This queer high school movie, starring Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood, channels an after-school special without the coming-out trauma.
Category: Movies
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‘Handling the Undead’ Review: When the Dead Don’t Die
A zombie movie is wrapped in a gentle tale of mourning and love.
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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.”
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Stream These 12 Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix in June
Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon when they were kids-ish, Clint Eastwood as a drug mule on the other side of life, and Meryl Streep in “Out of Africa.”
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The 15 Most Unforgettable Looks From Cannes
The festival is over, but the style is here to stay.
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Michelle Buteau Takes the Lead in ‘Babes’ and on Netflix
Once relegated to supporting roles, this comedian is a star of the film “Babes” and is moving to a bigger stage, Radio City Music Hall, for her new special.
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‘Furiosa’ Is a Box Office Dud, Adding to Hollywood Woes
Memorial Day weekend ticket sales in North America are expected to total $125 million, down 40 percent from last year.
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Hundreds of Readers Told Us Their Favorite Soundtracks. Which Came Out on Top?
Music that accompanied movies from the 1980s and ’90s dominated the recommendations, though sometimes the films themselves were beside the point.
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Richard Sherman, Songwriter of Many Spoonfuls of Sugar, Dies at 95
He and his brother, Robert, teamed up to write the songs for “Mary Poppins” and other Disney classics. They also gave the world “It’s a Small World (After All).”
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Zack Norman, Actor Who Juggled Multiple Professions, Dies at 83
Best known for movies like “Romancing the Stone,” he also made a mark as a producer, a real estate developer and the butt of a Generation X-friendly television gag.
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Bawdy Comedy ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
The movie about a sex worker, from the American filmmaker Sean Baker, took the top prize at a ceremony that also honored George Lucas.