“My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage,” he said in his acceptance speech. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Kyle […]

The Slap is sure to figure into the Oscars this year, even if the academy would prefer we all move on from the shocking moment on March 27, 2022, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage. The organization has said tonight’s telecast will not dwell on the episode. Then again, it has set up a […]

Welby Ings’s keenly observant debut feature follows a young, promising boxer whose priorities shift. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Kyle Turner When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn […]

Tom Luddy, a quietly influential film archivist and movie producer who was also a founder of the idiosyncratic Telluride Film Festival, died on Feb. 13 at his home in Berkeley, Calif. He was 79. The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease, said Julie Huntsinger, executive director of the Telluride festival, a half-century-old gathering of cinephiles […]

Michael Shannon plays a handyman who impersonates a famous writer in this grievously unfunny comedy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Jeannette Catsoulis Giving Michael Shannon the lead in a comedy is as counterintuitive as casting Jack […]

To support himself and his family while pursuing a filmmaking career, the Mexican American director Rodrigo Reyes has worked as a court interpreter. It was in this capacity that he met Sansón Noe Andrade, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who landed in California’s Merced County as a boy — and who, in 2012, at the […]

Margot Robbie’s childhood friends surprise her at Babylon premiere We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Margot Robbie is best known these […]

Stay Away, Joe: Elvis Presley stars in trailer for 1968 film We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Elvis was notorious for […]

The ‘101 Dalmatians’ actress has been officially announced to star in an upcoming movie directed by Lily Collins’ husband based on Tove Jansson’s classic novel. AceShowbiz –Glenn Close is billed for “The Summer Book“. The 75-year-old actress has joined the cast of the movie adaptation of Tove Jansson‘s novel alongside Norwegian star Anders Danielsen Lie. […]

A director crafts an elegiac tribute set during the dawn of the AIDS crisis in Brazil. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, […]