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Retro movies are hitting big at the box office. Why cinephiles and theaters are going back in time13:33 Anniversary screenings are taking over the box office. Luckily, moviegoers are welcoming these returns to the big screen with open arms. 'Hamnet' reigns at the Toronto International Film Festival awards0:12 Chloé Zhao's tale of Shakespeare writing Hamlet amid the grief of his son's death, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, won the People's Choice Award on Sunday. Too legendary to stay lovable losers, Spinal Tap returns in underpowered 'The End Continues'13.září Director Rob Reiner re-teams with his inspired comic cast — Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — but the gently amusing result falls short of hopes. Paramount denounces boycott of Israeli film industry as Gaza conflict divides Hollywood13.září Paramount on Friday sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israel's film industry made by a loose-knit group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine and includes dozens of Hollywood luminaries. Once again, we return to Hitler's image maker in 'Riefenstahl,' this time with damning evidence12.září In movies like 'Triumph of the Will' and 'Olympia,' Leni Riefenstahl all but invented the fascist aesthetic. A new documentary indicates that she knew what she was doing. The 9 best movies we saw at the Toronto International Film Festival12.září Strong turns by Tessa Thompson, Amanda Seyfried and Jessie Buckley arrived in movies that rose to the top of a stacked slate at the Toronto International Film Festival. Liam Hemsworth and model Gabriella Brooks are engaged after nearly 6 years of dating12.září 'Hunger Games' actor Liam Hemsworth is giving marriage a second shot with model Gabriella Brooks. Hemsworth was previously married to pop star Miley Cyrus. Nintendo announces 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,' so there's hope for more of that blue star12.září The 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' sequel is officially titled 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.' Might a certain cheerfully nihilistic blue star make an appearance? Clifton Powell drops the name of the agent he says fired him for doing another 'little Black movie'12.září Clifton Powell drops the name of agent he says fired him for doing another 'little Black movie.' Keeping 'one foot in' with his community has served him well. Heading back to Downton Abbey for 'The Grand Finale' yields a comfortable catharsis12.září Mainstays Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Allen Leech return for Julian Fellowes' conclusion, a movie that satisfies while keeping the mansion door open. 'The Long Walk' is a straight line to one of Stephen King's darkest concepts12.září Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson star in director Francis Lawrence's take on an early Stephen King novel about a vicious annual contest in a dystopian America. Curious about 'Demon Slayer'? Here's a (mostly) spoiler-free guide for anime beginners12.září Curious about 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle'? Here is everything you need to know about the popular anime franchise and the latest movie. Emotionally faint, 'The History of Sound' trades on too subtle a romantic ache12.září Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal play secret lovers in director Oliver Hermanus' WWI-era romance, one that never sharpens into the vivid sense of heartbreak you're hoping for. At Toronto, Oscar hopefuls enter the octagon, but bigger swings are found elsewhere12.září TIFF is often a launching pad for awards hopefuls, but it's a good thing this year's selection ranged far and wide, from The Rock to a Thai movie about a haunted vacuum. 'The film certainly cost me a pound of flesh': Spielberg returns to 'Jaws' via new Academy Museum exhibit11.září The Academy Museum is opening its largest single-film show yet, collecting props and artifacts from a movie that invented the summer blockbuster as we know it. |