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Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit

Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit

TORONTO — The global launch of a new non-profit group against authoritarianism will include an invitation-only Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s documentary about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.
Planned production studio in Iqaluit will be 'game changing,' says filmmaker

Planned production studio in Iqaluit will be 'game changing,' says filmmaker

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut filmmakers and videographers say construction of a large-scale TV and film production studio in Iqaluit will be "game changing" for the territory's film industry.
Movie review: ‘Past Lives’ is a gorgeous meditation on love, chance - and the choices we make

Movie review: ‘Past Lives’ is a gorgeous meditation on love, chance - and the choices we make

Two minutes away, the Uber app promises at one point in “Past Lives.” And if you’re like me, you may find yourself — perhaps for the first time in your Uber-riding life — hoping that promise is a bald-faced lie.
Movie Review: The giddy splendor of 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'

Movie Review: The giddy splendor of 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'

Let's get this upfront: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was the best comic-book film of the last decade.
Boots Riley's provocative and surreal 'I'm a Virgo' among June streaming highlights

Boots Riley's provocative and surreal 'I'm a Virgo' among June streaming highlights

Here's a roundup of standout TV series and films debuting on subscription streaming platforms in June: “I’m a Virgo” Writer-director Boots Riley's definitive visual style made his 2018 comedy "Sorry to Bother You" a buzzworthy big-screen success and
Residential school drama ‘Bones of Crows’ explores ongoing legacy of trauma

Residential school drama ‘Bones of Crows’ explores ongoing legacy of trauma

TORONTO — Reminders of Canada’s shameful treatment of Indigenous Peoples were constant as Marie Clements shot parts of her sweeping drama “Bones of Crows” at a former residential school, where hundreds of suspected graves were discovered two years ag
Movie Review: Sydney Sweeney is brilliant in ‘Reality,’ based on true story of NSA whistleblower

Movie Review: Sydney Sweeney is brilliant in ‘Reality,’ based on true story of NSA whistleblower

“Reality,” a new movie starring Sydney Sweeney, is largely set in one empty room. There is nothing on the walls. There are no chairs or rugs, just a stark and ugly room in a nondescript rental property in a downtrodden neighborhood.
'The Little Mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening

'The Little Mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.
Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns

Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns

MONTREAL — Chinatowns across North America don't just share a similar look — they also face similar existential threats and David-versus-Goliath-like battles for survival.
Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback lead ‘Transformers’ from Brooklyn to Peru

Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback lead ‘Transformers’ from Brooklyn to Peru

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback had been dreaming about writing something together for a few years. The two actors, both native New Yorkers, would meet up from time to time and talk about what it could be.
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