Movies
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Migrant’s 3 brutal years trying to reach Italy inspired the Oscar-nominated film ‘Io Capitano’
Feb 23, 2024 7:47 am - CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy — Mamadou Kouassi’s searing, epic journey over African deserts, through illegal prisons and across the Mediterranean Sea in a smugglers’ boat infor...
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Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars
Feb 22, 2024 1:06 pm - Sean Wang’s two grandmothers live together. They read the newspaper together. They dance together. They sleep in the same bed and complain about each other’s farts. The o...
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Movie review: Hilary Swank gives inspirational ‘Ordinary Angels’ both the heart and heft it needsFeb 22, 2024 5:45 am - Despite the compelling source material, “Ordinary Angels” is one of those movies where you can predict developments with certainty. Hilary Swank gives this weepie its heart and its heft.
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Movie review: Buckle up for a queer road trip caper in Ethan Coen’s spry ‘Drive-Away Dolls’Feb 22, 2024 5:45 am - In this new film, there’s a mysterious, sought-after briefcase, thugs on the hunt for it and some innocents who find themselves entangled in the drama. It is all very familiar, and yet, in the hands of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this road trip caper feels fresh.
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Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo
Feb 20, 2024 11:07 am - The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one film, but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own spotlight — all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes.
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Everything you need to know about this year’s Oscars
Feb 20, 2024 7:32 am - After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner on Sunday, March 10. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘Bob Marley: One Love stirs up $27.7M weekend, ‘Madame Web’ flops
Feb 19, 2024 8:56 am - Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend.
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What to stream this week: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ ‘Priscilla’ and Dolly Parton’s puppiesFeb 19, 2024 8:45 am - Dolly Parton hosting a two-hour puppy-filled variety special on CBS and the seventh and final season of the hospital drama “The Good Doctor” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Oppenheimer’ wins seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards
Feb 19, 2024 8:20 am - “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.
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How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
Feb 18, 2024 11:46 am - People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a movie. But it never felt quite right, until a few years ago when they decided to be the instigators.