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Tiffany Haddish takes Hollywood by storm

Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 08:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

— What's the best thing that's happened to Tiffany Haddish in the past year? Tough question. The 38-year-old comedian takes a deep breath. "Meeting Oprah, getting a Tesla, hosting the MTV...

In Venice hit 'First Man,' another day of sun for Chazelle

Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 08:54 Last update: about 9 years ago

Damien Chazelle's last movie, "La La Land," was about a man clinging to nostalgia. His new one, "First Man," doesn't merely flirt with the past. It throttles back in time. But Chazelle's reason...

Movie star's lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt

Monday, 8 October 2018, 08:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Hala Shiha quit the glamorous film industry a decade ago to embrace a more religious lifestyle, adopting the traditional Muslim headscarf, or hijab, along with loose, long-sleeved clothes. The...

In the Detroit-set 'Kin,' a kid with a very big gun

Friday, 5 October 2018, 12:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In the teen sci-fi thriller "Kin," a shy 14-year-old kid finds unearthly powers in the vacant warehouses of Detroit — an intriguing if standard young-adult premise that dissolves before your...

Autumn Preview: Barry Jenkins on adapting James Baldwin

Thursday, 4 October 2018, 12:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

— On one fateful European trip in 2013, Barry Jenkins wrote two scripts: "Moonlight," from Tarell Alvin McCraney's play, and "If Beale Street Could Talk," from James Baldwin's novel. "Moonlight"...

A so-so haunted house drama in 'The Little Stranger'

Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 12:08 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A decaying and haunted manor in the post-World War II English countryside, a grieving family on the verge of madness and class divisions make "The Little Stranger " a darkly intriguing specimen. But...

'Papillon' remake is handsome but slow prison drama

Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 12:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

Danish director Michael Noer's "Papillon " remake, adapted from both Henri Charriere's autobiography and the 1973 Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman film, is a sumptuous-looking but slow-moving prison...

Kingsley: I wanted to nail Eichmann to gates of Auschwitz

Monday, 1 October 2018, 12:01 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Ben Kingsley said he didn't portray Adolf Eichmann out of love or admiration. Rather, he wanted to "nail him to the gates of Auschwitz." The Oscar-winning Kingsley, who has tackled historical...

From 'Venom' to 'Roma,' the movies coming this autumn

Friday, 28 September 2018, 14:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Here's a look at the films coming to theaters through December: SEPTEMBER "Night School" (Sept. 28) — Kevin Hart plays the student and Tiffany Haddish the teacher in this GED...

Autumn Preview: Robert Redford rides into the sunset

Thursday, 27 September 2018, 14:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In "The Old Man and the Gun," the elderly bank robber Forrest Tucker, played by Robert Redford, walks up to a bank teller, smiles, says a few words in a kindly manner, and collects a heap of money....

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