‘I Swear’ Review: Down-to-Earth Tourette Syndrome Drama Is a Fine Showcase for ‘Rings of Power’ Star Robert Aramayo

‘I Swear’ Review: Down-to-Earth Tourette Syndrome Drama Is a Fine Showcase for ‘Rings of Power’ Star Robert Aramayo

Based on the real life of Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, who takes an exec credit here, “I Swear” is a biopic about a man who came of age in 1980s Scotland at a time when Tourette Syndrome was misunderstood and barely acknowledged, leading him to experience everything from difficulties dating to horrific physical violence.…

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Emma Chamberlain, Maggie Rogers and More Turn Out for Miu Miu Beauty

Emma Chamberlain, Maggie Rogers and More Turn Out for Miu Miu Beauty

New York Fashion Week is getting off to a sweet-smelling start. Miu Miu Beauty on Friday hosted a party heralding the launch of its new Miutine fragrance, with Chloë Sevigny, Paloma Elsesser, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade and more all descending onto The Twenty Two for what was dubbed the “Miutine Club” — and even got an…

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Wagner Moura on Oscar Buzz and Returning to Brazil With ‘The Secret Agent’: ‘It Was Liberating to Act in Portuguese Again’

Wagner Moura on Oscar Buzz and Returning to Brazil With ‘The Secret Agent’: ‘It Was Liberating to Act in Portuguese Again’

Wagner Moura is no stranger to intense roles, but his latest performance in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” may be the one that defines his career, at least to U.S. audiences. The Brazilian actor, known to American audiences from Netflix’s “Narcos,” won the best actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal…

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Jodie Foster on Struggles of Women Directing in Hollywood; Shares Advice for Nicolas Cage’s ‘True Detective’ Role

Jodie Foster on Struggles of Women Directing in Hollywood; Shares Advice for Nicolas Cage’s ‘True Detective’ Role

Jodie Foster takes on her first French-language leading role in “A Private Life,” but she already has her sights set on her next dream project: teaming up with Kristin Scott Thomas in a French-language film…whatever that might be. “I want to play Kristin Scott Thomas’ sister because we’re the two people who speak French fluently,”…

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US Open Broadcasters Ordered to Censor Cheers and Boos Directed at Trump When He Attends US Open Men’s Final After 10 Years

US Open Broadcasters Ordered to Censor Cheers and Boos Directed at Trump When He Attends US Open Men’s Final After 10 Years

All TV networks covering the US Open have reportedly been strictly ordered not to broadcast any boos or cheers directed at President Donald Trump when he attends the men’s singles final in New York City on Sunday evening. The United States Tennis Association (USTA), which organizes the US Open, sent a notice to all broadcasters…

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NBC Universal Chief Donna Langley Apologizes for Sending ‘Fast & Furious’ Into Space: ‘We Can Never Get That Genie Back’

NBC Universal Chief Donna Langley Apologizes for Sending ‘Fast & Furious’ Into Space: ‘We Can Never Get That Genie Back’

Even Donna Langley admits that the “Fast and Furious” crew never should have ventured into zero gravity. “I’m sorry that we sent them into space,” Langley said of the decision to include a widely panned scene involving a rocket car and the International Space Station in 2021’s “F9.” “We can never get that genie back,”…

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‘Conjuring: Last Rites’ Scares Up Second Biggest Global Horror Opening Ever With $187 Million

‘Conjuring: Last Rites’ Scares Up Second Biggest Global Horror Opening Ever With 7 Million

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” towered over the worldwide box office with $187 million, cementing by far the best start for the occult-titled franchise. It’s also the second-biggest global debut in history for a horror film, behind only 2017’s “It” with $190 million. Ticket sales for “Last Rites,” which put early projections to shame, include a…

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‘A Little Prayer’: David Strathairn and Director Angus MacLachlan Break Down Their Quiet, Heart-Wrenching Sundance Indie

‘A Little Prayer’: David Strathairn and Director Angus MacLachlan Break Down Their Quiet, Heart-Wrenching Sundance Indie

A film editor friend of mine makes the same complaint every time I see him: “No one makes movies about the way people live now.” It’s not incorrect. The “slice of life” genre doesn’t necessarily pack in cineplexes the way horror, superhero movies (for now) and video game adaptations do. That’s why “A Little Prayer”…

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