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Lego’s First Documentary, ‘Piece by Piece,’ Tells Pharrell Williams’ Story

The toymaker has found success in fictional films. But with “Piece by Piece,” about the life of Mr. Williams, it has gotten into a new genre.

By Nicole Sperling

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Making Films About Outsiders, Increasingly in the Mainstream

Goran Stolevski, who is from North Macedonia and grew up partly in Australia, has made three features in three years, all teeming with unruly emotion.

By Carlos Aguilar

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Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences

The kind of critically praised dramas that often dominate the awards season are falling flat at the box office, failing to justify the money it takes to make them.

By Brooks Barnes