Movies

Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny

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Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny

NEW DELHI — Bollywood has made a financial comeback this year worthy of one of its traditional singing-on-top-of-the-hills moments. India’s Hindi language movie industry made an impressive recovery after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio productions and Bollywood megastars, and streaming platforms taking away a large chunk of viewership. According to consultancy firm … Read more

Pierce Brosnan is in hot water, accused of trespassing in a Yellowstone thermal area

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Pierce Brosnan is in hot water, accused of trespassing in a Yellowstone thermal area

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, is now facing heat in real life, charged with stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park. Brosnan walked in an off-limits area at Mammoth Terraces, in the … Read more

The Golden Globes: How to watch, who’s hosting and other key things to know

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The Golden Globes: How to watch, who’s hosting and other key things to know

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Golden Globe Awards are back on the first Sunday in January with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort. The show is known for its boozy celebration of film and television and as an early stop for awards season contenders. Scandals have led to a membership … Read more

Barbie, Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift: 2023’s most important films

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Barbie, Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift: 2023’s most important films

Movie posters for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are pictured outside the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, 2023. Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty Images Call 2023 an explosive comeback at the box office. There were blonde bombshells, in “Barbie,” actual bombs, in “Oppenheimer,” and small-budget blockbusters — each of them … Read more

Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? ‘Barbie’ success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift

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Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? ‘Barbie’ success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift

NEW YORK — Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western.” Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time. “Avengers: The Age of Ultron” was then one of the year’s biggest movies. The following year would bring “Captain America: Civil War,” “Deadpool” and … Read more

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies

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Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies

SEOUL, South Korea — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday. Lee was found dead at a car in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, it said. Police earlier said an unconscious Lee was discovered at an unidentified Seoul location. South Korean media outlets including Yonhap … Read more

‘The Color Purple’ scores second-best Christmas debut box office ever

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‘The Color Purple’ scores second-best Christmas debut box office ever

Taraji P. Henson stars in Warner Bros. “The Color Purple.” Warner Bros. Discovery It was a very Merry Christmas for Warner Bros. Discovery. With $18.15 million in box office receipts, the studio’s newest film “The Color Purple” had the highest Christmas Day opening since 2009 and the second-largest Christmas Day opening of all time. The … Read more

56 French stars defend actor Gerard Depardieu despite sexual misconduct allegations

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56 French stars defend actor Gerard Depardieu despite sexual misconduct allegations

PARIS — More than 50 French performers, writers and producers published an essay Tuesday defending film star and national icon Gerard Depardieu amid growing scrutiny of his behavior toward women during his five-decade career. Advocates for sexual abuse victims expressed dismay at the outpouring of support. Depardieu was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges … Read more

Air Jordans made for Spike Lee and donated to Oregon shelter auctioned for nearly $51,000

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Air Jordans made for Spike Lee and donated to Oregon shelter auctioned for nearly ,000

PORTLAND, Ore. — Watching a countdown of the auction’s final minutes on Monday, Erin Holcomb couldn’t believe it: the sale price kept jumping for the rare, gold Nike Air Jordan 3s that were anonymously dropped in the donation chute of the Oregon shelter where she works in Portland. “In the last five minutes it went … Read more

Netflix quietly rolls out major change to reduce buffering, improve streaming

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Netflix quietly rolls out major change to reduce buffering, improve streaming

Streaming service users are all too familiar with the frustrations of waiting for a show or movie to buffer. Now, Netflix has quietly rolled out an upgrade to help address that annoying problem. The streaming giant has revealed a major change in how it encodes high-definition videos to reduce buffering and the amount of internet … Read more