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Trump Convicted
Former President Donald Trump was convicted in a Manhattan courthouse on Thursday of falsifying business records in connection with a payout to porn actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016…
Jean Smart will soon return as Deborah Vance.
Chris Hemsworth is in talks to join another blockbuster franchise. After playing Marvel’s Thor and the deranged villain Dementus in George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,”…
Biz
Skydance Media Revises Paramount Global Bid to Make It More Attractive to Noncontrolling Shareholders
After months of on-again-off-again haggling, Skydance Media submitted a newly revised offer for Paramount Global. The revised bid would reduce the amount Skydance and its financial…
Mahershala Ali might be paying a visit to Isla Nublar. The Oscar-winning actor is in talks to join the new “Jurassic World” sequel, which is in development at Universal. Once he…
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Cynthia Nixon on Miranda’s Evolution in ‘And Just Like That’
Nixon also talks about the end of Che Diaz and her 'Gilded Age' friendships.
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Cannes Film Festival
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‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or
Jesse Plemons, the women of 'Emilia Perez' take acting prizes
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‘Anora’ Review
Sean Baker's Whirlwind Sex-Work Romance Sparkles Like the Tinsel in Its Leading Lady's Hair.
Reviews
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
The origin story of Furiosa has dazzling sequences, but George Miller's overstuffed epic is no 'Fury Road.'
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‘The Garfield Movie’
The Chris Pratt-led animated movie misunderstands Garfield's appeal and is full of shamelessly conspicuous product placement.
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‘Hit Man’
Glen Powell rules as an undercover contract killer in Richard Linklater's fun action comedy studded with delicious moments.
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‘IF’
John Krasinski's big-hearted children's tale doesn't feel magical like the Pixar films it aspires to emulate.
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‘A Man in Full’
A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
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‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
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‘The Veil’
Elisabeth Moss stuns in FX's fascinating spy thriller.
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'Dead Boy Detectives’
This 'Sandman' spinoff adapts Neil Gaiman's comic as a zany teen procedural.
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‘Radical Optimism’
Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.
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‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Taylor Swift renews her vows with heartbreak in this audacious, transfixing album.
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‘Only God Was Above Us’
Vampire Weekend reinvents itself again with an unusual fusion of baroque-esque grandeur.
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‘Cowboy Carter’
Being Beyoncé means never having to pretend to be just one thing.
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‘An Enemy of the People’
Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
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‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
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‘Tommy’
Strictly for the boomers.
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‘Water for Elephants’
The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.
VIP+
Layoff Surge Highlights Disconnect Between Job Volume, Success at Gaming Companies
Despite all the downsizing, headcounts at some of the biggest businesses making video games are not what one might expect
Awards
How ‘The Bear’ Could Break Multiple Emmy Records Held by ‘Game of Thrones,’ ’30 Rock’ and ‘Succession’
With the appetite of a hungry grizzly, “The Bear” could gobble up a few Emmy records for its sophomore season. Fresh off a smashing first season that set a new benchmark for comedy…
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Matt Smith Pulls Back the Curtain on ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, From Losing a Showrunner to Playing a ‘Much Weaker’ Daemon in Crisis
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Andrew Scott on Becoming ‘Ripley,’ His Taylor Swift Friendship and Why He’s Tired of Being Called an ‘Openly Gay’ Actor
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The Re-Reinvention of Television: Streamers Dust Off Some of the Old Broadcast Playbook for a New Era
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Witness Anya Taylor-Joy: The ‘Furiosa’ Star on Making the ‘Mad Max’ Icon Her Own and Hopes for ‘Dune 3’
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