Movies
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In 'Corsage,' a real-life empress gets a new story
Jan 05, 2023 5:00 am - “Corsage” - ★ ★ ★ A winsome young woman marries into the top echelon of royalty, becomes lonely in a passionless marriage, and suffers eating disorders and depression e...
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Korean road-trip drama 'Broker' packs emotional punch
Jan 05, 2023 5:00 am - “Broker” - ★ ★ ★ The Korean drama “Broker” begins like a noir. A young woman walks slowly in the pouring rain in the middle of the night in Busan, her flimsy hood doing...
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Remake 'Ikiru'? 'Living,' with Bill Nighy, tries
Jan 05, 2023 5:00 am - “Living” - ★ ★ It's probably not fair to recoil at the remaking of a classic. Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film “Ikiru” concerns the late-in-life redemption of an old man who...
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New to streaming this week: 'The Pale Blue Eye,' Iggy Pop and 'The Menu'
Jan 03, 2023 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by the Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • Chris...
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'Romeo & Juliet' stars sue over 1968 film's teen nude scene
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The two stars of 1968's "Romeo and Juliet" sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were ...
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Sheriff: No foul play in 'Avengers' star's snow tractor injury
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - RENO, Nev. - The serious injuries actor Jeremy Renner suffered while using a snow tractor to free a snowbound motorist on a private mountain road near Lake Tahoe appear ...
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Radical dialogue and open roads in Sarah Polley's 'Women Talking'
Jan 01, 2023 5:30 am - NEW YORK — When Sarah Polley has flown from her home in Toronto to the U.S. this year for the release of her film “Women Talking,” she's had conversations with customs o...
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Full speed ahead: 'Avatar' sequel again dominates box office
Jan 01, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - "Avatar: The Way of Water" is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing down. James Cameron's long-awaited sequel to the fir...
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The Year of the Slap: Pop-culture moments in 2022Dec 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, and in. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too - oops, scratch that. But the s...
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Maria Bakalova says movies should make you feel something
Dec 31, 2022 6:30 am - Associated Press LOS ANGELES - When it comes to acting, Maria Bakalova considers herself to be a person of extremes. "Cinema is supposed to be provoking. It's not suppos...