At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.
Category: Movies
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How Do You Follow One of the Craziest Cannes Movies Ever?
Julia Ducournau, who won the Palme d’Or for “Titane,” returns with the body-horror tale “Alpha.” The critical reception has not been kind.
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Hollywood Figured Out How to Adapt Video Games. I Wish It Hadn’t.
Polished adaptations like “The Last of Us” and “Minecraft” lack the awkward charm of the genre’s early years.
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Los Angeles Mayor Seeks to Lure Filming Back by Cutting Red Tape
With film and TV production in Los Angeles down by roughly one-third in recent years, Mayor Karen Bass took steps to make it easier to shoot at top locations.
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Spike Lee May Be in Cannes, but His Heart Is Courtside With the Knicks
The director brought his latest collaboration with Denzel Washington, “Highest 2 Lowest,” to the festival, but he really wanted to talk basketball.
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Ari Aster Hasn’t Seen the Reviews for ‘Eddington’
The Covid-era satire has been divisive at Cannes, but the director has not seen the reviews. He’s focused on his fears about where the world is headed.
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‘The Order,’ ‘The Outrun’ and More Streaming Gems
A handful of last year’s best (yet overlooked) indies are among this month’s hidden treasures on your subscription streamers.
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Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ Wins Praise, But She’s Ready for Battle
Her directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water,” has earned good notices, but after fighting to get it made, the filmmaker wouldn’t mind a battle with reviewers.
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Jennifer Lawrence Gets Her First Cannes Premiere. (It’s a Risky One.)
In “Die My Love” with Robert Pattinson, she plays a mother with postpartum depression. She was four months pregnant then and the hormones helped a lot.
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Eiza González Says Legend of Zelda Changed How She Looks at Life
“At first glance you’d be like, ‘Oh, it’s a simple game,’” said the star of the new movie “Fountain of Youth.” “But it’s so much more deep than anyone could imagine.”