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Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the story

Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the story

MOUND BAYOU, Miss. (AP) — The tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for Emmett Till's mother as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who lynched her son in 1955.
Review: ‘Armageddon Time' set in 1980s yet reminds of today

Review: ‘Armageddon Time' set in 1980s yet reminds of today

After touching the stars with Brad Pitt , filmmaker James Gray has come back to earth to explore his own childhood in “ Armageddon Time.

Q&A: Todd Field and Cate Blanchett go deeper into ‘Tár’

When Cate Blanchett stepped out of her first screening for “ Tár ,” she wanted to immediately go back and watch it again.
Review: A 1960s underground abortion network in 'Call Jane'

Review: A 1960s underground abortion network in 'Call Jane'

In Phyllis Nagy's “Call Jane,” Joy (Elizabeth Banks) is a 1960s housewife married to a defense attorney (Chris Messina) with a teenage daughter (Grace Edwards) and a baby on the way. A heart condition, though, threatens her life in childbirth.
Filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson to receive lifetime honour from directors' guild

Filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson to receive lifetime honour from directors' guild

TORONTO — Icelandic-Canadian filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson will be honoured with the Directors Guild of Canada's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Director James Gunn, Peter Safran to co-lead DC Studios

Director James Gunn, Peter Safran to co-lead DC Studios

James Gunn, the writer-director who made the “Guardians of the Galaxy” household names for Marvel and revived “The Suicide Squad,” will soon be responsible for the future of Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery.
An exiled actress stars in a piercing portrait of Iran

An exiled actress stars in a piercing portrait of Iran

NEW YORK (AP) — Ninety-nine lashes and a prison sentence awaited Zar Amir Ebrahimi in 2008 when she decided to flee Iran. Ebrahimi’s only crime was sex.
Review: Chastain is an everyday superhero in 'Good Nurse'

Review: Chastain is an everyday superhero in 'Good Nurse'

Movie titles are always important, but there’s special significance to the title of “The Good Nurse,” based on the horrific serial killings of dozens and possibly hundreds of patients by a night nurse who injected fatal drugs into IV bags.
Review: 'Wendell & Wild' is a dark and cold animated ride

Review: 'Wendell & Wild' is a dark and cold animated ride

Just in time for Halloween comes a film that isn't afraid to lean into the darkness, one frame at a time.
For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes

For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes

NEW YORK (AP) — The “heart and soul” of a film is an often-overused term, but it’s practically unavoidable when it comes to Anthony Hopkins in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time.
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