Category: Movies

What ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Owes to Samurai and Sergio Leone

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The DreamWorks sequel has garnered praise for its vibrant animation, darker story and fight sequences inspired by classic films.
Why A.I. Movies Couldn’t Prepare Us for Bing’s Chatbot

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Instead of the chilling rationality of HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” we get the messy awfulness of Microsoft’s Sydney. Call it the banality of sentience.
She’s Oscar-Nominated, but Hong Chau Hopes to Stay an Underdog

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Up for best supporting actress for “The Whale,” she never dreamed of being a performer. But she has turned into “a force of nature,” says Brendan Fraser.
‘Tirailleurs’: Movie Honors the African Soldiers France Tried to Forget

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The success of “Tirailleurs,” set in the mire and mayhem of World War I, has helped resurface the often neglected story of colonial soldiers forced to take up somebody else’s fight.
‘The First Fallen’ Review: A Remembrance of Those Passed

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A director crafts an elegiac tribute set during the dawn of the AIDS crisis in Brazil.
How the ‘Naatu Naatu’ Sequence in ‘RRR’ Came Together

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The composers and choreographer explain how they created the propulsive sequence that is nominated for best song.
Why I Watch the Closing Credits of Every Movie I See

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One look is enough to challenge the myth of the genius auteur calling all the shots.
‘Black Bear,’ ‘Sharp Stick’ and More Streaming Gems

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What’s on TV This Week: ‘Snowfall’ and the N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards

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The final season of the drama series “Snowfall” airs on FX, and the 54th annual N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards are live on BET.
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Wins Big at the BAFTAs

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The German-language antiwar movie won best film, best director and five other awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Academy Awards.
Sal Piro, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Superfan, Dies at 72

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Like many others, he was riveted by the film and attended numerous midnight showings. Unlike many others, he made it the focus of his life.
For a Film About Korean Adoptees, a Group Effort

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In “Return to Seoul,” a Parisian repeatedly visits her birth country. Neither the filmmaker nor the star were adopted, but they got help from friends.