In the biopic “Back to Black,” Marisa Abela wears some of the singer’s actual clothes, but the hair and makeup team chose to tone the signature beehive down.
Category: Movies
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George Miller and Anya Taylor-Joy on ‘Furiosa’
For George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy and their crew, a series of natural disasters made for an arduous production.
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‘Back to Black’ Review: Another Amy Winehouse Biopic? No, No, No.
The facts get softened and shuffled for an Amy Winehouse biopic that leaves her perspective at the edges.
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‘Babes’ Review: Adulting, With Babies
Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau star in Pamela Adlon’s pregnancy comedy, but it never quite lands.
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Review: A Lonely Avenger
The fifth installment of George Miller’s series delivers an origin story of Furiosa, the hard-bitten driver played here by Anya Taylor-Joy.
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Francis Ford Coppola Accused of Misconduct on ‘Megalopolis’ Set
An executive producer said he wasn’t aware of complaints and called the contact “kind hugs and kisses on the cheek.”
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‘How to Have Sex,’ ‘Miller’s Girl’ and More Streaming Gems
Provocative debuts from two exciting new female filmmakers lead off this month’s roundup of recommendations from your subscription streaming services.
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The Power of the ‘Planet of the Apes’
Why is this long-running film series so gripping and effective? Because it doesn’t monkey around.
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Cannes: Greta Gerwig, Lily Gladstone and the Weight of Politics at the Fest
The festival opened with questions for the jury about Indigenous representation, #MeToo rumors and other timely topics.
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‘Pressure’: The ‘Mean Streets’ of Brixton
Newly restored, Horace Ové’s film about a Trinidadian family in London makes a triumphant return to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Iranian Film Director Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Country After Jail Sentence
Mohammad Rasoulof, known for the award-winning “There Is No Evil,” had been barred from leaving Iran after his work criticized the country’s clerical leadership.
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Black Satire Is Having Its Hollywood Moment, but Something Is Missing
Recent releases like “American Fiction” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” have used absurdist humor to examine race. But they have also depicted narrow views of Blackness.