Tag: movies
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A party like no other? Asia’s richest man celebrates son’s prenuptials with a star-studded bash
Tycoons from around the world, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars have descended on the small western Indian city of Jamnagar, where billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is kickstarting a big fat wedding celebration for his youngest son
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Film director who was shot by Alec Baldwin says it felt like being hit by a baseball bat
A movie director who was shot by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal has testified at trial that he was approaching the cinematographer when he heard a loud bang
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Dave Bautista doesn’t want to be a movie star, he wants to be an actor. He may be both
On screen he’s the center of attention, a hulking mass with a bodybuilder’s physique and an air of cool mystique surrounding him. He can play quiet and brooding or loud and boisterous, and either way it’s difficult to take your eyes off of whatever he’s doing when the camera’s rolling. But off screen, Dave Bautista…
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‘Dune: Part Two’ cinematographer Greig Fraser likes shooting gritty worlds
Denis Villeneuve and Greig Fraser decided to start by going dark. The director-cinematographer tandem from 2021 science fiction hit “Dune” were looking for an interesting way to begin its just-debuted sequel, “Dune: Part Two,” that would put audiences back in novelist Frank Herbert’s influential universe and specifically back on the desert planet Arrakis, but do…
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An Oscars comeback? How the film academy went global and found its footing again
After some rough patches, the Oscars may have finally met the moment with a diverse, global membership and a batch of best picture nominees that reflect global cinema
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India’s richest man is bringing Rihanna and 1,200 guests to a pre-wedding bash for his son
It might be the biggest party this small west Indian city has ever seen
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‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve drew up storyboards for the film as a teenager
A string of production delays left “Dune: Part One” fans antsy for the film’s sequel, which hit theaters on Friday. But director Denis Villeneuve himself waited more than 40 years for the project to come to fruition. Villeneuve read Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” for the first time when he was around 13, he said…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through March 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OPENING “The Chosen: Season 4 Episodes 7-8” — (Drama, not rated, 170 minutes). Episodes seven and eight of season four of the series about the life of Christ are shown on the big screen. “Dune:…
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Colorado proposal to create library committees to consider whether to ban books fails to advance
A Senate panel rejected a bill that would have created an official process for parents, students and the public to object to materials in a school or public library. The bill – which was heard by the Senate Education Committee but not voted on – dove into an issue that has divided communities and at times pitted…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through Feb. 25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OPENING “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training” — (Animation, R, 104 minutes). While Muzan searches for Nezuko and Ubuyashik, Tanjiro trains to become a Hashira. “Drive-Away Dolls” — (Action, R, 84…