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De Luca and Abdy Under Fire

Warner Bros. Pictures co-heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy are under fire amid several box office flops: 'We didn't want to fail' David Zaslav.

By Matt Donnelly

Inside Jen Salke's Amazon MGM Exit

James Bond clashes and a 'Citadel' misfire led to the shakeup at the studio.

By Michael Schneider

Music

Young Scooter, Atlanta Rapper Signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, Dies at 39

Young Scooter, the Atlanta rapper who was signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, has died at the age of 39 on the same day as his birthday. The Fulton County…

By Steven J. Horowitz

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Academy Apologizes for Not Naming ‘No Other Land’ Director Hamdan Ballal Amid Outcry From More Than 700 Voters

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sent out a statement to its 11,000 members following mounting criticism over its lack of public support for Hamdan…

By Clayton Davis

Biz

FCC Chairman Opens Probe Into Disney and ABC DEI Practices: ‘Iconic’ Company ‘Recently Went All In on DEI’

FCC chair Brendan Carr, after publicly musing that he might go after Disney over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, made it official: The agency has opened a…

By Todd Spangler

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‘A Working Man’ Opens Against ‘Snow White’

The close match-up for first will only yield a modest prize, as other new features like A24's "Death of a Unicorn" and Universal's "The Woman in the Yard" post more…

By J. Kim Murphy

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‘Death of a Unicorn’

Paul Rudd kills the wrong magical creature in a biting horror satire. Director Alex Scharfman offers an amusingly dark take on the beloved fantasy beast, filling a unicorn-shaped hole in cinema.
‘Snow White’

More frolicsome and less lead-footed than most of the live-action Disney remakes. Rachel Zegler's Snow White has a pert glow, and Gal Gadot, as the Evil Queen, glares like a furious dominatrix.
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‘Thank You Very Much’

Alex Braverman's documentary traces the life and career of Andy Kaufman — but more than that, it understands him. It uses rare footage to show how Kaufman was an avatar of the entertainment age.
‘A Working Man’

In a competent but forgettable rehash from 'The Beekeeper' director David Ayer, Russian sex traffickers kidnap the wrong girl, unleashing stop-at-nothing vengeance from Jason Statham.

‘Interior Chinatown’

'Interior Chinatown' Struggles to Turn an Allegorical Novel Into a Show
‘Dune: Prophecy’

HBO Prequel Series 'Dune: Prophecy' Capably Tailors the Epic Franchise to Television
‘Landman’

Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' Gives the West Texas Oil Fields the 'Yellowstone' Treatment
'The Day of the Jackal’

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch's 'The Day of the Jackal' Is an Exhilarating Assassin Thriller

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
‘Tommy’

Strictly for the boomers.
‘Water for Elephants’

The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.

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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!