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Cineplex doesn't expect to recoup any material amount of the $1.24B owed by Cineworld

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it does not expect to recover any material amount from U.K.-based Cineworld Group PLC, its once-suitor which owes the Toronto movie theatre chain $1.24 billion. U.K.

Apr 12, 2023 8:03 AM Read more >

The anime hit 'Suzume' and Shinkai's cinema of cataclysm

NEW YORK (AP) — Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake struck Japan .

Apr 10, 2023 12:47 PM Read more >

Big changes, top projects, LaFlamme: What to look for at the Canadian Screen Awards

TORONTO — The Canadian Screen Awards have been positioned as the country's most esteemed honour for homegrown film, television and digital media.

Apr 10, 2023 7:22 AM Read more >

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash

Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.

Apr 9, 2023 11:04 AM Read more >

‘A Thousand and One’ is Teyana Taylor's answered prayer

NEW YORK (AP) — Pulpits across America this Easter Sunday are sure to be filled with pastors preaching the longtime adage that “God may not be there when you want Him, but He’s always on time.

Apr 7, 2023 12:06 PM Read more >

3 new 'Star Wars' movies coming, including Rey's return

LONDON (AP) — For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away — Lucasfilm announced three new live-action films in the franchise Friday.

Apr 7, 2023 8:41 AM Read more >

'Showing Up': Kelly Reichardt 'fine with being a side B-er’

The quiet perceptions, everyday troubles and intermittent moments of transcendence that make up Kelly Reichardt’s films have always had a rhythm apart from most American movies.

Apr 7, 2023 8:35 AM Read more >

Johnny Depp-starrer 'Jeanne du Barry' to open Cannes

NEW YORK (AP) — The historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

Apr 5, 2023 12:49 PM Read more >

Review: Arty movie 'Showing Up' about artists fails to spark

Michelle Williams plays a sculptor whose hot water heater has irritatingly busted in the languid “Showing Up.” That's about it, plot-wise. Talk about nobody showing up.

Apr 5, 2023 11:46 AM Read more >

Review: A different kind of underdog story in ‘Air’

The new movie “ Air ” is technically about a shoe. There is nothing especially extraordinary about this shoe.

Apr 5, 2023 10:42 AM Read more >