He came up with a mechanism that allowed Steven Spielberg to film underwater. His work on “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” earned him an Oscar nomination.
Category: Movies
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Marvel Superhero and Indigenous Actress Holds Fast to Maya Roots
After filming her part in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” María Mercedes Coroy returned to her “normal” life of farming and trading in a Guatemalan town at the base of a volcano.
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A New Kelly Reichardt Movie? These Actors Keep Showing Up
The director Kelly Reichardt has developed something of a troupe of performers who are eager to work with her time and time again. A few of them appear in her latest film, “Showing Up.”
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a tense drama about a Kosovan immigrant in Germany, a thriller from Jordan and a Belarusian coming-of-age film set in the 1990s.
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Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a basketball-themed high school comedy, epic animated journeys and a touching story of friendship from Kenya.
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Hoping to Draw Moviegoers and Filmmakers, Amazon Heads to Theaters
The streaming company released Ben Affleck’s “Air” on 3,500 movie screens this week, and it plans to open 10 to 12 films theatrically every year.
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Michaela Watkins Shares A Few Photos from Her Phone
The star of “Paint” contemplates work, canines, a coyote attack and mortality while bouncing between the coasts.
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‘Joyland,’ an L.G.B.T. Pakistani Film, Is Celebrated Abroad
Saim Sadiq’s feature “Joyland,” which includes a transgender woman’s love affair, cannot be shown in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
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In 1993 ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Bombed; in 2023, It’s a Hit With a New Generation
A critical and commercial disaster in its day, the video-game adaptation was trashed even by its star, Bob Hoskins. But a reappraisal is underway.
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‘Joyland’ Review: A Target of Gossip
Saim Sadiq’s melodrama, about a husband’s affair with a transgender dancer, was briefly banned in Pakistan.
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‘Showing Up’ Review: Making Art in All Its Everyday Glory
In their latest movie together, Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt paint a portrait of an artist who’s a real and wonderful piece of work.
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‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ Review: Faith as Flight Insurance
A family receives impromptu flight lessons when their pilot dies in the middle of a chartered flight in this spiritually insincere action film.