New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
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‘Dune’ is a dream for Villeneuve, Chalamet, sequel or no
VENICE, Italy — Denis Villeneuve’s adaption of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” was always envisioned as two films. But even if the sequel is anything but...
A mixed box office weekend as ‘Free Guy’ tops again
Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend and only the one...
‘Lost Leonardo’ unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi
NEW YORK — We're accustomed to movies — usually adventures, like “Indiana Jones” — with lines that traverse the globe and pinball between global...
Warner Bros studio tour expands with DC Universe, Potter
BURBANK, Calif. — Batman’s secret cave, Harry Potter’s cupboard under the stairs and the infamous “Friends” apartment are major centerpieces to the huge Warner...
‘Laredo’ actor William Smith dies; played cowboys, brawlers
LOS ANGELES — Actor William Smith, who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and no-nonsense tough guys in films and television shows including “Laredo,” “Rich Man,...
`Superman,’ `Lethal Weapon’ director Richard Donner dies
Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s “Superman” and mastered the buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, has...
Cannes reawakens, pins hopes on film festival’s return
CANNES, France — Cannes is back.
The lights are in position,...
Universal takes top three spots at domestic box office
Although the box office has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, at least one studio has good reason to celebrate this Fourth of...
Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in ‘No Sudden Move’
NEW YORK — During the pandemic, Steven Soderbergh has shot two feature films, released a pair of movies, written a sequel to his first...