“Solid Ivory” is a scrapbook of memories about Ivory’s childhood, his mentors and his filmmaking and romantic partner Ismail Merchant.
Category: Film
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Eleonore von Trapp Campbell, of the ‘Sound of Music’ Family, Dies at 90
She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, which toured internationally, though she herself was not depicted in the musical or the film.
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Labor Board Looking Into Sean Penn Over Complaints at Vaccine Site
Two online commenters complained of working 18-hour days and not getting food from Krispy Kreme or Subway. Penn saw “narcissism” and “betrayal.”
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Modern Times Call for Folk Horror
Films like “Antlers,” “Lamb” and other new releases turn rural environments and ancient belief systems into subjects for terror.
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‘Bulletproof’ Review: Americans and Their Guns
This documentary shows a nightmarish vision of the consumer industry that has sprung up around school shootings.
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Four Stand-Up Specials That Showcase Hard-Working Comics
Theo Von, Roy Wood Jr., Ricky Velez and Jo Firestone each turn in solid hours filled with smart, funny observations.
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Art Houses Want Audiences Back. Can a MoviePass-Style Program Help?
Mubi Go, which has debuted in New York, allows cinephiles to watch one movie per week at a theater — and also stream hundreds of handpicked films from home.
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Wes Anderson’s Dream of France, and the Paris I Remember
With “The French Dispatch,” the director’s latest, yet another American artist falls under the country’s spell. The Times’s Paris bureau chief recalls when the same thing happened to him.
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George Butler, 78, Bodybuilding Chronicler in Photos and Film, Dies
In his photographs for the book “Pumping Iron” and his documentary of the same name, Mr. Butler helped set Arnold Schwarzenegger on the road to stardom.
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Five Science-Fiction Movies to Stream Now
This month’s selections include a period sci-fi/action hybrid, low-budget domestic puzzlers and a mega budget, yet overlooked, time-travel spectacle.
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A Filmmaking Life Gets a Sequel
Joanna Hogg is the rare director to be given the greenlight for a two-part drama about finding her own voice. She’s only been thinking about it since 1988.
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‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Review: Still Recording
With this new installment, the found-footage franchise incorporates Covid-19, Amish country and too many cameras.
