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Judd Apatow’s ‘The King of Staten Island’ is a personally inspired tragicomedy about loss, aimlessness and the pain of growing up starring “SNL’s” Pete Davidson.
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After “The Help” soared on Netflix, actress Bryce Dallas Howard championed movies that “center Black lives, stories, creators, and/or performers.”
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How facing down Hollywood racism made Bruce Lee stronger.
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The 2011 film “The Help,” about black servants and their white employers, topped Netflix this week; critics of the movie offered alternatives.
The feature debut for Australian writer-director Mirrah Foulkes, “Judy and Punch” is a 17th century female revenge story starring Mia Wasikowska and Damon Herriman.
Filming in California can resume as soon as next Friday, but county public health officials must approve productions in their jurisdictions.
Films about black lives and race in America are being made available to watch for free in June.
”Parkland Rising,” executive produced by Katie Couric and will.i.am, chronicles the activism that emerged following the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history.
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Another edition of your regular field guide to the world of movies in your living room and beyond.
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Longtime collaborators Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe come together for a semi-autobiographical tale of the filmmaker’s quiet new life in Rome, still driven by an inner anguish.
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Oyelowo and DuVernay said that academy members refused to vote for ‘Selma’ after cast and crew protested the death of Eric Garner in police custody.
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The LGBTQ rights movement was born from an uprising against police violence. For Pride month, here’s a guide to films and TV shows that explore that connection.
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Actor John Boyega’s passionate remarks at Black Lives Matter protests in London have earned him respect from his “Star Wars” family and others in Hollywood.
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“2040" writer-director Damon Gameau details a positive path for battling climate change, utilizing only solutions that are presently available.
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ESPN documentary “Be Water” fleshes out the life and challenges of the legendary martial-arts master.
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Elisabeth Moss stars as writer Shirley Jackson with Michael Stuhlbarg and Odessa Young in Josephine Decker’s ingenious anti-biopic “Shirley.”
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Kevin James plays a neo-Nazi opposite Lulu Wilson in the home invasion thriller “Becky,” a bloody riff on “Home Alone.”
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South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo explores relationships and identity in “Yourself and Yours,” with charming performances by Lee You-young and Kim Joo-hyuk.
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Daniel Traub’s documentary ‘Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own’ surveys the primal work of the New York-based sculptor.
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The Hulu documentary “And We Go Green” paints a rosy future for Formula E auto racing with a boost from celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio.
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HBO Max launched with all but one Studio Ghibli movie in its library. This is the best order to watch them.
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Check out these underseen gems from the Cannes Film Festival, which had to cancel its 2020 edition due to COVID-19.
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The drive-through is derided; the drive-in, nearly extinct. But the coronavirus outbreak has made them essential for food, tests, a movie and church.
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Photos capture Hollywood’s movie houses in this pandemic moment.
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While thousands protested systemic racism and police brutality, American theaters remained quiet. A black producer took notes — and made them public.
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George Floyd’s ancestors lost land, education and their lives to racist U.S. policies
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The main concern of black people right now isn’t whether they’re standing three or six feet apart, but whether their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers will be murdered by cops.
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Investors are piling into stocks of bankrupt companies, wagering against a court process that routinely wipes out shareholders.
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The lesson many on the right took from all the Romney attacks was that a candidate can’t win by being decent.
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MLS and the players union ratified a return-to-play plan but it may have left some bad blood.
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As the nationwide protests enter their third week, more new policy reform policies are being proposed at the local, state and federal levels.
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Congressional Democrats have revealed an ambitious police reform bill, but where it goes from here is difficult to say.
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