Film
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Arts
‘The Blackening’ Review: Race Against a Killer
With more jokes than jump scares, this comedic horror film is as tartly amusing as it is provocative.
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Arts
The Terrible Beauty of Richard Mosse’s Portrait of the Amazon
The artist wanted to photograph orchids but ended up making “Broken Spectre,” a film about the destruction of the rainforest…
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Magazine
Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Bring Back ’80s Sleaze?
Over-the-top locations and characters bathed in red light recall an all but dead genre that was once a staple of…
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Arts
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’: How Wessy Is It?
At the film’s Cannes premiere, the director’s customary cast, themes and even camera moves were all on display — well,…
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Arts
What Do ‘Candyman’ and ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Have in Common? A Director Explains.
For the new Disney+ retelling, David Lowery drew on a range of unexpected influences, including the 1992 horror film, art-house…
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Arts
‘Fatal Attraction’ Review: Here’s Why She Did It
A somber, psychology-heavy series tries to take the “erotic thriller” out of the erotic thriller.
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Arts
Spielberg, Who Regrets Cutting ‘E.T.’ Guns, Says Don’t Revise Old Works
“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are either voluntarily or being forced to peer through,”…
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Arts
Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances
While Belafonte’s cinematic output was minimal, he made an impact with each role.
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Arts
Benjamin Millepied Uses Movement to Reinvent ‘Carmen’ on Camera
The choreographer is trying his hand at filmmaking with an experiment that merges drama, dance and music.
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Arts
Happy 100th Birthday, 16-Millimeter Film
The format was initially a boon to amateurs. Now, with moviemaking gone digital, it’s the choice of auteurs like Darren…