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Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick battle to top weekend box office with $30.5-Million each
AUSTIN BUTLER as Elvis in Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “ELVIS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
art & architecture
‘We’re all incriminated:’ Behind the scenes with Ed Burtynsky as he prepares to mount his immersive, scathing new film, In the Wake of Progress
Photographer Ed Burtynsky at his studio, standing in front of a projection of his latest work, 'In the Wake of Progress', Toronto, June 9, 2022.
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Legendary composer John Williams steps away from scoring films, but not music
FILE - Composer John Williams poses at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences event "Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer" in Los Angeles on July 21, 2014. Williams, 90, is devoting himself to composing concert music, including a piano concerto he’s writing for Emanuel X. This spring, he and cellist Yo-Yo Ma released the album “A Gathering of Friends,” recorded with the New York Philharmonic. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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‘I can’t die, I haven’t made this movie yet!’: Nyla Innuksuk’s life-or-death fight to make Slash/Back
Johanna Schneller
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Nunavut-set horror movie Slash/Back spills plenty of blood, even if it’s missing some guts
Nalajoss Ellsworth as Uki in SLASH/BACK. Courtesy of Mixtape SB Productions Inc.
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Pixar’s Lightyear underwhelms with $51-Million debut as Jurassic World Dominion holds on top spot at box office
FILE - This image released by Disney/Pixar shows character Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, left, and Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, in a scene from the animated film "Lightyear," releasing June 17, 2022. Authorities across the Muslim world have barred Disney's latest animated film "Lightyear" from being played at cinemas after the inclusion of a brief kiss between a lesbian couple, the company said Thursday, June 16. (Disney/Pixar via AP, File)
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Netflix launches development program for diverse Canadian writers
This Aug. 13, 2020, photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix is launching a development program exclusively for diverse Canadian writers in film and television. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, file)
film review
Gorgeous cinematography places Montana Story in pantheon of American frontier cinema
MONTANA STORY (2021). n Montana Story, Owen Teague plays Cal Thorne, a young man drawn back to the family ranch to be with his ailing father, Wade. A migrant nurse, Ace (Gilbert Owuor), has been hired to care for the old man, and longtime employee Valentina (Kimberly Guerrero) tries to help manage the sprawling property. But Wade has dug his family deep into debt with the bank, and Cal is ill-prepared to take the reins. His answer to what to do with their horses infuriates his sister Erin (Haley Lu Richardson) when she arrives from back east. The stage is set for an eternal conflict that pushes Cal and Erin to see each other truly. Courtesy of TIFF
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The 10 best movies of 2022 (so far), and how to watch them right now
Barry Hertz
obituary
Philip Baker Hall, of Hard Eight, Seinfeld, dies at 90
Philip Baker Hall stars in You Kill Me, an Odeon Films release. Photo Credit: Terry Wowchuck
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Spiderhead, Netflix’s Chris Hemsworth prison thriller, gets life with no chance of parole
SPIDERHEAD. Chris Hemsworth as Abnesti in Spiderhead. Cr. Netflix © 2022
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Pixar film Lightyear banned in United Arab Emirates over same-sex kiss scene
TRIAL AND ERROR – After being marooned on a hostile planet, Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans) attempts multiple test flights in an effort to recreate the complicated fuel required to reach hyperspeed so he and the whole crew can return to Earth. Directed by Angus MacLane (co-director “Finding Dory”) and produced by Galyn Susman (“Toy Story That Time Forgot”), Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear” opens in U.S. theaters on June 17, 2022. © 2021 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
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Dinosaurs rule at the box office as Jurassic World: Dominion makes $143.4-million opening
This image released by Universal Pictures shows director Colin Trevorrow on the set of "Jurassic World Dominion." (John Wilson/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment via AP)
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Taylor Swift talks transitioning into the director’s chair at Tribeca Festival
FILE - Taylor Swift appears at a premiere for her short film "All Too Well: The Short Film” in New York on Nov. 12, 2021. Swift discussed her short film at the Tribeca Festival on Saturday, June 11, 2022, detailing her transition into the director's chair, the nuances of visual storytelling and the possibility of future film projects. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Netflix’s Adam Sandler basketball drama Hustle is a three-point crowd-pleaser
HUSTLE. (L-R) Juancho Hernangomez as Bo Cruz and Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman in Hustle. Cr. Scott Yamano/Netflix © 2022.
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Jurassic World Dominion star Sam Neill isn’t willing to let the franchise go extinct quite yet
(from left) Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) in Jurassic World Dominion, co-written and directed by Colin Trevorrow.
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Why you need to watch Netflix’s RRR, the action phenomenon taking India, and the world, by storm
RRR is a fictional story about the lives of two Indian revolutionaries in 1920. The film stars Ram Charam as Alluri Sitarama Raju and N.T. Rama Rao Jr as Komaram Bheem and follows them through an undocumented portion of their lives leading up to their decision to fight for their country against the British Raj. The film is directed by S.S. Rajamouli, who also co-wrote the movie with V. Vijayendra Prasad. Courtesy of Netflix
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Jurassic World Dominion is as stupidly fun as its title is in need of a colon
Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and a Parasaurolophus in Jurassic World Dominion, co-written and directed by Colin Trevorrow.
report on business
Online streaming bill will generate $1-billion a year for Canadian creative sector, minister says
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Jennifer Lopez, ‘Spider-Man’ highlight MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jennifer Lopez reacts after winning the MTV Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, U.S., June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni