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Fainting, fighting and folk-horror: Florence Pugh’s best films – ranked!
Ahead of the release of We Live in Time next month, we celebrate the filmography of a breakout British star, from Little Women to Lady Macbeth. The only reason this fabulous DreamWorks animation is ...The Guardian - 5h -
The 20 best albums of 2024
Check out the 20 best albums of 2024 as selected by Times pop music critic Mikael Wood.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
The 30 best songs of 2024
Listen to a playlist of the best songs of the year as selected by The Times' August Brown and Mikael Wood.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Inside the Los Angeles film critics vote that gave 'Anora' best picture
Times columnist Glenn Whipp and film editor Joshua Rothkopf break down the winners and less fortunate in this year's Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. vote.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
A rare interview with Juliette Binoche - the new President of the European Film Academy
Euronews Culture sits down with award-winning actress Juliette Binoche, in her first year as President of the European Film Academy, to talk about cinema and the importance of choosing your ...Yahoo Sports - 11h -
The Best Games Of 2024
The 2024 gaming year is nearing the finish line, and if there's a common thread linking all of this year's biggest releases, it's that several of these games have been surprise hits. While 2023 was ...GameSpot - 1d -
French actor Adèle Haenel walks out of trial after film-maker denies assaulting her
Prosecutor demands two-year house detention for Christophe Ruggia for alleged sexual assault of actor when she was a child. A French prosecutor has demanded film-maker Christophe Ruggia be put ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘I thirst for you’: the inside story of Badnam Basti, India’s first queer film
With a title that translates as Neighbourhood of Ill Repute, and featuring a bisexual love triangle, the 1971 film wowed festivals – before disappearing without trace. Now it’s been rediscovered – ...The Guardian - 2d -
Best Theater of 2024
Broadway roared back, but the kitties were downtown and the prayer service was in Brooklyn.The New York Times - 2d -
The Best NYC Dishes of 2024
A messy patty melt, an exemplary chocolate cake and two dozen other delights worth savoring.The New York Times - 2d -
French film director faces charges of sexual harassment of child actor Adèle Haenel
Haenel says Christophe Ruggia subjected her to ‘permanent sexual harassment’ during making of film when she was between 12 and 15. In one of the first French #MeToo cases to come to court , a film ...The Guardian - 3d -
Stars of 'His Three Daughters' on the film's heated emotions, dark humor
As grieving sisters, Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne tangle while coming to terms with their father's death.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
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How one of gaming's best-known actors took on one of film's biggest roles
He's played some of the biggest roles in gaming, but Troy Baker confesses his latest scared even him.BBC News - 3d -
Jacques Audiard’s genre-bending Emilia Pérez wins best film at European Film Awards
Musical also claims prizes for best director, screenplay, editing and best actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. All-dancing, all-singing musical Emilia Pérez has twirled itself into contention for ...The Guardian - 4d -
Marrakech Film Festival bestows Palestinian film 'Happy Holidays' with top award
The Marrakech International Film Festival has bestowed its top prize on “Happy Holidays,” a Palestinian drama set in Israel whose screenplay won an award at the Venice Film Festival in SeptemberABC News - 4d -
Hollywood and the Middle East mix at Red Sea International Film Festival
One of the Middle East’s fastest-growing film festivals opened Thursday in Saudi Arabia, attracting filmmakers and stars from around the world to present over 120 films from 81 countries in ...ABC News - 5d -
The best books of 2024
A new Sally Rooney, the return of le Carré’s George Smiley, plus real-life revelations from Al Pacino and Salman Rushdie ... Guardian critics pick the year’s best fiction, memoir, children’s books ...The Guardian - 5d -
The best fiction of 2024
From Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Alan Hollinghurst’s Our Evenings, Percival Everett’s James and a host of inventive debuts – this year’s highlights in fiction. In a year of surprises – a ...The Guardian - 5d -
Miho Nakayama, Japanese pop star who starred in romance film 'Love Letter,' dies at 54
Miho Nakayama, a Japanese singer-actor known for her contributions to the early J-pop scene and the film 'Love Letter,' was found dead at her home this week.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Best Video Games of 2024
It was supposed to be a sleepy year for the video game industry. Then came surprise hits like Balatro, Animal Well and Astro Bot.The New York Times - 5d -
The 20 best songs of 2024
Here are the year’s most outstanding tracks – from Fontaines DC to Beyoncé via Kendrick Lamar – as voted for by 26 Guardian music writers Continue reading...The Guardian - 6d -
How far she went: why did the Moana films become such a phenomenon?
Record-breaking box office of animated sequel shows how the first film became an unlikely smash hit on streaming. If you want a quick explanation of why Moana 2 is on target to gross more than a ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Fantasy Film Room: 5 defenses you didn't know were a fantasy problem + TNF preview | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast
It's Thursday and 'Fantasy Film Room' is back with Nate Tice and Matt Harmon. To start the show, Harmon reveals the top ten defenses in EPA since Week 8 with a handful of defenses that you'd be ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5 -
'Wicked' named best film, Daniel Craig best actor by National Board of Review
The National Board of Review put its full support behind Jon MABC News - Dec. 4 -
The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers
Break out your “Dune” popcorn bucket: It's time for the best movies of the yearABC News - Dec. 4 -
“Camera Girl” Features Steamy Nights Preserved on Polaroid Film
Polaroid photos capturing the fugitive spirit and some famous faces of New York’s 1980s club scene are the focus of a new book, “Camera Girl.”The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
International films spotlight Irish rappers, quarreling kids and a teen with a hit-man dad
Three films — 'Armand,' 'Kneecap' and 'Sujo' — prove that great performances, incredible music and a sliver of hope can transcend the darker aspects of life.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’
Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here. They came for Rubens Paiva one Wednesday lunchtime in January 1971, barging into his ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
How an untested screenwriter became Luca Guadagnino's ace film collaborator
Playwright Justin Kuritzkes won Italian director Luca Guadagnino over with his 'Challengers' script and proceeded to collaborate with him again on 'Queer.'Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
The world’s best food markets
FT writers and editors choose their favourite places to stock up on great local produceFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
The 10 Best Books of 2024
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival
Sean Penn has blasted the organizers of the Oscars of being cowards who, in effect, limit the kind of films that can be funded and madeABC News - Dec. 3 -
'The Brutalist' tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes
Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody, also won best actorABC News - Dec. 3 -
"The Brutalist" named year's best film by New York film critics
The New York Film Critics Circle, one of the nation's oldest and most venerated critics' groups, is kicking movie awards season into high gear Tuesday as they select their choices for the best of ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
2,000 Mules director apologizes to man falsely accused of voter fraud in film
Dinesh D’Souza admits analysis in film that alleged massive 2020 voter fraud scheme based on ‘inaccurate information’. Conservative film-maker Dinesh D’Souza has issued a rare apology for his ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
The best TV shows of 2024
In a year filled with quality series, these subjective choices indicate that great TV shows keep being made, even if the industry is in a bit of slump, our television critic says.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3 -
What does the recent surge in Jewish-themed films mean for awards season?
Films such as 'Schindler's List' and 'Gentleman's Agreement' have won top Oscar gold. But how will the range of Jewish-centric films fare this awards season?Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3 -
‘Harm to children was part of the point’: a harrowing film on US family separations
Errol Morris’s bleak documentary Separated has gained in relevance since it premiered with more ‘state-created orphans’ to come under a second Trump administration. He thought he was working in the ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Dinesh D’Souza, ’2000 Mules’ Director, Acknowledges the Film Was Flawed
The director, Dinesh D’Souza, who is facing a lawsuit over the documentary, admitted that an analysis used to make claims about election fraud that were later debunked had been faulty.The New York Times - Dec. 2
