Movies
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A prosecutor asks for charges to be reinstated against Alec Baldwin in the ‘Rust’ case
Sep 04, 2024 3:59 pm - SANTA FE, N.M. — A prosecutor has asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shoo...
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‘Beetlejuice’ lite: Keaton kills it in Burton’s watered-down sequel to his visionary, cartoony originalSep 04, 2024 12:58 pm - If “Beetlejuice” was made from fresh-squeezed originality, then Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” would be a watered-down sequel reconstituted from creativity concentrate.
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Silver Screen time for local screenwriterSep 04, 2024 8:42 am - Self-taught screenwriter James Ziolkowski has waited for this moment for a while.
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What to stream: ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ Astro Bot, ‘Slow Horses’ and Mormon influencers
Sep 02, 2024 5:30 am - Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning “The Boy and the Heron” and the docuseries “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Deadpool’ tops charts yet again as ‘Reagan’ beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend
Sep 01, 2024 2:10 pm - For the second weekend in a row, “Deadpool and Wolverine,” Marvel’s smash hit that has shattered records and become the best-selling R-rated movie of all time, topped the charts, with other holdovers from the summer following behind.
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What’s hot in theaters? Old movies — and some that aren’t so old
Aug 29, 2024 3:03 pm - When Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook” opened in theaters a decade ago, it played at two cinemas. When it returns to theaters Sept. 19, it will be in 500. Look at almost any movie theater marquee right now and you’ll probably see new and old titles.
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‘Slingshot’ sets its mind games in outer space
Aug 29, 2024 1:08 pm - “Slingshot” belongs to a genre that could be called “man in a can” movies. If you’ve ever wanted to watch Casey Affleck lose his marbles over the course of an hour and 45 minutes, here’s your chance.
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Alfonso Cuarón, Cate Blanchett bring series ‘Disclaimer’ to Venice Film Festival
Aug 29, 2024 7:39 am - Alfonso Cuarón is the first to admit that he does not know how to make a television series. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has technically now made a series, the seven-part AppleTV+ show “Disclaimer,” four episodes of which premiered Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
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The new ‘Reagan’ biopic is not a great communicator
Aug 29, 2024 5:30 am - For a movie about the Great Communicator, “Reagan” communicates surprisingly little. Dennis Quaid is an acceptable simulacrum, but Ronald “Dutch” Reagan had a folksy surface charisma that was a huge part of his appeal, and that proves impossible to replicate.
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Venice Film Festival: From ‘Joker 2’ to ‘Maria,’ here are 10 movies to get excited aboutAug 26, 2024 1:06 pm - Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are descending on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt.