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Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill actor Michael Madsen dead at 67
Prolific American actor Michael Madsen has died, his representatives confirmed Thursday.
What the Diddy verdict could mean for the rap mogul — and the entertainment industry at large
On Wednesday, Sean (Diddy) Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. But looking to both expert opinion and reaction among fellow members of the entertainment industry, it would hardly seem to be a doomsday scenario for the rap mogul.
Indigenous-led projects are landing hits and winning awards. How are they making inroads?
From Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls to North of North and Alaska Daily, Indigenous-led TV and film productions are becoming more prevalent. Mentorship programs, centralized funding and a societal shift are behind the surge, say some who work in the industry.
Did 'bean mouth' really kill Pixar's Elio at the box office?
Pixar's newest film Elio earned the studio its worst opening weekend box-office result of all time. Some critics blame the movie's 'bean mouth' look for the failure, but is that really the reason it did so poorly? We examine the long, confused history of the CalArts animation style.
How music fuelled, and was fuelled by, the No Kings protests
If you were online last week, you probably saw footage from the No Kings protests.The gigantic demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump took place across the United States and portions of Canada — but was connected by one prevailing aspect: music.
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Elio is Pixar's best, most beautifully brilliant movie in a decade. Too bad it will probably bomb
This space-exploration flick that highlights Pixar's fluidly beautiful animation style is anything but conventional — it's a joyous, tragic, miracle of creativity. What's sad is how unlikely it is to be rewarded for that.
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Brad Pitt's F1 movie is formulaic. But after all, this is Formula 1
While a little clunky, there is little to nothing F1 actually does outrageously wrong. And given the heart-pounding race scenes, that's enough to make this dad movie stand out.
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The Life of Chuck — for better or worse — dances to the end of the world
The Life of Chuck is requisitely affirming and heartwarming. But what makes it so infuriatingly, outrageously, quintessentially Stephen King is how this so closely follows the paint-by-numbers framing of all his non-horror outings.
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How to Train Your Dragon: We can get one good live-action adaptation. As a treat
Live-action adaptations usually feel like soulless, board-room directed cash-grabs engineered for mass appeal. Which raises the question: Why is the new How to Train Your Dragon sort of … actually good?
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The Al Pacino-led exorcism thriller The Ritual is vile. Not just for its horror, but its message
Director David Middel's new film seems to suggest that spirits and demons are not only real, but they only continue to exist because egghead authorities don't believe hard enough.