Women still face steep challenges securing top movie jobs
Last year, women made up just 13% of directors working on the top 250 films. That level represents…
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Even ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ can’t lift 2025 box office out of pandemic-crisis doldrums
As “Avatar: Fire and Ash” headed to the big screen this month, theater owners held their breath. In…
Will ‘Avatar’ box office translate into Oscar success?
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‘Marty Supreme’ review: Timothée Chalamet serves up big swagger
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‘It’s a Wonderful ICE?’ Trumpworld tries to hijack a holiday classic
For decades, American families have gathered to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve. The 1946 Frank…
‘Zootopia 2’: Disney movie’s best animal puns, references explained
Following a $1-billion-grossing, Oscar-winning smash could have left writer and director Jared Bush and director Byron Howard feeling…
Bay Area events calendar for Dec. 26 weekly editions
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James Ransone dead: Star of ‘The Wire,’ ‘It: Chapter Two’ was 46
James Ransone, a character actor who played an impulsive, drug-dealing dockworker in the iconic HBO series “The Wire”…
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ heats up the box office
The Na’vi won the battle of the box office this weekend, as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” hauled in…
Nick Reiner was prescribed schizophrenia medication before killings of Rob, Michele Reiner, sources say
Nick Reiner had been prescribed medication for schizophrenia at some point before he allegedly killed his parents, Hollywood…
5 shortlisted Oscar contenders to watch this holiday season
It’s odd the moments you remember after someone’s gone. Scrolling through a seemingly infinite number of clips featuring…