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Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa , reunite with “Nacho Libre” director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe.

Mar 31, 2025 8:06 AM Read more >

Statham’s 'A Working Man’ upsets ‘Snow White’ to take No. 1 at the box office

NEW YORK (AP) — In an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” took No. 1 at the box office, besting the rapidly declining “Snow White,” according to studio estimates Sunday. Even after a lackluster debut , the Walt Disney Co.

Mar 30, 2025 10:52 AM Read more >

'Severance' star Britt Lower explores Toronto's bike lanes and book aisles for 'Darkest Miriam'

TORONTO — Leaving behind the sterile office corridors of “Severance,” Britt Lower pedalled through Toronto's bustling streets in order to find her character’s pulse for “Darkest Miriam.

Mar 28, 2025 8:15 AM Read more >

Can the ‘feel-good’ movie exist in 2025? ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island' proves maybe it can

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now.

Mar 28, 2025 6:53 AM Read more >

So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027

After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado , keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City, the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premier indepen

Mar 27, 2025 10:58 PM Read more >

Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, Utah

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah. The decision ends a yearlong process in which numerous U.S.

Mar 27, 2025 1:11 PM Read more >

How a 1970s Chicano art group defied the mainstream and made history

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger reflects on ASCO’s legacy, he quickly notes they were more than an art group; they created a movement, one with remarkable influence on Chicano art history .

Mar 27, 2025 6:40 AM Read more >

‘Law & Order Toronto’ team touts Canadian stories as show tops Screen Awards noms

TORONTO — Amid trade tension with the United States, television producer Erin Haskett believes Canadians are looking for homegrown heroes now more than ever.

Mar 26, 2025 4:25 PM Read more >

'Avengers: Doomsday' cast includes Hemsworth's Thor, Mackie's Cap, Fantastic Four and original X-Men

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Anthony Mackie's Captain America , Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd's Ant-Man and Tom Hiddleston's Loki are all back in the Avengers ensemble, where they'll be joined by several of cinema's original

Mar 26, 2025 3:05 PM Read more >

Movie Review: ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ is the loveliest movie of the year (so far)

It’s never a bad time for a film like “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” but at the moment it feels like a much-needed balm.

Mar 26, 2025 2:10 PM Read more >