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The Slave Ship Musical You Never Knew Existed
“West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty,” a 1979 African movie musical, has quietly built a devoted fan base. Now,…
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A Third ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie Is Coming, One of Its Stars Says
Imelda Staunton, who played Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting in the first two films, told the BBC that the next movie would…
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Joe Camp, Filmmaker Behind ‘Benji’ Franchise, Dies at 84
He defied the odds to turn “Benji,” a live-action film series from a dog’s perspective, into a smash hit, and…
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Once You Watch an Ernie Gehr Film, You’ll Never See the World the Same Way
A MoMA series shows how the artist pushes the boundaries of cinema in short movies that both delight and baffle.
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Gene Wilder and Frida Kahlo in Their Own Words (for Better and Worse)
These documentaries draw us in by giving the sense that we’re getting the story straight from the artists. But we’re…
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People Hated ‘Madame Web’ — But They Were Desperate to See Dakota Johnson Mock It.
The star has never quite said the movie was bad, but it’s fun to imagine a celebrity going scorched-earth on…
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‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus’: A Parting Gift From a Master Musician
The final concert of the Japanese virtuoso is captured in an aching meditation on mortality and legacy.
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There Is Something Putin Can’t Control
According to “The Master and Margarita,” Mikhail Bulgakov’s celebrated novel about the devil’s visit to Stalinist Moscow, “manuscripts don’t burn.”…
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A Filmmaker’s Road Trip to U.F.O. Country: ‘Time Is the Real Enemy’
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTA Filmmaker’s Road Trip to U.F.O. Country: ‘Time Is the Real Enemy’ March 12, 2024Share full article1By…
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Oscars’ In Memoriam Segment Honors Aleksei Navalny, Among Film Greats
The in memoriam segment at the Academy Awards opened not with a Hollywood star, but with a clip of Aleksei…
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