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Review: In ‘Unstoppable,’ an inspirational, if formulaic sports drama about a wrestler with one leg

Anthony Robles’ story seems almost tailor made for a Hollywood film. Born with only one leg, his right, he overcame the prejudices of those around him and his own physical limitations to become a champion wrestler.

Dec 4, 2024 3:58 PM Read more >

'Wicked' named best film, Daniel Craig best actor by National Board of Review

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Board of Review put its full support behind Jon M.

Dec 4, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

As much as theaters are humming right now, with “Wicked” and “Moana 2" bringing moviegoers by the droves , it's been a fairly bruising movie year.

Dec 4, 2024 12:31 PM Read more >

'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best film and best director.

Dec 4, 2024 10:19 AM Read more >

'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best film and best director.

Dec 4, 2024 10:02 AM Read more >

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

As much as theaters are humming right now, with “Wicked” and “Moana 2" bringing moviegoers by the droves , it's been a fairly bruising movie year.

Dec 4, 2024 9:50 AM Read more >

Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Sean Penn on Tuesday blasted the organizers of the Oscars for being cowards who, in effect, limit the kinds of films that can be funded and made.

Dec 3, 2024 3:11 PM Read more >

Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult lead thriller about the real FBI manhunt for a white supremacist leader

Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history came to an explosive end on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound.

Dec 3, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

'The Brutalist' tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes

NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Corbet's 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody , also won best actor.

Dec 3, 2024 12:45 PM Read more >

Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Sean Penn on Tuesday blasted the organizers of the Oscars for being cowards who, in effect, limit the kinds of films that can be funded and made.

Dec 3, 2024 11:04 AM Read more >