He challenged racial barriers in Hollywood, was a producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and earned a Tony nomination for “Home,” a paean to his Southern roots.
Category: Movies
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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’: Everything You Need to Know
After its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, we can answer your many questions, though some details still puzzle us.
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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Review: Crowded House
A reboot of the 2008 home invasion film “The Strangers” brings back masked assailants and brutal violence but leaves originality behind.
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How ‘Back to Black’ Recreated Amy Winehouse’s Look
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.
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‘Film Geek’ Review: A Cinephile’s Guide to New York
The director Richard Shepard details his lifelong obsession with movies in this enthusiastic video essay.
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Hong Sang-soo’s Film ‘In Our Day” Meditates on the Spice of Life
The Korean director Hong Sang-soo winds together the slenderest strands of two intersecting stories to make a tender film about simple pleasures.
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‘IF’ Review: Invisible Friends, but Real Celebrity Cameos
The film is a slim story about a girl named Bea (Cailey Fleming) who helps a crank named Cal (Ryan Reynolds) play matchmaker. Oh, and Bradley Cooper is a glass of ice water.
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‘Coma’ Review: A Labyrinthine Lockdown Movie
Bertrand Bonello’s latest horror film, dedicated to his teenage daughter, pushes the boundaries of the conventional pandemic movie.
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How ‘Back to Black’ Recreated Amy Winehouse’s Look
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.
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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.