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Dakota Johnson brings her winning authenticity to sweet friendship comedy ‘Am I OK?’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jun 06, 2024 10:35 am - Starring a winning Dakota Johnson, the story of “Am I OK?” is simple and heartfelt. It’s a coming-out tale, but with the twist that the person coming out is 32, a decade (or even two) later than in most stories we see.
Janis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 04, 2024 11:19 am - NEW YORK — Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform int...
What to stream this week: ‘Hit Man,’ Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX, Star Wars: Hunters and Idris Elba

Jun 03, 2024 5:30 am - Idris Elba narrating a National Geographic series about the millions of soldiers erased from World War II history and the action-comedy-romance “Hit Man” landing on Netfl...
Daisy Ridley put in some laps to portray swimmer Gertrude Ederle

By Thomas Floyd
Jun 01, 2024 4:10 pm - “Young Woman and the Sea” star Daisy Ridley had three months to prepare for her role as Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. She began the training buoyed by pluck. But within seconds of hopping in the water, the Star Wars actor found herself weighed down by doubt.
S’more servings of Diane Keaton and friends in ‘Summer Camp’

By Amy Nicholson
May 31, 2024 1:59 pm - Diane Keaton can act — her best actress Oscar is proof — but lately, she’s favored movie roles that capitalize on how much people just want to lounge around with her. Such is the case with Castille Landon’s “Summer Camp.”
‘Backspot’ brings on the grim side of cheerleading

By Amy Nicholson
May 30, 2024 2:15 pm - “Backspot,” an anxious cheerleading drama by first-time director D.W. Waterson, doesn’t waste a breath before proving that rah-rah is a real sport.
Muppets creator Jim Henson gets a documentary as exciting as he was

By MARK KENNEDY
May 30, 2024 1:32 pm - There are moments when the spark of creation suddenly ignites and history stops. That happened when Jim Henson cut up his mother’s green coat into odd shapes and added ping-pong balls for eyes. Kermit the Frog's humble beginnings are part of the engrossing and enlightening documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man.”
Daisy Ridley shines in inspirational swimming pic ‘Young Woman and the Sea’

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 30, 2024 10:58 am - Trudy Ederle is not what you might call a household name, but she soon could be thanks to Daisy Ridley, who portrays the competitive swimmer in the inspirational new film “Young Woman and the Sea.”
It’s gore vs. bore in a ‘Nature’ movie all about splatter matter

By Dann Gire
May 28, 2024 3:41 pm - I am guessing that when Chris Nash’s “In a Violent Nature” goes to streaming on Shudder, its target audience might jump straight to the 42-minute mark, the movie’s ultra-graphic piece-de-resistance.
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ dies at 94

BY HILLEL ITALIE
May 28, 2024 2:50 pm - Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous prison-sports comedy “The Longest Yard” and helped create the hit sitcom “Hogan's Heroes,” has died at age 94.

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