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- 'Movie Nights with the Reagans,' a new memoirMark Weinberg, a speechwriter and adviser to the president, recounts the weekend evenings he spent watching movies with the president and first lady at Camp David in the 1980s.
'Red Sparrow' is all grim oppressivenessMary-Louise Parker's cameo is a highlight in the film about a lethal Russian agent (Jennifer Lawrence).
鈥極h Lucy!鈥� portrays L.A. from a down-and-outer鈥檚 viewThe聽movie needs to be more expansive and antic than it is.
Why the 2018 Oscars matter: A look at the push for diversity that's changing the face of the movie industryHollywood鈥檚 biggest night is here again. Here鈥檚 a look at what鈥檚 dominating the conversation ahead of the prestigious event.
First Look'Last Men in Aleppo' is nominated for an Oscar, but ceremony remains out of reachThe Syrian government has refused to issue a travel visa for a rescue worker featured in the documentary directed by聽Firas Fayyad. The film follows a group of men in the then rebel-held part of Aleppo who volunteered to save lives during incessant government bombings.- First Look'Last Men in Aleppo' is nominated for an Oscar, but ceremony remains out of reachThe Syrian government has refused to issue a travel visa for a rescue worker featured in the documentary directed by聽Firas Fayyad. The film follows a group of men in the then rebel-held part of Aleppo who volunteered to save lives during incessant government bombings.
Top Picks: 'I鈥檓 With Her''s album 'See You Around,' the Morecast app, and moreNational Geographic was on the scene when聽Elon Musk made history with the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket,聽Pixar scores again with its latest film, 'Coco,' available on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
First LookMinorities have growing influence in film and TV, new study showsPeople of color accounted for a major and growing proportion of movie ticket buyers in 2015 and 2016, according to a new study from UCLA. The findings indicate an increasing economic incentive for Hollywood to appeal to more diverse audiences.聽
American Indian artist T.C. Cannon鈥檚 work reflects still-current conflictsThe poignancy and tension that run through artist Cannon鈥檚 art speak to a larger discussion going on today as the United States grapples with thorny questions of ethnic identity, land rights, and cultural heritage.
'Annihilation' has cheesy visual effectsThere are times when the film skirts silliness, but director Alex Garland has a聽gift for locating the horror inside that silliness.
鈥楾he Party鈥� has great cast, somewhat negligible storyIn its themes and tone, it resembles a minor-league distillation of Edward Albee and Woody Allen.
'The Young Karl Marx' chronicles the early life of the philosopherTrying to encompass a vast swath of historical upheaval in the story of Marx and Friedrich Engels may well be an impossible task. Still, shouldn鈥檛 the film鈥檚 style be a bit more in tune with the incendiariness of its subject?
Top Picks: The podcast 'American History Tellers,' Oscar nominees on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreNils Frahm's聽'All Melody' is the product of recording complex Saal 3, photographer聽Florian Nick's聽travels through Alberta and British Columbia yielded a beautiful time-lapse movie, and more top picks.
As 'Black Panther' hits screens in Africa, 'the hero is all of us'In Marvel's depiction of Wakanda, many African fans see something rarer than vibranium: a big-screen image of Africa that defies Hollywood stereotypes.
Popular bands turn to covers for charityRecent releases, all of which benefit charities, use the occasion of a significant anniversary to revisit a specific album.
'Loveless' is an encompassing indictment of Russian societyThe film is聽an Oscar nominee for best foreign language film and is by the extraordinary Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Top Picks: 'American Folk,' Smithsonian Channel's 'Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp'The film 'The Philadelphia Story' and its legendary trio of stars 鈥� Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart 鈥� returns to theaters, the automobiles of Pixar return with 'Cars 3,' and more top picks.
Beyond ticket sales: 'Black Panther' wields cultural punchThe movie is headed for a box office blitz. But it is the potential it has to elevate the role models for young people of color that has rallied donations of more than $400,000 from across the globe to help send thousands of children in the US to see it.聽
'Black Panther' is easily the best of the Marvel superhero moviesDirector Ryan Coogler is also the co-writer of 鈥淏lack Panther,鈥� with Joe Robert Cole, and he understands better than any of the other Marvel maestros that for a superhero movie to be more than a popcorn jamboree it needs to have a purpose beyond mere cacophony and hijinks.
First LookMcDonald's tries to shake its junk food image by slimming down Happy MealThe Happy Meal menu will soon no longer list cheeseburgers and chocolate milk, although diners can specifically ask for them with the kid's meal.聽
