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Before Tilly Norwood, This C.G.I. Actress Was Considered an ‘It Girl’

Aki Ross was the computer-generated heroine of the 2001 film “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.” The reaction at the time presaged today’s debate over A.I.

‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ at 25: Kronk’s Enduring Appeal

This millennial favorite wouldn’t be the same without a certain sidekick.

‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Looks for Beauty in the Bloodshed of Bullfighting

Albert Serra’s documentary “Afternoons of Solitude” seeks something transcendent in a tradition that many people, in Spain and elsewhere, find barbaric.

Keeping Yorgos Lanthimos Movie Posters Weird

The designer Vasilis Marmatakis has created posters for the director’s films that are often as enigmatic as the movies themselves.

How to Film Stephen King Novels Like ‘The Long Walk’ and ‘The Running Man’

The author “isn’t shy about his opinions,” as one director put it. But he gives filmmakers a wide berth and they have to decide what…

The Kurosawa You May Never Have Heard Of

The great Japanese genre director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose latest film is “Cloud,” has mastered the cinema of psychological fright. Here’s why you should watch his…

Never Quitting ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Now 20 years old, this love story about two sheepherders is being rereleased in theaters. Here’s a look at what it meant to pop culture,…

Never Quitting ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Now 20 years old, this love story about two sheepherders is being rereleased in theaters. Here’s a look at what it meant to pop culture,…

In Dark Comedies Like ‘Friendship,’ Bad Bromance Brews

A spate of recent indie films provide a complicated, sometimes solemn take on male friendship.

Director Pedro Almodóvar Through the Eyes of His Stars

In advance of a gala celebration of the director’s career, we asked nine actresses about working with the auteur. They painted a picture of a…