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Back to Coney Island: Woody Allen returns to the '50s for his 47th feature film

Back to Coney Island: Woody Allen returns to the '50s for his 47th feature film

Woody Allen is reluctant to shake hands.
Island Adventure: Jon Alpert’s ‘Cuba and the Cameraman’ provides an inside look at the Castro era

Island Adventure: Jon Alpert’s ‘Cuba and the Cameraman’ provides an inside look at the Castro era

Opening at New York's IFC Theater on Nov. 24, the Netflix production Cuba and the Cameraman is a fascinating time capsule rich with insights into a secretive land. Shot over a 45-year period, the documentary follows farmers, professionals and politicians grappling with change both local and...
Sensual Summer: Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me by Your Name' captures the chemistry of attraction

Sensual Summer: Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me by Your Name' captures the chemistry of attraction

“You will not want to live in 'Suspiria',” Luca Guadagnino jokes when he hears I secretly wish to reside in one of his sun-kissed, sensual films that tickle my taste buds.
Never Give Up: Joe Wright and Gary Oldman revisit Winston Churchill’s ‘Darkest Hour’

Never Give Up: Joe Wright and Gary Oldman revisit Winston Churchill’s ‘Darkest Hour’

The last two years have been something of an odd time, professionally speaking, for director Joe Wright.
Crossing Over: Disney-Pixar’s 'Coco' is a spirited take on Mexico's Day of the Dead

Crossing Over: Disney-Pixar’s 'Coco' is a spirited take on Mexico's Day of the Dead

Expectations run high for 'Coco,' the new animated feature from Pixar. Opening on Nov. 22, its trailers have already garnered millions of views online. Built around Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, the movie follows a young boy whose passion for music leads him into extraordinary adventures.
Using Her Imagination: Nora Twomey's 'The Breadwinner' follows an Afghan girl's struggle for her family

Using Her Imagination: Nora Twomey's 'The Breadwinner' follows an Afghan girl's struggle for her family

A children’s novel penned by Canadian author and activist Deborah Ellis about an eleven-year-old Afghan girl named Parvana who pretends to be a boy in order to financially provide for her family under Taliban rule captured the attention of Aircraft Pictures, which approached Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon.
Activist Spirit: Dan Gilroy directs Denzel Washington as an idealistic lawyer in 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'

Activist Spirit: Dan Gilroy directs Denzel Washington as an idealistic lawyer in 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'

Old-fashioned doesn't begin to describe the "backroom" lawyer Denzel Washington plays in 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' Opening in select theatres on Nov. 17, the Columbia Pictures release gives Washington a good shot at another Oscar nomination.
Power and Control: Joachim Trier adds another great to 2017's slate of LGBT films with supernatural drama 'Thelma'

Power and Control: Joachim Trier adds another great to 2017's slate of LGBT films with supernatural drama 'Thelma'

From 'Carrie' to 'Ginger Snaps' to 'Raw,' the intersection of the supernatural and the female coming-of-age story has long been fruitful ground for filmmakers.
Formative Years: Marc Meyers' 'My Friend Dahmer' glimpses the serial killer to come

Formative Years: Marc Meyers' 'My Friend Dahmer' glimpses the serial killer to come

Years before the world had any dark inkling of a killer they’d call the Milwaukee Cannibal, teenage Jeffrey Dahmer was still just a clever, attractive but socially awkward high-schooler in northern Ohio. He lived with his mother and father and a younger brother. He was loved. And, as depicted in...
Loco Motives: Kenneth Branagh boards the classic Agatha Christie mystery 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Loco Motives: Kenneth Branagh boards the classic Agatha Christie mystery 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Kenneth Branagh has had his morning espresso with honey—"brain food,” he says—is smartly dressed in suit, shirt and tie and ready to address the big question surrounding his new movie based on the Agatha Christie whodunit, Murder on the Orient Express....