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5 things to look for at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

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The 78th Cannes Film Festival got underway Tuesday, kicking off two weeks of French Riviera frenzy.

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Movie theater trade group unveils new name, Cinema United, and renewed mission to promote moviegoing

Read full article: Movie theater trade group unveils new name, Cinema United, and renewed mission to promote moviegoing

The trade organization that represents movie theater owners in the U.S. and abroad is getting a rebrand.

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What to stream: 'Wicked' at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo in 'Good American Family'

Read full article: What to stream: 'Wicked' at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo in 'Good American Family'

“Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

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Robert Pattinson sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

Read full article: Robert Pattinson sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

“Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North American box office charts.

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'Anora' Oscar win carries Academy Awards into a new era

Read full article: 'Anora' Oscar win carries Academy Awards into a new era

When Sean Baker’s “Anora” swept the 97th Academy Awards, its five wins, including best picture, heralded a different kind of Oscar winner.

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Hulu viewers miss Oscars climax in latest mishap for streaming platforms' live programming

Read full article: Hulu viewers miss Oscars climax in latest mishap for streaming platforms' live programming

Sunday night marked Hulu’s first time airing the Oscars live.

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Oscar winners — and losers — laugh, drink and dance together at after-parties

Read full article: Oscar winners — and losers — laugh, drink and dance together at after-parties

Oscar winners and losers partied together at post-show galas across the Los Angeles area.

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Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldaña's emotional win and 'Oz' opening to Kieran Culkin's baby wish

Read full article: Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldaña's emotional win and 'Oz' opening to Kieran Culkin's baby wish

After accepting the Oscar for best supporting actress for her work in “Emilia Pérez,” Zoe Saldaña spoke emotionally about her family and her grandmother, tearing up during her speech.

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Breakout star Mikey Madison wins best actress Oscar for ‘Anora’ over Hollywood veteran Demi Moore

Read full article: Breakout star Mikey Madison wins best actress Oscar for ‘Anora’ over Hollywood veteran Demi Moore

Mikey Madison has won the best actress Oscar for “Anora” in an upset over Hollywood veteran Demi Moore.

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Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for ‘Anora’ in Academy Awards sweep

Read full article: Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for ‘Anora’ in Academy Awards sweep

Sean Baker has won best director at the Oscars for “Anora,” the story of a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch.

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Sean Baker wins original screenplay Oscar for 'Anora.' 'Conclave' wins adapted screenplay trophy

Read full article: Sean Baker wins original screenplay Oscar for 'Anora.' 'Conclave' wins adapted screenplay trophy

Sean Baker has won the original screenplay Oscar for “Anora,” a comedy-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.

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The Latest: 'Anora' wins best picture at the 97th Academy Awards

Read full article: The Latest: 'Anora' wins best picture at the 97th Academy Awards

“Anora” has won best picture at the 97th Academy Awards.

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'Captain America: Brave New World' stays at the top on weak Oscars weekend at the box office

Read full article: 'Captain America: Brave New World' stays at the top on weak Oscars weekend at the box office

“Captain America: Brave New World” kept falling but still hovered above all others at a weak weekend box office.

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Strip club Cinderella story 'Anora' wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards

Read full article: Strip club Cinderella story 'Anora' wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards

"Anora,” a strip-club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize.

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Oscar nominees gather for a chummy night of cocktails, dinner and the annual class picture

Read full article: Oscar nominees gather for a chummy night of cocktails, dinner and the annual class picture

Five days before the Academy Awards, nearly every nominee gathered for a cocktail reception, dinner and class picture that served as a sort of Oscars orientation.

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What will win at a nailbiter Oscars? AP's film writers make their predictions

Read full article: What will win at a nailbiter Oscars? AP's film writers make their predictions

By the time the Oscars wind around after months of other award shows and constant handicapping, the prizes can feel almost predetermined.

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'Captain America' dives in second weekend, 'The Monkey' adds to Neon's successes

Read full article: 'Captain America' dives in second weekend, 'The Monkey' adds to Neon's successes

“Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences.

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'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictions

Read full article: 'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictions

The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, a surprise twist that added one final wrinkle in an unusually unpredictable awards season.

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Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

Read full article: Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars.

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‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he'll take it

Read full article: ‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he'll take it

Yura Borisov does not have a flashy entrance in “Anora.”.

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'Conclave' wins best picture at BAFTAs as 'The Brutalist' takes directing and acting prizes

Read full article: 'Conclave' wins best picture at BAFTAs as 'The Brutalist' takes directing and acting prizes

Papal thriller “Conclave” won four prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards, at a ceremony with no single dominant winner, “The Brutalist” also won four trophies on Sunday including best director for Brady Corbet.

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What's going to win best picture? We rank the Oscar field

Read full article: What's going to win best picture? We rank the Oscar field

The inner-Vatican machinations of “Conclave” have nothing on this year’s Oscar race.

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'Anora' wins at Producers and Directors Guild Awards

Read full article: 'Anora' wins at Producers and Directors Guild Awards

Did a wide-open Oscar race just get a frontrunner.

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Juliette Binoche named jury president of 78th Cannes Film Festival

Read full article: Juliette Binoche named jury president of 78th Cannes Film Festival

Juliette Binoche will preside over the jury for the 78th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Tuesday.

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'Emilia Pérez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece

Read full article: 'Emilia Pérez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece

As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday.

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From ‘The Brutalist' to 'Wicked,' where to watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies

Read full article: From ‘The Brutalist' to 'Wicked,' where to watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies

The 2025 Oscars season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming.

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Kidman gives tearful dedication to late mother as film stars gather for heartfelt Palm Springs gala

Read full article: Kidman gives tearful dedication to late mother as film stars gather for heartfelt Palm Springs gala

Nicole Kidman has given a long-awaited dedication to her late mother at the Palm Springs Film Festival's 36th annual International Film Awards.

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'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

Read full article: 'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best feature and best director.

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The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

Read full article: The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

Break out your “Dune” popcorn bucket: It's time for the best movies of the year.

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'The Brutalist' tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes

Read full article: 'The Brutalist' tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes

Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody, also won best actor.

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Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

Read full article: Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

Sean Penn has blasted the organizers of the Oscars of being cowards who, in effect, limit the kind of films that can be funded and made.

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Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards

Read full article: Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards

In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night.

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From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity

Read full article: From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity

Merchandise is nothing new.

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What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

Read full article: What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend.

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'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

Read full article: 'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

For the third weekend in a row, “Venom: The Last Dance” was the No. 1 movie at the box office, collecting $16.2 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

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Sean Baker's improvised road to 'Anora'

Read full article: Sean Baker's improvised road to 'Anora'

Sean Baker's “Anora” is by wide consensus one of the year’s best films and a best picture contender at the Oscars.

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New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop

Read full article: New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop

The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,” Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey.”.

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Sean Baker's 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top honor

Read full article: Sean Baker's 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top honor

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or.

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From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

Read full article: From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

After the competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival got a lackluster start last week, the festival was enlivened by a string of films both fleshy and carnal.

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A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

Read full article: A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory.

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New this week: Lukas Graham, 'That 90’s Show' and 'Jung_E'

Read full article: New this week: Lukas Graham, 'That 90’s Show' and 'Jung_E'

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Lukas Graham, the Showtime series “Your Honor” starring Bryan Cranston returns for its second and final season, and “Hellbound” director Yeon Sang-Ho unveils his new sci-fi action pic, the dystopian “Jung_E,” where Earth has become uninhabitable and war is about to break out.

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'Titane' wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

Read full article: 'Titane' wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

“Titane” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history.

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A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies

Read full article: A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies

On Tuesday, the Cannes Film Festival will reopen.

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Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

Read full article: Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs — including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean Penn — for its 74th edition in July.

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