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Zac Efron and Lily James on the simple gesture that frames the tragedy of the Von Erich wrestlers

Zac Efron didn’t realize how much he needed a hug. He’d transformed himself into a mass of muscle and repressed emotion to play professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new film “The Iron Claw.

Dec 20, 2023 12:32 PM Read more >

Movie Review: A helicopter father flies his duck family south in 'Migration'

Illumination, maker of “Despicable Me,” “Sing” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” has built its animation empire by mostly staying close to a child-like outlook.

Dec 20, 2023 11:03 AM Read more >

Jeffrey Wright, shape-shifter supreme, sees some of himself in 'American Fiction'

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters. He’s played Colin Powell, a Dominican drug kingpin, Batman's Commissioner Gordon and a longtime inmate nearing release.

Dec 18, 2023 3:03 PM Read more >

'Zone of Interest' wins Toronto Film Critics Association award for best film of 2023

TORONTO — Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" has been named best picture of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

Dec 18, 2023 2:32 PM Read more >

Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'

The galaxy of "Star Wars" is expanding once again as plans take shape to translate the original 1977 Hollywood hit into the Ojibwe language.

Dec 18, 2023 12:20 PM Read more >

Behind the 'Maestro' drama is a raft of theater stars supporting the story of Leonard Bernstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Bernstein was a towering figure on Broadway. So it seems only fitting that the new film darma of him leans on the Great White Way to get the story right.

Dec 18, 2023 11:58 AM Read more >

'Wonka' waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Chalamet's starring role

NEW YORK (AP) — “Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Dec 17, 2023 1:47 PM Read more >

Mark Wahlberg on his action-comedy ‘The Family Plan’ and his dreams for Hollywood 2.0

Mark Wahlberg knows as well as any parent that it’s hard to find a movie everyone in the household wants to watch – especially with teenagers around.

Dec 14, 2023 12:35 PM Read more >

Movie Review: In harrowing ‘Zone of Interest,’ the Holocaust's evils are cloaked in mundanities

It’s just a woman trying on a fur coat alone in her room, and sampling a lipstick. It’s just a few friends discussing toothpaste orders over coffee in the kitchen.

Dec 14, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >

Cineplex sees $35 million in box office revenues for month of November

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says November brought box office revenues of $35 million as Canadians came out to watch the likes of The Marvels and the latest Hunger Games movie.

Dec 13, 2023 5:07 PM Read more >