Movies
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‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ advance in Oscars short listsDec 18, 2024 6:47 am - The Selena Gomez ballad “Mi Camino,” the Will Ferrell and Harper Steele road trip documentary “Will and Harper,” and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ pulsating “Challengers” score are one step closer to an Oscar nomination.
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Barry Jenkins brings fresh energy, originality to the ‘Lion King’ prequel ‘Mufasa’
Dec 17, 2024 12:53 pm - “Mufasa: The Lion King” has one very important thing going for it: an original story.
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‘Bluey’ is bound for the big screen with a feature film coming in 2027
Dec 17, 2024 11:38 am - “Bluey” is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and BBC Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit Australian animated series will arrive in theaters in 2027.
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‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Up in Smoke’ among movies entering the National Film Registry
Dec 17, 2024 7:10 am - Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the Library of Congress’ registry.
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What to stream: MrBeast jumps to TV, Little Big Town’s holiday special and Squid Game: Unleashed
Dec 16, 2024 6:00 am - The gripping Vatican-based thriller “Conclave” and Dwayne Johnson starring as Santa’s bodyguard in the movie “Red One” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again
Dec 15, 2024 3:19 pm - The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property.
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How to write a holiday rom-com for TV, according to the experts
Dec 14, 2024 1:00 pm - Have you ever watched a holiday rom-com on Hallmark Channel or Lifetime — or any of the other many networks and streamers that now air them — and thought, “I could write that”? It’s harder than you may think — but just as fun.
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Movie review: ‘The End’ is a musical family drama for the postapocalypse
Dec 12, 2024 1:57 pm - “The End” fits right in with a movie year of major follies (“Megalopolis”) and big swings (“Emilia Pérez”). It’s a 2½-hour postapocalyptic musical that takes place in a bunker deep underground among the last surviving family on Earth. What happens when a gifted documentarian tries his hand at fiction? (Well, this.)
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Movie Review: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ another misfire in the Spider-Man universe
Dec 12, 2024 11:43 am - Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But there's something this slab of human beef can't do: Anchor a decent movie.
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The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more
Dec 11, 2024 2:54 pm - Next year's Sundance Film Festival will feature Jennifer Lopez singing and dancing in Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Questlove exploring the legacy of Sly & Th...