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Movies

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.

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.
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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.

The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Members Get Down to Business

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and director Chris Columbus on their new adaptation, first-day jitters and their shared love of “Home Alone.”

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

In this month’s picks, original takes on zombies, time travel and fatherhood.

Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It?

Our critic went to Las Vegas to see the immersive presentation of the classic 1939 film. What she saw defied easy categorization.

Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts Courts Controversy With ‘After the Hunt’

In “After the Hunt,” Roberts plays a professor weighing a fraught sexual-assault accusation. “Trouble’s where the juicy stuff is,” the star said.

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, Reunited

The director returns to New York City, reuniting with Denzel Washington as a big-time record exec, for a twisty parable about power and conscience.