Movies
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‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ poised for an all-Warner Bros. showdown at Academy Awards
Mar 15, 2026 8:04 am - Hollywood will convene Sunday night for a nail-biter Academy Awards that’s steering toward a coronation for either Paul Thomas Anderson or Ryan Coogler. Most would call that a win-win.
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The countdown is on for the 98th Oscars, with Conan O’Brien back and a ‘moving’ In Memoriam
Mar 13, 2026 9:17 am - At the Oscars, It’s a tricky thing to both honor the people in the room while also making an entertaining show for a home audience. But behind the scenes, from returning host Conan O’Brien to the producers and Emmy-winning production design team, is a group of people who know how to dazzle a global audience.
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Best cat? Funniest prop? Ahead of the Oscars, the AP hands out its own awards
Mar 13, 2026 8:03 am - Awards season has a way of diminishing the movie year into a handful of films that are talked about ad nauseam for months. But as good as some of this year’s Oscar nominees are, you have to go outside the consensus — and the same old categories — to remember the best of 2025.
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Minimalist horror ‘Undertone’ uses audio and soundscapes to scare you
Mar 12, 2026 12:45 pm - “My favorite thing about this whole process is just watching it with audiences. I think that’s probably why I wanted to make a horror film … just to kind of witness the reactions,” “Understone” director Ian Tuason said.
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‘Reminders of Him’ is a sad-happy Colleen Hoover adaptation, mixing grief and romance
Mar 12, 2026 5:15 am - The hunky, sweet hero in the new romantic drama “Reminders of Him” at one point turns to the movie’s heroine and tells her: “I’m starting to wonder if you’re the saddest girl I’ve ever met.” It’s hard to argue.
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A paranormal podcast turns perilous in ‘Undertone’
Mar 12, 2026 5:15 am - Writer-director Ian Tuason’s feature debut, the sonic-driven horror “Undertone,” has, at least at the outset, an appealingly stripped-down quality.
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What you need to know about the Oscars performers and the show
Mar 11, 2026 7:59 am - Josh Groban, Misty Copeland and the singing voices behind HUNTR/X are all taking the stage at the Oscars, just not at the same time. The show’s producers on Tuesday revealed more details about Sunday night’s big performances and other details about the awards show.
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Best Bets: Jeff Award-winner Michael Mahler channels Paul Simon in concert at Marriott TheatreMar 10, 2026 2:25 pm - Actor/composer/lyricist Michael Mahler channels Paul Simon at the Marriott Theatre, the Raue Center hosts tributes to Carole King and Van Morrison, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago stages “Madama Butterfly.”
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VistaVision, a vintage format left for dead, is revived in ‘One Battle After Another’ and more
Mar 09, 2026 4:18 pm - When Paul Thomas Anderson told his cinematographer Michael Bauman that he wanted to shoot “One Battle After Another” on VistaVision — a large-scale film format born in the 1950s — he had some questions. “Question one was: Is this even going to be reliable?” Bauman recalls.
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Director Mendonça Filho of ‘The Secret Agent’ reflects on memory and success of Brazilian cinema
Mar 09, 2026 3:39 pm - For the second consecutive year, the hypercompetitive category of best international film at the Academy Awards includes a Brazilian film that has also earned a nomination for best picture, best acting and achievement in casting.