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Chalamet 'Completely Believable' as Bob Dylan
Chalamet Shines as Bob Dylan
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Dec 24, 2024 9:40 AM CST

Chalamet Shines as Bob Dylan

Critics praise the performances in A Complete Unknown more than the film itself

(Newser) - James Mangold's A Complete Unknown covers 1961 to 1965, a period in which Bob Dylan, aka Robert Zimmerman, arrived in New York, shot to fame as a folk singer-songwriter, then shocked fans by plugging in an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival. Adapted from Elijah Wald's 2015...

'80s 'Culture-Changers' Enter National Film Registry

Dirty Dancing , Beverly Hills Cop are among this year's entrants onto Library of Congress' list

(Newser) - Each year, the librarian of Congress picks 25 movies that are at least a decade old and "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant to enter the National Film Registry. Per Variety , there were more than 6,700 entrants this year, all submitted by the public as possible contenders. This year'...

Jim Carrey's Retirement Plans Derailed: 'I Need the Money'

'I bought a lot of stuff,' he says of why he took on latest role, in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

(Newser) - More than two years ago, Jim Carrey apparently retired from acting , vowing that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 would likely be his last movie. "If the angels bring some sort of script that's written in gold ink that says to me that it's going to be really important...

Here Are Your Top Films of 2024, per 2 NYT Critics

All We Imagine as Light , Nickel Boys rank first on the lists for Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson

(Newser) - It was a hectic year in politics, but people still managed to find time for a movie or two, or several, including New York Times film critics Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson. The duo have compiled their individual top 10 lists for the flicks that most thrilled and moved them,...

A Millennial Admits: Sappy Christmas Films Aren't Terrible

NYT columnist Amanda Hess is surprised to find she's 'aged into the bad Christmas movie'

(Newser) - If you've ever scoffed at the treacly looking Christmas movies churned out annually by the likes of the Hallmark Channel and Netflix, refusing to become an old cat lady (or lad) sobbing over a rom-com, take comfort that "old" isn't the only demographic that these type of...

Kate Winslet Reveals 'Horrific' Body-Shaming After Titanic
Kate Winslet
Reveals 'Horrific'
Body-Shaming
After Titanic
in case you missed it
Dec 8, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Kate Winslet Reveals 'Horrific' Body-Shaming After Titanic

Actor, 49, says she privately slammed critics of her weight then, telling them: 'I hope this haunts you'

(Newser) - Kate Winslet recently chatted with 60 Minutes , in an interview that aired Sunday to promote her new Lee Miller biopic, and the 49-year-old actor revealed that walking the red carpet after filming 1997's Titanic turned out to be a "horrific" experience, complete with body-shaming, per the Guardian and...

AP Critics Pick the Top Movies of 2024

AP film critics weigh in with their top picks

(Newser) - Theaters are humming right now, with Wicked and Moana 2 bringing moviegoers in droves, but it's been a fairly bruising movie year. In between blockbusters, the challenge of simply getting to the screen feels more perilous than ever. The year was marked by filmmakers who wagered everything from a...

He Brought You the Line 'And Don't Call Me Shirley'

Writer-director Jim Abrahams, a parody specialist, is dead at 80

(Newser) - "And don't call me Shirley!" That iconic line from 1980's Airplane! is one of many that can be attributed to writer-director Jim Abrahams, who leaves behind a legacy of laughs following his death Tuesday at age 80, per The Hollywood Reporter . Abrahams, who died of natural...

The New Barbenheimer? Hello, Glicked

'Blockbuster energy' of Wicked , Gladiator II raise hopes of a big movie weekend

(Newser) - Since the joint release of Barbie and Oppenheimer in July 2023 led to scores of people seeing both blockbusters in a double bill, social media users have been looking for a repeat of the Barbenheimer phenomenon . "Saw Patrol," the portmanteau title given to the joint release of PAW ...

Ahead of Wicked Debut, a Request From AMC

Theater chain reminds moviegoers in ad to watch the Ariana Grande movie silently, not sing along

(Newser) - The Ariana Grande film Wicked premieres on Friday, and one theater chain is already sending out a warning to potential moviegoers: Please don't sing along during the flick. The Independent reports that the AMC theater chain is issuing its red flag during a brief PSA before each showing of...

It May Be Clint's Final Film. So Where Is the Fanfare?

Warner Bros. is not promoting Juror #2 despite strong reviews for director Eastwood

(Newser) - One of the films that opened over the weekend to strong reviews is Juror #2 , a courtroom drama directed by none other than Clint Eastwood. If the film's existence comes as a surprise, it's no wonder: Warner Bros. put it in only a relative handful of theaters—about...

Anna Kendrick Felt 'Gross' Getting Paid for New Film

Actor says she donated money she made from Woman of the Hour to anti-violence charities

(Newser) - Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, began streaming this month on Netflix, and it's garnering decent reviews . But while the 39-year-old Pitch Perfect actor is accepting praise for the film—which the AP describes as a "chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer...

New Joker Film Is a Financial 'Catastrophe'

Variety estimates the widely panned Warner Bros. musical may lose $200M

(Newser) - Critics don't like it , and audiences seem to like it even less after two weeks in theaters. The way things are going, Joker: Folie à Deux is on track "to be one of the year's biggest catastrophes" in Hollywood, reports Variety . The story focuses on the numbers,...

Trump Blasts Biopic The Apprentice
Trump Blasts
Biopic The Apprentice
Oct 14, 2024 11:20 AM CDT

Trump Blasts Biopic The Apprentice

'It's a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job,' he says of the film

(Newser) - Donald Trump couldn't stop the US release of the controversial biopic The Apprentice over the weekend, but he's weighing in as movie critic on Monday:
  • "It's a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job," he wrote on Truth Social . The former president called out screenwriter
...

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?
Guess Who's
Not Retired
Anymore?
Oct 2, 2024 9:40 AM CDT

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is back after 7-year hiatus to appear in Anemone , directed by son Ronan

(Newser) - If an actor claims they're retiring, do they actually really mean it? That's a nay for Daniel Day-Lewis, the Academy Award-winning thespian who announced seven years ago , at age 60, that he was leaving the biz. He's now apparently retracting that decision, with a new movie in...

Coppola Poured Money and Soul Into This Film. People Hate It

Audiences reject Megalopolis , but defenders say it's a work of art that will be appreciated in time

(Newser) - American film audiences got their first chance this weekend to weigh in on legend Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making film Megalopolis . No thanks, they replied .
  • "There is no kind way to put it," writes Brooks Barns in the New York Times . The movie "died on arrival over
...

Beetlejuice's Return Fails to Live Up to the Hype
Beetlejuice's Return
Fails to Live Up to the Hype
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 6, 2024 10:42 AM CDT

Beetlejuice's Return Fails to Live Up to the Hype

Michael Keaton is great, as are most cast members, but something's missing, critics say

(Newser) - If you haven't seen Tim Burton's Beetlejuice of 1988, go back and watch it because critics say it's significantly better than Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice of 2024, with a 68% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Returning are Michael Keaton as the wild-haired titular demon and Winona Ryder...

Here's How Badly Winona Wanted to Be in Beetlejuice Sequel

It was mentioned in her Stranger Things contract

(Newser) - The Venice Film Festival kicks off for the 81st time Wednesday night with the world premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Tim Burton's sequel brings back several key players from his 1988 original, including Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder as Lydia, a widowed mother to daughter Jenna...

Shyamalan Was Called 'the Next Spielberg.' Then, a Fall

David Sims profiles the horror/thriller filmmaker's struggles, and eventual resurrection, for the Atlantic

(Newser) - By the time M. Night Shyamalan was in his early 30s, he had a huge hit to his name thanks to 1999's The Sixth Sense , his psychological thriller starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment, and two follow-ups—2000's Unbreakable and 2002's Signs —that seemed to...

A Beloved Novel Becomes a Less-Loved Movie
A Beloved Novel Becomes
a Less-Loved Movie
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 9, 2024 11:03 AM CDT

A Beloved Novel Becomes a Less-Loved Movie

It Ends With Us stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni impress most fans, leave some critics 'horrified'

(Newser) - Blake Lively's Lily Bloom finds herself in a love triangle, torn between her first love and her current partner, in It Ends With Us, the film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel from director Justin Baldoni, who also stars as passionate yet aggressive love interest Ryle. Audiences, sure to...

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