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It started in Cannes, and ever since, Rinko Kikuchi’s been in the eye of the ‘Babel’ blitz. For the actress, it’s a crash course in celebrity culture.
Feb. 25, 2007
Movies
Playing a deaf-mute teenager in the multilingual film, Rinko Kikuchi found that in communication, it’s the effort that matters.
Oct. 29, 2006
The skinny: From “American Idol” castoff to Academy Award winner?
Nov. 15, 2006
The ballots are counted, the limos (and stylists) are circling, and Ellen’s in makeup preparing for Hollywood’s big night.
With its increasing proximity to the Oscar nomination deadline, the once-sleepy Palm Springs International Film Festival awards has burst into a serious A-list star scene.
Jan. 14, 2007
In summer, the social scene can slow down, but red carpets were sizzling last week.
July 14, 2013
The World War II spy thriller “Shanghai,” which initially played in China in 2010, is just now getting a U.S. release, but cries of a lost masterpiece are unlikely.
Oct. 1, 2015
Looks we noticed on this week’s red carpet
Truth, supposedly, is stranger than fiction — except when truth and fiction intertwine to create some wondrous, unpredictable hybrid.
March 28, 2015
“Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” is a moody comic allegory about desperation, disconnection and dreams that uses “Fargo,” the Coen brothers classic, as a touchstone to examine modern life.
March 19, 2015