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Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry
NEW YORK -- Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were people actually pulling the strings. They set the table for the hit double-punch movies long before the cameras ever rolled out: The casting directors, helped…
Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry
Dan Steinberg This image released by the Television Academy shows Bernard Telsey at the Television Academy's Casting Directors Nominee Reception in West Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2019. (Dan Steinberg/Television Academy via AP) Updated: 11:59…
Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were people actually pulling the strings. They set the table for the hit…
Movie Review: In 'Scarlet,' transplanting 'Hamlet' to an anime dreamworld
The Japanese writer-director Mamoru Hosoda has made some amazing films that take profound leaps into dreamlike worlds. Hosoda's “Mirai” (2018) is about a 4-year-old boy who's resentful of his newborn sister. But in his backyard…
The Third '28 Years Later' Movie Is Actually Happening
28 Years Later was always a trilogy. It has been that way every single day since early 2024, when it was first announced. Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland conceived it as such, but only got Sony to commit to making two of the three…
The 25 Best George Clooney Movies, Definitively Ranked
It's impossible to talk about George Clooney's career and films without talking about the past—about Hollywood history, about the idea of Hollywood royalty. In the best George Clooney movies, he exudes retro, genteel charm in a modern age…
'Good Luck': A gently absurd road movie about filmmaker's anxiety
Although he is now a successful scriptwriter whose credits include “ 100 Yen Love,” the 2014 boxing drama that inspired the 2024 Chinese megahit “ YOLO,” Shin Adachi struggled for years to find a foothold in the…
Excellent' action movie with Hollywood legend 'worth seeing' on TV tonight
Transport yourself back to the golden era of 1970s cinema this evening as ITV broadcasts a classic action flick from a beloved series featuring one of Hollywood's most legendary stars. Hitting cinemas in 1976, this American neo-noir thriller forms…
A movie buff in Jimbocho bets on independent cinema in a big way
Japan's independent cinemas ('mini-theaters' in the local parlance) are havens for fans of arthouse films, but many are facing precarious financial times. Factors like streaming services and the COVID-19 pandemic hit Japanese moviegoing hard: In…
Ex-Psychic's Dire Warning About 'Wicked' Movie
Jenn Nizza, an ex-psychic who now runs a ministry urging people to flee the occult, is warning that “witchcraft is real” and is encouraging people not to watch “Wicked: For Good,” the new sequel to the wildly popular…
What the Warner Bros. Sale Means for the Art of Movies
The film-industry panic sparked by the news of Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. has been immediate and intense, and in the days immediately after, it was hard to find anyone not named David Zaslav (the head of the studio's parent…
The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2025
You wouldn't call 2025 an “off” year for horror — more like an odd one. Both A24 and Neon continued to back several scary-movie auteurs (the prolific Osgood Perkins, the brothers Danny and Michael Philippou) with mixed results.
The worst movies of 2025
Good movies are released every year. There is almost always something playing in theaters worth turning over two hours to experience. But in our current era of sloppy franchise films, so-called elevated horror flicks, and dreadful irony infected…
12 Best Christmas Movies Streaming On Hulu
Christmas is one of the most festive and atmospherically evocative holidays of the year, with countless movies taking advantage of its yuletide sensibilities. As perennial audience favorites, virtually every major streaming service has their own…
Supergirl' trailer launch live - latest updates and reactions as new DCU movie teaser arrives
Kara has managed to finally shake off her hangover it seems, and has opted against the traditional Supergirl costume for a more subdued brown overcoat and googles. But this isn't just a practical fashion choice. It's also a nod to the 'Woman of…
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