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Tool or threat? Cannes Film Festival grapples with the rise of AI

By JAKE COYLE
May 19, 2026 2:58 pm - The Cannes Film Festival can function like a global water cooler for movies, with prevailing issues and anxieties tending to come to the surface at the event. This year, the topic du jour is artificial intelligence.
Barbra Streisand won’t attend Cannes Palme d’Or ceremony after a knee injury

May 18, 2026 7:01 am - Barbra Streisand announced on Sunday that she will not attend the Cannes Film Festival’s closing ceremony later this week where she was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or, after sustaining a knee injury.
What to stream: John Krasinski, ‘Ladies First,’ Rod Stewart, Brooke Shields and a ‘Lego Batman’ game

May 18, 2026 5:15 am - John Krasinski returning as Jack Ryan in “Jack Ryan: Ghost War” for Prime Video and “Stranger Things” masterminds the Duffer Brothers producing a Netflix show in which a retirement community teams up to battle monsters are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Michael’ reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 17, 2026 12:41 pm - After two weeks trailing “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade

By JAKE COYLE
May 14, 2026 10:14 am - In the past decade, comedies have largely become the stuff of cult: little seen at release but rediscovered on streaming or elsewhere. So here are our picks for the best of the last 10 years.
Sorry not sorry: ‘Is God Is’ stakes a claim for unapologetic female rage

By JOCELYN NOVECK
May 14, 2026 5:15 am - As playwright Aleshea Harris tells it, something felt missing when she first sat down to write her searing play “Is God Is.” She was writing an epic story of Black female revenge, one that drew on Greek tragedy, spaghetti westerns and Quentin Tarantino. That’s when she realized it should be a story of twin sisters.
Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host in 2027

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 12, 2026 4:27 pm - Conan O’Brien’s era as Oscars host is becoming a trilogy. The Emmy-winner and comedian will be back to host the 99th Academy Awards in 2027, film academy leaders said Tuesday.
The Cannes Film Festival has started. Here are 5 things that happened on its first day.

By JAKE COYLE
May 12, 2026 2:41 pm - The 79th Cannes Film Festival launched on Tuesday, marking the start of 12 days of nonstop premieres that will culminate May 23 with the presentation of the prestigious Palme d’Or.
What to stream: ‘Dutton Ranch,’ Colin Jost plays games, Maluma, Stanley Tucci and ‘The Crash’

May 11, 2026 5:15 am - The long-awaited “Yellowstone” spinoff “Dutton Ranch” and a fresh collection from the Colombian superstar Maluma are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ bests ‘Mortal Kombat II’ at the box office

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 10, 2026 3:22 pm - In a box office battle of the sequels, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend, bring in a chart topping $43 million in its second weekend, while “Mortal Kombat II” took in $40 million in its first.

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