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EXTENDED -- Weather Authority Alert Day issued for July 9th and Thursday, July 10th

RIAN JOHNSON


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For Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves' co-star 10 years ago and once again, 'Ballerina' is a pirouette

Read full article: For Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves' co-star 10 years ago and once again, 'Ballerina' is a pirouette

Years before Ana de Armas was using an ice skate to slice a neck in “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” she co-starred with Keanu Reeves in a much different film.

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What to Stream: 'Poker Face,' Blake Shelton, the spy thriller 'Black Bag' and Vince Vaughn

Read full article: What to Stream: 'Poker Face,' Blake Shelton, the spy thriller 'Black Bag' and Vince Vaughn

The popular whodunit series “Poker Face” starring Natasha Lyonne returning for its second season and Steven Soderbergh’s sleek and lean spy thriller “Black Bag” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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When Hollywood needs a movie villain, the tech bro answers

Read full article: When Hollywood needs a movie villain, the tech bro answers

“A toast to the disruptors,” Edward Norton’s tech billionaire says in Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”.

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Natasha Lyonne stars in 'Poker Face,' a Peacock howdunit

Read full article: Natasha Lyonne stars in 'Poker Face,' a Peacock howdunit

Natasha Lyonne stars in the new anthology procedural series “Poker Face” for Peacock debuting Jan. 26.

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Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage

Read full article: Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage

Just before Jessica Henwick was cast in “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the then-aspiring actor had already left Los Angeles for her hometown in England.

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Janelle Monáe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'

Read full article: Janelle Monáe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'

As much as Janelle Monáe has been a natural, full-body entertainer and a red-carpet head-turner, it has sometimes seemed since her two 2016 big-screen debuts in “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight” that Hollywood hasn’t known quite how to fully harness the wide-ranging talents of such a self-propelled, mold-breaking Black female artist.

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New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'

Read full article: New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'

This week’s new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and megahit "Top Gun: Maverick” lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.

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'Wakanda Forever' is No. 1 for 4th straight weekend

Read full article: 'Wakanda Forever' is No. 1 for 4th straight weekend

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” held the box-office crown for the fourth straight weekend with $17.6 million.

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Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy

Read full article: Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy

Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top, even by Hollywood standards, but at the Governors Awards Saturday night, where Michael J.

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New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'

Read full article: New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'

This week’s new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendale’s male strip clubs.

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From ‘Enola Holmes’ to ‘Extraction,’ Netflix bets on sequels

Read full article: From ‘Enola Holmes’ to ‘Extraction,’ Netflix bets on sequels

It’s easy to forget that the Netflix original film department is still rather young.

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In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chains

Read full article: In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chains

For the first time, the major U_S_ theater chains will play a Netflix release after exhibitors and the streaming service reached a deal for a nationwide sneak-peak run of Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”.

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'Matilda' leads celebrity-filled lineup at London film fest

Read full article: 'Matilda' leads celebrity-filled lineup at London film fest

After a pared down, pandemic-affected edition in 2021, the BFI London Film Festival is back in full swing.

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Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience award

Read full article: Steven Spielberg's 'Fabelmans' wins Toronto audience award

Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age drama “The Fabelmans” won the Toronto International Film Festival’s top prize, the People’s Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner.

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Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequel

Read full article: Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequel

Three years after premiering “Knives Out” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson has returned to the scene of the crime to debut his whodunit's much-anticipated sequel, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery."

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Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'

Read full article: Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'

Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated “The Fabelmans” to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75-year-old filmmaker said he’s been building toward his whole life.

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Toronto fest roars back to life with Spielberg, 'Knives Out'

Read full article: Toronto fest roars back to life with Spielberg, 'Knives Out'

When the 47th Toronto International Film Festival unfolds beginning Thursday, it will follow two editions that were much diminished by the pandemic.

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Fall Preview: Is it, maybe, back to normal at the movies?

Read full article: Fall Preview: Is it, maybe, back to normal at the movies?

For the first time in three years, the fall movie industrial complex is lurching back into high gear.

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Spielberg to debut ‘The Fabelmans’ at Toronto Film Festival

Read full article: Spielberg to debut ‘The Fabelmans’ at Toronto Film Festival

Steven Spielberg is bringing his highly personal film “The Fabelmans” to the Toronto International Film Festival this fall.

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'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to debut at TIFF

Read full article: 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to debut at TIFF

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” writer-director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his whodunit hit “Knives Out,” will premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

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New this week: 'Jungle Cruise' and music from Prince, Eilish

Read full article: New this week: 'Jungle Cruise' and music from Prince, Eilish

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from producer and multiinstrumentalist Jack Antonoff and Billie Eilish, whose upcoming “Happier Than Ever” is the second studio album from the 19-year-old superstar.

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Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced deal

Read full article: Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced deal

FILE - Daniel Craig attends the "Knives Out" photo call on Nov. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. Netflix said Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson's acclaimed 2019 whodunit, "Knives Out." Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Benoit Blanc. It also lands Netflix something it has dearly sought: the kind of major film franchises that traditional studios have long depended on. Made for $40 million, “Knives Out” grossed $311.4 million in worldwide ticket sales and landed Johnson an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay.

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Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about

Read full article: Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about

FILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)It’s one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film that made him a legend. Please.”Born in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.

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‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year

Read full article: ‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year

This image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar’s jazz themed “Soul” and two of Chadwick Boseman’s final films: the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods,” both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.’ Black Panther Party film “Judas and the Black Messiah” which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” the Disney+ phenomenon “The Mandalorian” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.”The selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for “Hamilton.”In lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.

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