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'The Little Things' Is A Star-Studded, Old-School Serial Killer Thriller

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'The Little Things' Is A Star-Studded, Old-School Serial Killer Thriller

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Set in the 1990s, this slickly made drama starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto may look like a retread, but it feels more like a weirdly enveloping trip down memory lane.

'The Little Things' Is A Star-Studded, Old-School Serial Killer Thriller

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Oui, We Love 'Lupin'

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Oui, We Love 'Lupin'

Lupin is a smart and twisty French series that's new to Netflix. It's about a young Parisian man named Assane, played by Omar Sy, who molds his life on classic French tales about a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise named Arsène Lupin.

Oui, We Love 'Lupin'

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Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96

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Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96

In a career that spanned more than six decades, she commanded attention on the screen and the stage and was known for roles that reflected her experience as an African American woman.

Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96

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Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94

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Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94

The actress seemed game for anything: She played a heartbroken lover in The Last Picture Show, a creepy housekeeper in Young Frankenstein and even competed on Dancing With the Stars.

Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94

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20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

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20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

The film Almost Famous recently turned 20. Writer and director Cameron Crowe looks at the ecosystem surrounding a rising rock band in the early '70s. Starring Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, and so many more, it's a coming-of-age story that touches on journalism, sex, rock and roll, parenthood, and the perils of trying to be cool.

20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

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'Just As I Am': Cicely Tyson Reflects On Her Long Career

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'Just As I Am': Cicely Tyson Reflects On Her Long Career

In a memoir, Cicely Tyson recalls an improbable journey through a six-decade career. She says several roles "hurt me deeply because it happened simply because of the color of my skin and my sex."

'Just As I Am': Cicely Tyson Reflects On Her Long Career

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Mexico's Oscar-Winning Directors Embrace Rise Of Fernando Frías De La Parra

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Mexico's Oscar-Winning Directors Embrace Rise Of Fernando Frías De La Parra

Director Fernando Frías de la Parra's Netflix film I'm No Longer Here is Mexico's entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. "He's truly original," says Roma director Alfonso Cuarón.

Mexico's Oscar-Winning Directors Embrace Rise Of Fernando Frías De La Parra

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In 'White Tiger,' A Dickensian Rags-To-Riches Story Turns Psychological Thriller

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In 'White Tiger,' A Dickensian Rags-To-Riches Story Turns Psychological Thriller

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In this adaptation of Aravind Adiga's 2008 novel, a young man defies the odds by escaping poverty in a rapidly globalizing India. The White Tiger is a dark satire — with an eat-the-rich ethos.

In 'White Tiger,' A Dickensian Rags-To-Riches Story Turns Psychological Thriller

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Is 'Locked Down' Fun When We're All Locked Down?

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Is 'Locked Down' Fun When We're All Locked Down?

In Locked Down — a movie to be filmed and released during the pandemic — Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anne Hathaway play a couple sheltering in London together. The film takes them on an adventure that might not have been possible in normal circumstances, answering the question: What do bored and frustrated people do during a pandemic?

Is 'Locked Down' Fun When We're All Locked Down?

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Polish Thriller 'Spoor' Is A Pulpy Murder Story — And A Utopian Fable

Spoor is a pulpy murder story that's also a utopian fable about feminism, social justice and ecology. The film, which was released in 2017, is newly available for streaming on The Brattle. Courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films hide caption

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Polish Thriller 'Spoor' Is A Pulpy Murder Story — And A Utopian Fable

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Corpses pile up, but there are no human footsteps surrounding the dead bodies — only animal footprints. This strange, darkly funny film mixes feminism, social justice and ecology.

Polish Thriller 'Spoor' Is A Pulpy Murder Story — And A Utopian Fable

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Ken Burns Says U.S. Has 3 Viruses: COVID-19, White Supremacy And Misinformation

Filmmaker Ken Burns says America is "defined as much by our challenges and the dark moments as we are by our successes." You can explore U.S. history in scenes selected from more than 40 documentaries at Burns' UNUM site. Above, the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Ken Burns Says U.S. Has 3 Viruses: COVID-19, White Supremacy And Misinformation

Documentarian Ken Burns believed there were three major crises in the nation's past: The Civil War, the Depression and World War II. Now, he says, we are living through the fourth.

Ken Burns Says U.S. Has 3 Viruses: COVID-19, White Supremacy And Misinformation

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How 'Promising Young Woman' Subverts The Revenge Thriller

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How 'Promising Young Woman' Subverts The Revenge Thriller

Promising Young Woman is a revenge thriller, and a dark comedy, and a few other things, too. It stars Carey Mulligan as a woman who spends her evenings in bars being picked up by men who misunderstand who they're dealing with. Directed by Emerald Fennell, the film has been billed as a #MeToo tale, but its perspective feels timeless, and there are surprises each step of the way.

How 'Promising Young Woman' Subverts The Revenge Thriller

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Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK With Wiretaps, Blackmail

Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who had a "tremendous amount of burdens he had to deal with, both politically, socially and personally," says MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard. Courtesy of IFC Films hide caption

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Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK With Wiretaps, Blackmail

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MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.

Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK With Wiretaps, Blackmail

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'One Night In Miami' Humanizes 4 Icons

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'One Night In Miami' Humanizes 4 Icons

Regina King has won an Oscar and a collection of Emmys as an actor. Now, she's making her debut as a feature film director with One Night In Miami. The film imagines what might have happened in a real night in 1964 when Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown hung out with Cassius Clay. The men talk about success, celebrity, responsibility and history.

'One Night In Miami' Humanizes 4 Icons

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'Promising Young Woman' And 'Pieces Of A Woman' Examine Trauma And Revenge

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'Promising Young Woman' And 'Pieces Of A Woman' Examine Trauma And Revenge

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Two new films center on the lingering effects of trauma and tragedy. Carey Mulligan is woman bent on revenge in Promising Young Woman; Vanessa Kirby is a mother whose baby dies in Pieces of a Woman.

'Promising Young Woman' And 'Pieces Of A Woman' Examine Trauma And Revenge

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'Sylvie's Love' Will Make You Swoon

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'Sylvie's Love' Will Make You Swoon

Sylvie's Love follows a relationship that blossoms in the late 1950s between a spirited young woman who loves television and a gifted saxophone player. Written and directed by Eugene Ashe, Sylvie's Love has all the swoon and the style of old Hollywood but this time, it places a Black couple at its center.

'Sylvie's Love' Will Make You Swoon

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Michael Apted, Director Of The 'Up' Documentary Series, Dies At 79

In the long-running "Up" series, Michael Apted began with a group of British children, and checked in with them every seven years as they aged. 63 Up came out in 2019, and he said he hoped to release 84 Up at age 99. He's pictured above at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2012. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for DIFF hide caption

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Michael Apted, Director Of The 'Up' Documentary Series, Dies At 79

Apted's pioneering documentary series began with a group of British children and checked in with them every seven years. He also directed Coal Miner's Daughter and The World Is Not Enough.

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