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Martin Scorsese on faith in filmmaking, ‘The Saints’ and what his next movie might be

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 15, 2024 2:48 pm - For decades, Martin Scorsese has pondered a project dedicated to the saints. Now, he’s finally realized it in “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” an eight-part docudrama series that debuted Sunday on Fox Nation.
TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 15, 2024 8:00 am - A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman — Conan O’Brien.
In Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird,’ a gritty fairy tale doesn’t take flight

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 14, 2024 5:51 pm - “Is it too real for ya?” blares in the background of Andrea Arnold’s latest film, “Bird,” as 12-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams) rides with her shirtless, tattoo-covered dad, Bug (Barry Keoghan), on his electric scooter past scenes of poverty in working-class Kent. The song’s question is an acute one for this film.
‘Red One’ tries to supersize the Christmas movie

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 13, 2024 10:00 am - “Red One,” with Dwayne Johnson as Santa’s body guard and Chris Evans as a for-hire hacker who is the reason Santa was kidnapped, is a big-budget gambit to supersize the Christmas movie. But it feels more like an unwanted high-priced Christmas present.
Big gain with ‘Pain’: Sublime cast, sharp characters, wit, sentiment blend in emotionally honest relationship study

By Dann Gire
Nov 13, 2024 5:30 am - Jesse Eisenberg has hand-crafted a wonderful gem of a movie wisely titled “A Real Pain.” This compact 89-minute relationship study works with an almost nonexistent plot, and with sharply drawn, realistic characters brought to life by a sublime cast.
What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, ‘Bad Sisters’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Nov 11, 2024 5:30 am - Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman starring in “Deadpool and Wolverine” and James Patterson’s psychologist detective Alex Cross finally having his own thriller show are some of the shows, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Heretic’ and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ tops box office again

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 10, 2024 1:26 pm - “Venom: The Last Dance” has been no blockbuster in North American theaters. But in a lethargic fall moviegoing season, even a so-so performing superhero sequel can rule the box office for three straight weeks.
The City of Lights Film Festival returns Nov. 8-9

Submitted by City of Aurora
Nov 08, 2024 2:42 pm - The second annual City of Lights Film Festival will take place on friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, throughout downtown Aurora.
Cillian Murphy on following ‘Oppenheimer’ with the Irish drama ‘Small Things Like These’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 08, 2024 11:21 am - Cillian Murphy didn’t read “Small Things Like These” looking for a film to do. He was simply a fan of the author, Claire Keegan. The film, in theaters now, is generating buzz.
The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 07, 2024 3:08 pm - An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.”

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