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For the Director of ‘A Little Prayer,’ the Biggest Challenge Was Off Screen

Angus MacLachlan’s yearslong effort to get his latest independent film into theaters was complicated by a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

Rodion Shchedrin, Composer Who Captured Russia’s Soul, Dies at 92

He drew on Russian literature for his stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama.

Trump Has Lunch With Smithsonian Chief as He Presses for Museum Changes

Lonnie G. Bunch III met with the president at the White House as the cultural institution faces a push by the administration to review the content of its exhibitions.

Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’

The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics.

Selling a George Clooney Movie Without George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival

Castmates Adam Sandler and Laura Dern stepped in, but the star’s absence had a meta quality: his movie “Jay Kelly” is about a star putting his career on hold.

Venice Film Festival: ‘Megalopolis’ Documentary Reveals Coppola’s Biggest Conflict

Cameras captured the director and his crew at work and at odds, as well as his fraught dynamic with cast member Shia LaBeouf.
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Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town’ Are Pulled Out of the Sea

Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought.

‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Isn’t the Bruce Springsteen Biopic We Expected

Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, the stars of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” and the director Scott Cooper on capturing a haunted rock icon.

‘The Paper,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week

A mockumentary series about a local newspaper, from the creators of “The Office,” and the MTV Video Music Awards air.

‘The Queen of Versailles’ Puts Her Life in the Hands of a ‘Wicked’ Diva

A 2012 documentary asked if Jacqueline Siegel was a benefactor or victim of American greed. A new musical starring Kristin Chenoweth raises doubts.

Fortnite Makes Money From Popular Dances. Do Their Choreographers?

Epic Games regularly pays creators for the right to use their dance moves, but a lawyer who successfully sued for copyright infringement is back with a new case.

20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘at a Tipping Point’

The city has taken pride in its ability to endure. But many residents, fed up with dysfunction and soaring costs, want it to strive for more.