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Saudi Arabia banned film for 35 years. The Red Sea festival is just one sign of the industry's rise

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — “My Driver and I” was supposed to be made in 2016, but was scuttled amid Saudi Arabia's decades-long cinema ban.
How Timothée Chalamet transformed into Bob Dylan for 'A Complete Unknown'

How Timothée Chalamet transformed into Bob Dylan for 'A Complete Unknown'

NEW YORK (AP) — How many roads must a man walk down to play Bob Dylan ? Quite a few, at least, if you’re Timothée Chalamet . Off and on for some six years, Chalamet has been obsessively working toward his performance in “A Complete Unknown.
‘The Bibi Files,’ with leaked Netanyahu footage, can't be seen in Israel. Israelis are finding ways

‘The Bibi Files,’ with leaked Netanyahu footage, can't be seen in Israel. Israelis are finding ways

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran documentarian Alex Gibney, who in a decades-long career has tackled many a thorny issue , wasn't planning a film about Israel — until one day last year, when a stunning leak fell into his hands.
How Timothée Chalamet transformed into Bob Dylan

How Timothée Chalamet transformed into Bob Dylan

NEW YORK (AP) — How many roads must a man walk down to play Bob Dylan ? Quite a few, at least, if you're Timothée Chalamet . Off and on for some six years, Chalamet has been obsessively working toward his performance in “A Complete Unknown.
Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner embody 'Hakuna Matata' spirit in 'Mufasa: The Lion King'

Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner embody 'Hakuna Matata' spirit in 'Mufasa: The Lion King'

"Hakuna Matata" may not feature on the soundtrack, but Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner embodied the carefree spirit of the song when they reprised their roles as comical buddies Pumbaa and Timon for "Mufasa: The Lion King.
B.C. aims to hang onto 'Hollywood north' title by boosting film and TV tax incentives

B.C. aims to hang onto 'Hollywood north' title by boosting film and TV tax incentives

The British Columbia government is increasing tax incentives for both local and international film and TV projects in an effort to attract more major productions to the province.
Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

A movie shot in first person sounds like a gimmick. Part of the magic of filmed storytelling is accepting that something can be from someone’s point of view and yet also from a distance.
In 'Nickel Boys,' striving for a new way to see

In 'Nickel Boys,' striving for a new way to see

NEW YORK (AP) — RaMell Ross sometimes sends his photography students out on a unique assignment. He tells them to photograph a white person, a Black person, an Asian person and an Indian person.
Movie Review: ‘September 5’ goes inside a newsroom during the Munich Olympics hostage crisis

Movie Review: ‘September 5’ goes inside a newsroom during the Munich Olympics hostage crisis

News junkies will find much to love in “September 5,” a fictionalized account of ABC’s live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics .
Movie Review: 'Kraven the Hunter' is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe

Movie Review: 'Kraven the Hunter' is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe

Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But there's something this slab of human beef can't do: Anchor a decent movie.
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