Blockbuster Films Keep Getting Longer; How And Why Did We Get Here?
Critic Chris Klimek crunches the numbers to examine how and why blockbuster films like Avengers: Endgame grew to such great, bladder-busting lengths.
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News Brief: China's Belt And Road Initiative, Pivot District, 'Avengers'
Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting world leaders in a forum on China's Belt and Road Initiative. Also, a look at a district that voted for Obama and then Trump.
'Avengers: Endgame' Brings Marvel Saga To Close With Epic Three-Hour Film
With most of the Marvel superheroes turned to dust in the last Avengers movie — along with half the universe — Avengers: Endgame brings the Marvel saga to a close in an epic three-hour film.
'JT LeRoy': An Infamous Literary Fraud, Seen Through The Eyes Of The Fraudsters
Laura Dern and Kristin Stewart star in the real-life tale of a frustrated author who created a false identity that captivated the literary world.
Auteur! Auteur!: 'Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché'
Pamela D. Green's enlightening documentary adds to the already strong case that Guy-Blaché was the first female auteur of cinema, though in doing so it strives to connect a few too many dots.
'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Thrilling (If Exhausting) Journey Through Time
As the grand finale of 22 tightly interconnected movies, Endgame brings this chapter of the saga to a stirring and resonant close. Critic Justin Chang says it's one of Marvel's better pictures.
Tony-Award Winning Playwright Mark Medoff Dies At Age 79
Medoff is best known for Children of a Lesser God, a play about a young deaf woman's romance with her speech teacher.
Academy Leaves Door Open To Netflix After Tussle Over Oscars Eligibility Rules
A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it.
Mourning Has Broken Them: 'Avengers: Endgame'
The culmination of the Avengers franchise proves a remarkably intimate and somber affair until it concludes with a climactic battle more thrilling than anything superhero cinema has delivered to date.
Kathy Griffin: Life After The Trump Severed Head Controversy
When she posed in 2017 with a mock-severed head of President Trump, comedian Kathy Griffin's career crumbled. She's out with a film: Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story, about life after the controversy.