed as the next director of the annual Berlin film festival

BERLIN (AP) — Tricia Tuttle, a former director of the London Film Festival, will become the new director of the Berlin International Film Festival next year, the German culture minister announced Tuesday.

Dec 12, 2023 4:25 AM Read more >

Celine Song's 'Past Lives' rides critical wave to multiple Golden Globe nominations

Korean-Canadian indie darling Celine Song said she was "thrilled" after her debut feature "Past Lives" received five Golden Globe nominations Monday, riding a wave of critical acclaim to marquee races for best drama, best direction and best writing.

Dec 11, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

'Barbenheimer' and Women's World Cup among top 2023 Google searches in Canada

Topics tied to the world of sports dominated Google searches in Canada this year, while "Oppenheimer" edged out "Barbie" when it came to movie queries.

Dec 11, 2023 12:42 PM Read more >

Celine Song's 'Past Lives' rides critical wave to multiple Golden Globe nominations

Korean-Canadian indie darling Celine Song captured five Golden Globe nominations Monday with her debut feature "Past Lives," a tender love story that has ridden a wave of critical acclaim to marquee races for best drama, best direction and best writi

Dec 11, 2023 10:35 AM Read more >

Lupita Nyong’o will head the jury at the annual Berlin film festival in February

BERLIN (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers announced Monday. The 2024 Berlinale, the first of the year's major European film festivals, will run from Feb.

Dec 11, 2023 8:21 AM Read more >

'The Zone of Interest' named best film of the year by Los Angeles Film Critics Association

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Glazer's chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Dec 10, 2023 4:31 PM Read more >