She’s known for playing offbeat characters in “Russian Doll,” “High Maintenance” and “Girls,” but Greta Lee is winning raves for her restrained performance in “Past Lives.” It almost didn’t happen.
Category: Movies
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Movie Theaters Offer Larger Screens, Heated Seats and Sushi to Lure Fans Back
After scraping by during the pandemic, cinemas are hoping to lure back moviegoers by spending millions of dollars on upgrades.
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Cannes Winners 2023: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins the Palme d’Or
The French filmmaker Justine Triet becomes the third woman to win the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Netflix Starts to Crack Down on Password Sharing
The streaming company had said it was looking for ways to increase revenue. And one way was to make more people pay for the service.
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‘The Machine’ Review: A Hard-Partying Comedian Pays for His Sins
In a movie extrapolated from one of his stand-up bits, Bert Kreischer is dragged to Russia to face a gory but still comedic reckoning.
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Is ‘May December’ the Most Fun Film at Cannes?
The movie stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore as cravenly self-interested women. Its director, Todd Haynes, is relieved that festival audiences are laughing.
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Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
We can almost guarantee you’ll get the willies this month with movies about thirsty bloodsuckers, famished flesh eaters and other frights.
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How the New ‘Little Mermaid’ Goes Back ‘Under the Sea’
The director Rob Marshall discusses his take on the musical number featuring Daveed Diggs as Sebastian and Halle Bailey as Ariel.
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‘The Little Mermaid’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Rob Marshall narrates the “Under the Sea” sequence from his film, featuring Halle Bailey and Daveed Diggs.
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Predawn Picket Lines Help Writers Disrupt Studio Productions
Workers from other unions have shown solidarity with the strikers, catching entertainment companies off guard.
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Quentin Tarantino Teases Final Movie at Cannes Film Festival
He played coy about the forthcoming “The Movie Critic” in a wide-ranging chat but may have dropped one major hint.
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‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: She Can’t Handle the Truth
The director Nicole Holofcener’s characters are known for their brazen honesty. But it’s dishonesty that drives her new film, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.