New this week: Dinosaurs, Def Leppard and 'The Responder'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Def Leppard, a five-part Apple+ series on dinosaurs and a documentary about the late composer Stephen Sondheim and his musical โCompany.โ.
'Power of the Dog' tops Oscar noms with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10
Jane Campionโs gothic western โThe Power of the Dogโ leads all nominees for this year's Oscars, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywoodโs top honors.
New this week: 'Peacemaker,' Elvis Costello and Macbeth film
This weekโs new entertainment releases include new albums from Elvis Costello and The Lumineers, and John Cena reprises his โThe Suicide Squadโ role in the DC universe spin-off series โPeacemaker.โ.
'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10
The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the yearโs end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielbergโs โWest Side Story,โ Jane Campionโs โThe Power of the Dogโ and Adam McKayโs โDonโt Look Upโ among the yearโs 10 best films.
New York film critics name 'Drive My Car' best film of 2021
The New York Film Critics Circle on Friday named โDrive My Car,โ Ryusuke Hamaguchiโs three-hour emotional epic and Haruki Murakamiโs short story adaptation, the best film of the year.
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London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies
Movies from 77 countries will screen at the 2021 London Film Festival, as Britainโs leading cinema showcase welcomes mass audiences back to movie theaters after a pandemic-disrupted year.
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New York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person fest
A year after depending on drive-in and virtual screenings, the New York Film Festival, one of the premier destinations of the fall festival circuit, will return to in-person premieres at Lincoln Center this September, with vaccination proof required for all attendees.
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NYFF to open with Joel Coenโs โThe Tragedy of Macbethโ
Joel Coenโs โThe Tragedy of Macbethโ starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington will have its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival, organizers said Thursday.
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Scott Rudin says he will 'step back' from film projects also
Scott Rudin says heโs โstepping backโ from film and streaming projects, along with his Broadway productions, as the fallout continued for one of the entertainment industryโs most powerful producers following renewed accusations of bullying.