Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott film
MILAN — The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name nearly a century ago in Florence, are...
12-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren hopes for ‘awesome’ win
LOS ANGELES — For a dozen and more reasons, Diane Warren would be overjoyed to win a best original song Oscar for her work...
Venice Film gives lifetime achievement to Roberto Benigni
ROME — The Venice Film Festival said Thursday it will give its lifetime achievement award this year to Oscar-winning director and actor Roberto Benigni.
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Review: Sexy rom-com loses steam between Friday and ‘Monday’
Monday. Ugh. The very word emits a chill. Monday means back to school, or work. Nose to the grindstone. Party’s over.
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Review: An intimate, wordless portrait of a pig in ‘Gunda’
The barnyard setting of “Gunda” could hardly be more familiar, but in Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's documentary, a pigsty is rendered an almost...
Bayern coach Hansi Flick mulls future amid Germany links
BERLIN — Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick is mulling his future following the team’s Champions League elimination.
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Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge
New York — After spending more than four years under the “bad dream” of rape and kidnapping charges that were recently dismissed, rapper Mystikal...
The disabled hope their Oscar moment can become a movement
LOS ANGELES — Right down to its production design, the Oscars have not always felt like the most welcoming place for the disabled.
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California’s ArcLight and Pacific Theaters to close for good
Hollywood’s theatrical business may be slowly rebounding but for some exhibitors the last year has been catastrophic. Pacific Theaters, which operates some 300 screens...
The gonzo art of writing for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’
NEW YORK — Screenplay writing, usually a fairly solitary, uneventful process, is more of a full-contact sport for a movie like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”
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