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Park Chan-wook and the Funny Thing About Stomach-Churning Horror

When American studios wouldn’t back his film about a laid-off manager committing gruesome murders, the director returned to Korea. Now he has a hit on…

In ‘Spinal Tap’ and Its Sequel, Rock Fact and Fiction Happily Blur

Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found that actual bands experienced moments from their work.

Designing ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

A Manhattan with a retrofuturist sensibility is among the intriguing visual aspects of the film. We talk with its designers to get the details.

Captain Nemo Is Indian? ‘Nautilus’ Helps Correct the Record.

Depictions of the submarine captain from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” have almost always been white. An AMC series hews closer to Jules Verne’s intentions.

Ready for ‘Ballerina’? Take a Pirouette Through ‘John Wick’ Lore.

With the release of “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” a guide to the expanded Wick cinematic universe.

‘Mickey 17’ and the Long Line of Movie Clones

Mickey is the latest addition to the world of expendable doppelgängers created to perform all sorts of dangerous and unpleasant tasks humans would rather not…

‘Mickey 17’ and the Long Line of Movie Clones

Mickey is the latest addition to the world of expendable doppelgängers created to perform all sorts of dangerous and unpleasant tasks humans would rather not…

Like ‘Mickey 17?’ Watch These Movies About Clones Next.

Mickey is the latest addition to the world of expendable doppelgängers created to perform all sorts of dangerous and unpleasant tasks humans would rather not…

In ‘The Electric State,’ Jolting a Robot to Life

How the makers of a new Netflix science fiction movie enhanced the look of the cute, round-headed bot at its center.

Lea Salonga Is Never Getting Tired of Sondheim

The Tony-winning actress co-stars with Bernadette Peters in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” a show that is letting her surprise audiences with her comedy chops.