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2024


‘Nutcrackers’ Review: Ben Stiller Gets Saddled With a Farm and Four Rowdy Kids in Easy-Target Heart-Tugger

‘Nutcrackers’ Review: Ben Stiller Gets Saddled With a Farm and Four Rowdy Kids in Easy-Target Heart-Tugger

Few would say the same about the undisciplined orphans these four boys play in director David Gordon Green’s odd-choice Toronto Film Festival opener, “Nutcrackers”: a near-feral wolfpack who depend on their uptight uncle, Michael Maxwell (Ben Stiller), to spare them the indignity of an orphanage after their parents die in a car accident.


Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off

Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off

The comedy opening TIFF marks Stiller’s first starring role in a movie since Mike White’s Brad’s Status and Noah Baumbach’s Netflix family drama The Meyerowitz Stories in 2017.


‘Masters of the Universe’: Alison Brie Nabs Key Villain Role of Evil-Lyn in Amazon’s He-Man Movie (Exclusive)

‘Masters of the Universe’: Alison Brie Nabs Key Villain Role of Evil-Lyn in Amazon’s He-Man Movie (Exclusive)

The actress, currently seen on Peacock’s thriller limited series Apples Never Fall, joins Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) and Camila Mendes in the adaptation of the popular toy brand first introduced in the 1980s.


Dave Bautista Talks ‘The Killer’s Game’ Romance and How ‘Dune: Part Two’ Repurposed ‘Dune’ Footage

Dave Bautista Talks ‘The Killer’s Game’ Romance and How ‘Dune: Part Two’ Repurposed ‘Dune’ Footage

Toward the end of Part One, when Baron Harkonnen (Stellan SkarsgĂ„rd) is recovering from his near death in an oil-like mud bath, Bautista’s Rabban is given his marching orders by his uncle to ramp up spice production and kill the Fremen.


Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga Bring Gotham to Venice, Electrify Fest With Ambitious ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga Bring Gotham to Venice, Electrify Fest With Ambitious ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz), Arthur’s neighbor in Joker, makes a brief appearance when the character is brought in as a witness for the prosecution team led by young assistant district attorney Harvey Dent (Harry Lawtey) before his villainous alter ego Two-Face shows up.


James McAvoy’s Directorial Debut About Hip Hop Hoax Sells to Studiocanal for U.K.

James McAvoy’s Directorial Debut About Hip Hop Hoax Sells to Studiocanal for U.K.

The movie is based on the true story of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, two friends from Dundee, Scotland, who conned the music industry by using American accents and pretending to be a Californian rap duo called Silibil N’ Brains.


The Lockdown (2024) Movie Ending Explained: Can Charlie and Jack Escape the Prison?

The Lockdown (2024) Movie Ending Explained: Can Charlie and Jack Escape the Prison?

While on this enforced break from work, she meets her brother, Jack (Leo Howard) at their father, Max Hightower’s (Michael Biehn) gym for a fight.


‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ Review: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Bite Off More Than Expected Restoring a Bad-Taste Restaurant

‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ Review: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Bite Off More Than Expected Restoring a Bad-Taste Restaurant

For folks who’ve never heard of Casa Bonita, half the fun comes from discovering this low-quality, medium-concept, high-kitsch fantasyland that had so impressed Parker as a kid — an ersatz old-timey Mexican town conceived of equal parts imagination and bad taste.


Linda Deutsch, AP Trial Writer Who Had Front Row to Courtroom History, Dies at 80

Linda Deutsch, AP Trial Writer Who Had Front Row to Courtroom History, Dies at 80

She went on to cover a who’s who of criminal defendants — Manson, Simpson, Jackson, Patty Hearst, Phil Spector, the Menendez Brothers, “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez, “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski and the police officers charged in the beating of motorist Rodney King.


London Film Fest Unveils Full Program, Including Doc and First Feature Competition Lineups, Series

London Film Fest Unveils Full Program, Including Doc and First Feature Competition Lineups, Series

The BFI London Film Festival (LFF) 2024 will screen documentaries about “witches,” and zoos and animal rescue centers in Argentina, as well as first features from directors of varied backgrounds, organizers said on Wednesday as they unveiled the full program for this year’s event.


‘Short N’ Sweet’ Is Officially Sabrina Carpenter’s First No. 1 Album

‘Short N’ Sweet’ Is Officially Sabrina Carpenter’s First No. 1 Album

The artful yet gory music video kicks off with a content warning before showing Carpenter choosing from an assortment of weapons, hauntingly singing “Rock-a-bye baby, snug in your bed / Right now you are sleeping / And soon you’ll be
 dead.” The pop star then takes a moment to apply lipstick in the reflection of a large knife.


Didi (2024) Movie Ending Explained & Themes Analyzed: What Does the Ending of ‘Didi’ Mean in Chris’s Journey?

Didi (2024) Movie Ending Explained & Themes Analyzed: What Does the Ending of ‘Didi’ Mean in Chris’s Journey?

Be it “Sing Street,” “The Last Picture Show,” or “Dazed and Confused,” coming-of-age films often capture the essence of the time they are set in.