He directed a variety of movies in a variety of genres. But it was a gruesome found-footage film that brought him both fame and infamy.
Category: Movies
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Film Forum Director Karen Cooper to Step Down After 50 Years
Karen Cooper, who took over the nonprofit cinema in 1972 and transformed it into a $6 million-a-year operation, will step down in July after five decades.
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Golden Globes: How to Watch, What to Know About the Scandal
The group that puts on the ceremony has promised reforms since it plunged into scandal two years ago. On Tuesday, it will try to win back viewers.
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‘M3gan’ Beats Box Office Predictions, Sailing Into Second Place
The $12 million PG-13 horror film brought in $30.2 million in ticket sales, behind “Avatar: The Way of Water,” with $45 million.
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Michael Snow, Prolific and Playful Artistic Polymath, Is Dead at 94
He was a painter, a musician, a photographer and a sculptor. But he was best known for experimental (and often contentious) films like “Wavelength.”
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Marcio Freire, Renowned Brazilian Surfer, Dies in Portugal
Mr. Freire began surfing at an early age and starred in a 2016 documentary on the sport. He was 47.
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These Would Be Our Oscar Nominations
Four editors and one critic share their wish lists for best picture, best actress and best actor.
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In ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ One Scene Celebrates and Commemorates
Grieving Chadwick Boseman’s death, the “Black Panther” creative team transferred fragments of their sorrow onto a signature funeral sequence.
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Movie Trailers Keep Tweaking Well-Known Songs. The Tactic Is Working.
Composers are increasingly in demand for trailerization — reworking existing tracks by artists including Kate Bush, Nirvana and Kendrick Lamar to maximize their impact in film and TV previews.
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‘M3gan’ Review: Wherever I Go, She Goes
A state-of-the-art robot doll becomes a girl’s best friend, and dangerously more, in this over-the-top horror film.
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Raúl Castillo Can Empathize With Ambivalence
In “The Inspection,” he plays a drill instructor who takes a bullied recruit under his wing, the kind of nurturing the actor says he has benefited from as well.