Movies

French Support For Roman Polanski Wanes

5:06pm December 21, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

Roman Polanski's new film is called J'Accuse. It's about the notorious miscarriage of French justice that was the Dreyfus Affair. But some are asking about Polanski's own reckoning with justice.

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Movie Review: 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker'

5:06pm December 21, 2019

by Bob Mondello

The third movie in the third trilogy of the scrappy little space-opera-that-could — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — opened this weekend.

Books

'Little Women': Book Vs. Movie

7:53am December 21, 2019

This Christmas a new adaptation of Little Women hits theaters. But must you read Louisa May Alcott's classic before you see the latest screen version? The answer is ... it depends.

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George MacKay (center) plays the British soldier Schofield in 1917, the war drama co-written and directed by Sam Mendes.

Arts

'It Was Part Of Me': Director Sam Mendes On The Family History In '1917'

7:53am December 21, 2019

by Scott Simon

The World War I thriller, filmed to appear as one continuous shot, was inspired by the war stories of his grandfather — who didn't talk about his combat experiences until late in life.

'Bombshell' Tells The Story Of Sexual Harassment Allegations At Fox News

4:48pm December 20, 2019

The new movie Bombshell tells the story of former Fox News anchors Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly accusing then-Fox CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, which eventually led to his ouster.

March sisters Meg (Emma Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh), Jo (Saoirse Ronan) and Beth (Eliza Scanlen) return to the screen in a new adaptation of Little Women.

Arts

'Little Women' Again? Greta Gerwig's Adaptation Is Both Faithful And Radical

1:41pm December 20, 2019

by Justin Chang

Gerwig gives us the warm, homespun pleasures of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel, but she also holds the well-worn text up to the light to consider some of its flaws and compromises.

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How Droids Hold The 'Star Wars' Universe Together

5:09am December 20, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

Droids are every bit as important as jedis and princesses in the Star Wars universe.

It's Time To Talk About 'Cats'

7:48pm December 19, 2019

The movie musical Cats premieres this week. It adapts Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical of the same name, which is both divisive and still very popular.

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In Tom Hooper's adaption of the musical Cats, Ian McKellan stars as Gus, one of the jarring Jellicle cats.

Arts

'Cats': Spay It

5:00pm December 19, 2019

by Scott Tobias

'The fundamental wrongness ... never dissipates," says critic Scott Tobias.

Karim Aïnouz's Invisible Life stars Julia Stockler and Carol Duarte as two sisters separated in 1950's Rio de Janeiro.

Arts

Two Sisters, Separated By Hardship, Long To Reconnect In 'Invisible Life'

5:00pm December 19, 2019

by Ella Taylor

In this unabashedly melodramatic, "intermittently gratifying" tale, two sisters in 1950s Rio de Janeiro follow their separate dreams, not knowing they live close to one another.