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Marlee Matlin tells her story in an intimate and groundbreaking documentary

Marlee Matlin tells her story in an intimate and groundbreaking documentary

When American Masters approached Marlee Matlin about doing a documentary, Matlin had one name in mind to direct: Shoshanna Stern. Like Matlin, Stern is deaf. She also hadn’t directed before.
Sean Baker reflects on becoming a 'weird spokesperson' for theatergoing

Sean Baker reflects on becoming a 'weird spokesperson' for theatergoing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — During his best director acceptance speech at this year’s Academy Awards, Sean Baker zealously spoke about the importance of theatergoing, particularly the increasingly threatened independently-owned cinemas .
Think you know 'Jaws'? Test your knowledge with this trivia ahead of the movie's 50th anniversary

Think you know 'Jaws'? Test your knowledge with this trivia ahead of the movie's 50th anniversary

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” It remains one of the most beloved and rewatched movies of all time.
Movie Review: In '28 Years Later,' a zombie pandemic rages on

Movie Review: In '28 Years Later,' a zombie pandemic rages on

Most movies are lucky to predict one thing. Danny Boyle’s 2002 dystopian thriller “28 Days Later” managed to be on the cutting edge of two trends, albeit rather disparate ones: global pandemic and fleet-footed zombies.
'Jaws' changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it

'Jaws' changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark.
'Elio' is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto's Domee Shi, it hits close to home

'Elio' is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto's Domee Shi, it hits close to home

TORONTO — For Domee Shi, making a movie about an introverted kid getting abducted by aliens felt oddly familiar.
Movie Review: An intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness in Pixar’s ‘Elio’

Movie Review: An intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness in Pixar’s ‘Elio’

Elio is a lonely 11-year-old just looking for big answers about life.
Doug Ford blasts Netflix doc on late brother Rob Ford: 'Let him rest in peace'

Doug Ford blasts Netflix doc on late brother Rob Ford: 'Let him rest in peace'

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a new Netflix documentary about his late brother Rob Ford is "disgusting.
Movie Review: From bumper to bumper, 'F1' is Formula One spectacle

Movie Review: From bumper to bumper, 'F1' is Formula One spectacle

The wide-screen spectacle of Formula One gets a gleaming, rip-roaring workout in Joseph Kosinski’s “F1,” a fine-tuned machine of a movie that, in its most riveting racing scenes, approaches a kind of high-speed splendor.
Movie Review: Rebel Wilson's 'Bride Hard' is a wedding movie that's easy to break up with

Movie Review: Rebel Wilson's 'Bride Hard' is a wedding movie that's easy to break up with

Take your average wedding flick, shotgun a hostage situation into it and add some anarchic energy from Rebel Wilson and you get “Bride Hard,” which is a movie, for better or for worse. In this case, much, much worse.