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‘Bad Boys’ Ticket Buyers Toss Will Smith a Career Lifeline

Mr. Smith’s first wide-release film since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago arrived to a hefty $53 million at the North American box office.

By Brooks Barnes

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Will Smith Taps Nostalgia as He Attempts a Post-Slap Comeback

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the latest entry in a nearly three-decade- old franchise, will be Smith’s first wide-release film since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022.

By Marc Tracy

Academy Awards (Oscars) Coppola, Francis Ford Deaths (Obituaries) Million Dollar Baby (Movie) Puzo, Mario Ruddy, Albert S The Godfather (Movie)

Albert S. Ruddy, 94, Dies; Producer Won an Oscar for ‘The Godfather’

A creator of the sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes,” he went on to win a second Academy Award for “Million Dollar Baby,” the boxing film starring Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood.

By Richard Sandomir

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Which Cannes Films Might Become Oscar Contenders?

Films backed by the studio Neon have won Cannes and gone on to Oscar nominations regularly in the last few years. That’s one reason to keep an eye on “Anora.”

By Kyle Buchanan