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Director Damiano Michieletto invigorates opera with stagings that astonish some, appall others
Read full article: Director Damiano Michieletto invigorates opera with stagings that astonish some, appall othersDamiano Michieletto has been prominent on European stages for two decades, known for contemporary reconsiderations that at times cause controversy.
What to stream this weekend: 'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' 'Priscilla' and Dolly Parton's puppies
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' 'Priscilla' and Dolly Parton's puppiesThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include albums from MGMT and Allie X, โAvatar: The Last Airbenderโ gets the live-action treatment from Netflix and the seventh and final season begins of the hospital drama โThe Good Doctor.โ.
What to stream this week: Barbenheimer, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' and K-pop act TVXQ
Read full article: What to stream this week: Barbenheimer, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' and K-pop act TVXQThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include the return of โNight Courtโ and the release of an early K-pop sensation, the boy band TVXQ.
Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more
Read full article: Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants moreItโs been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already.
โPriscillaโ stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi on trust, Sofia and souvenirs
Read full article: โPriscillaโ stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi on trust, Sofia and souvenirsCailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi play Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's new film, now playing in theaters nationwide.
Weekend box office results are muted without โDune: Part Twoโ
Read full article: Weekend box office results are muted without โDune: Part TwoโUniversal and Blumhouse's video game adaptation โFive Nights at Freddy'sโ topped the North American box office in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with โPriscilla,โ โFerrari,โ โMaestroโ amid strikes
Read full article: Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with โPriscilla,โ โFerrari,โ โMaestroโ amid strikesBradley Cooperโs Leonard Bernstein drama โMaestro,โ Sofia Coppolaโs Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mannโs โFerrari,โ David Fincherโs โThe Killerโ and Ava DuVernayโs โOriginโ will be making their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
New this week: 'True Lies,' Wallen and 'Creed' film fest
Read full article: New this week: 'True Lies,' Wallen and 'Creed' film festThis weekโs new entertainment releases include a whopping 36-song album from Morgan Wallen, the arrival on Hulu of the best picture Oscar nominee and Palme dโOr winner โTriangle of Sadnessโ and CBS has a new TV series inspired by the film โTrue Lies.โ.
Will Smith dances with family after Oscar win, shocking slap
Read full article: Will Smith dances with family after Oscar win, shocking slapWill Smith danced with glee at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor Oscar in the air and rapping along to his own songs with wife Jada Pinkett Smith at his side.
Regina King, Ryan Reynolds among co-hosts of Met Gala in May
Read full article: Regina King, Ryan Reynolds among co-hosts of Met Gala in MayRegina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional berth on the first Monday in May.
New this week: 'Big Shot,' 'Mare of Easttown' and 'Monday'
Read full article: New this week: 'Big Shot,' 'Mare of Easttown' and 'Monday'This weekโs new entertainment releases include new music from rockers Greta Van Fleet and the return of John Stamos to TV as a hot-button NCAA basketball coach in โBig Shotโ who ends up coaching girls at an elite private high school.
A by-the-numbers look at a year of Oscar diversity, firsts
Read full article: A by-the-numbers look at a year of Oscar diversity, firsts10 โ Nominations for โMank," the most of any film this year, with nods for best picture, best director for Fincher, best actor for Gary Oldman and best supporting actress for Seyfried. In the best supporting actor category, Heath Ledger and Ralph Richardson were nominated, with Ledger winning for โThe Dark Knightโ in 2009. 5 โ African nations that have received nominations for best international feature, now that Tunisia has its first nominee, โThe Man Who Sold His Skin." 4 โ Nominations received by โNomadlandโ director Chloรฉ Zhao, a record for a woman in a record year for women. 1 โ Man nominated for both best actor and best original song.
'First Cow,' 'Nomadland' top AP's best films of 2020
Read full article: 'First Cow,' 'Nomadland' top AP's best films of 2020This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Frances McDormand in a scene from the film "Nomadland" by Chloe Zhao. Here are our picks for the best movies of 2020:JAKE COYLE1. โDavid Byrneโs American Utopiaโ: Spike Leeโs fiction films make more noise but heโs quietly one of the best documentary filmmakers we have. He may have made the best film of the year in his short film โNew York, New York,โ a tribute to an undefeatable pandemic-stricken city. It's also, with a glorious rendering of Harlem, one of the best New York movies in years.
Digital and drive-in, film festivals try to salvage a season
Read full article: Digital and drive-in, film festivals try to salvage a seasonThis year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including Venice, are going forward despite the pandemic. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals all but Telluride, which had to cancel are going forward despite the pandemic. For a season predicated on badge-wearing throngs and marquee movies, its meant rethinking what a film festival is. A situation like this forces you to assess what is fundamental, says Dennis Lim, director of programming for the New York Film Festival. Anyone in Canada will be able to buy tickets to TIFF screenings, and New York Film Festival films will be briefly available nationwide.
From Dash to Coppola, highlights from TCM's Women Make Film
Read full article: From Dash to Coppola, highlights from TCM's Women Make FilmFILE - Julie Dash attends the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Jan. 3, 2017, in New York. Dash's work will be featured in Turner Classic Movies' four-month Women Make Film series, airing every Tuesday night through December. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle pick some programming highlights from Turner Classic Movies' four-month Women Make Film series, airing every Tuesday night through December. In her 1976 film (airing Sept. 15 on TCM), Kopple intimately documents a grueling, 13-month coal miner's strike in a small Kentucky town. They just thought I was a funny little girl who carried a tape recorder and a camera. The film won Kopple her first Oscar.