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Notre Dame’s reopening is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral after a devastating fire in 2019.
Hero Complex
Disneyland Resort turns 70 in July, but the celebration will begin on May 16 with the launch of multiple entertainment options and the arrival of a Walt Disney robot.
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Two films have created something of a subgenre in which animation and visual effects inject a new creative spark into the familiar tale of a musician’s rise to fame.
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The music mogul’s sexual mistreatment of women dating back decades was aided and abetted by a complex and vast network of enablers, according to a Times review of court filings and interviews with current and former business associates.
Like the Marvel Cinematic Universe or scripted series with countless spinoffs, reality TV has become more reliant on proven franchises as the industry becomes more risk-averse.
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Perhaps no single character made a bigger impact onscreen in ‘Dune: Part Two’ than the viciously terrifying Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, played by Austin Butler.
Prosthetic makeup designer Pierre Olivier Persin employed a series of techniques to create those eye-popping looks seen in ‘The Substance.’ Key to it all: properly blending materials.
Director Michael Mann spoke between a double feature of ‘The Insider’ and ‘Heat,’ kicking off a new screening series hosted by the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses ‘will now be able to move on with his life’ after settling a sexual assault lawsuit, his attorney told The Times in a statement.
Deep in a bunker, a family keeps on singing in the year’s most nightmarish piece of future shock. Director Joshua Oppenheimer had never made a musical before.
Netflix becomes a player in the comedy world with specials, TV shows and comedy festivals —combining new talent with established names.
Stars like Lita Ford, Nancy Wilson and Sheila E. talk about the importance of helping aspiring musicians learn the ropes of rock ’n’ roll at a camp designed for women of all skill levels. The Hollywood camp opens this weekend.
It may feel like the actor hasn’t been recognized enough in the industry. But she’s actually received some notable honors.
The wartime London-set film includes moments of real peril for the young boy at its center.
Disney dominates the list of 10 top-grossing Hollywood musicals, but Universal hopes ‘Wicked’ will break through.
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