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The ‘Dune’ Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie Merch

The hilariously suggestive misfire is a reminder of the days when too-weird-to-be-true film mementos could be found in every kitchen cupboard.

Watch Carl Weathers Memorable Performances: ‘Rocky,’ ‘Star Wars’ and More

Whether dressed in American flag shorts or dirty fatigues, the versatile actor, best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, always made an impression.

Carl Weathers on Streaming

Whether dressed in American flag shorts or dirty fatigues, the versatile actor, best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, always made an impression.

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Stomps Into ‘Oppenheimer’ Territory

Those movies, along with “The Boy and the Heron,” are essentially in conversation about the moral weight of American and Japanese actions in World War...

Norman Jewison Streaming Guide: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to ‘Moonstruck’

From “In the Heat of the Night” to “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Moonstruck,” the director always brought heart and humanity to his work.

Lily Gladstone Becomes First Indigenous Person to Win a Golden Globe for Best Actress

The star of “Killers of the Flower Moon” plays an Osage woman whose husband is part of a murderous conspiracy.

How Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes Reimagine the Housewife

Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore take one of the most overlooked characters in Hollywood and peel back the layers to expose lonely souls and monsters.

Ava DuVernay and Other Directors Rethink Holocaust Films

Tragic tellings of the Shoah are all too common. The directors of “The Zone of Interest,” “Origin” and “Occupied City” refuse to let it live...

Can a Rom-Com Make Sense in Dark Times? Yes, When It’s From This Master.

Aki Kaurismaki’s “Fallen Leaves” is both magical and despairing, born of what the Finnish auteur’s stars say is an unusual shooting approach.

For ‘Napoleon,’ Finishing the Hats

Inside the creation of one emperor’s famous headwear, as worn by Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s film.