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From the second scene of Mortensen’s second feature, “The Dead Don’t Hurt” (following 2020’s excellent father-son drama “Following”), audiences know the fate of Vivienne LeCoudy (Vicky Krieps). A resilient French Canadian pioneer woman left alone for years, Vivienne dies at home in bed, a single tear making tracks on her dusty cheek.

Filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyap (“Leo”) and Gulshan Devaiah (“Duranga”) will headline Disney+ Hotstar Indian series “Bad Cop.” The series marks the fiction series debut for Fremantle India, hitherto known for reality shows “India’s Got Talent” and “Indian Idol.” The series, adapted from RTL’s German show “Bad Cop: Kriminell Gut” (2017) by Rensil D’Silva (“Bambai […]

Eminem is giving his fans the first taste of his upcoming 12th album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” dropping this summer, with the release of its first single “Houdini.” The song begins with a classic Eminem trope, enlisting his longtime manager Paul Rosenberg to share his distaste of the album that’s to […]

You could say that the U. S., at the Biennale, engaged in art-world propaganda. But another way to look at it is: Has there ever been a more righteous U. S. propaganda campaign? We were backing the right horse, and for the right reason. It was the one with the greatest beauty.

Creo and Sony celebrated its six winners of the second annual Sony Future Filmmaker Awards Thursday night in Los Angeles. The awards program for short films provides a gateway for up-and-coming filmmakers to showcase their talent and make connections in the industry. The winners, chosen by a panel of judges led by “The Other Boleyn […]

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “One Last Time,” the series finale of ABC’s“Station 19,”streaming on Hulu as of May 31. For a show that spent most of its time putting its characters in mortal danger, it’s remarkable that “Station 19” completed its series finale with nearly everyone alive and well — except, of […]