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Tyler Perry’s New Netflix Drama ‘Straw’ Wins Over Audiences, Divides Critics
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Tyler Perry’s New Netflix Drama ‘Straw’ Wins Over Audiences, Divides Critics

Taraji P. Henson plays a single mother struggling to care for her sick daughter in ‘Straw’. Tyler Perry’s new Netflix film, Straw, has debuted with a strong audience score on Rotten Tomatoes despite failing to convince the critics. Straw is the latest project from Perry and Netflix’s film creative partnership that has the filmmaker writing, directing, and producing features under a multi-year, first-look deal. It stars Taraji P. Henson as a single mother struggling to care for her sick daught
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2025 Cannes Film Festival: Full List of Winners
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2025 Cannes Film Festival: Full List of Winners

The winners of the 78th Cannes Film Festival were announced Saturday night. After a power outage threatened to delay Saturday's closing ceremonies of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, the event at the Grand Théâtre Lumière went off without a hitch. The Competition jury, which was led this year by French actor Juliette Binoche, also included American actors Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong, Italian actor Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, and directors Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo
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Robert De Niro Slams Trump as a ‘Philistine President’ at Cannes
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Robert De Niro Slams Trump as a ‘Philistine President’ at Cannes

Robert De Niro, the ace US actor, has criticised President Donald Trump at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Speaking at the opening ceremony, De Niro labelled Trump a “philistine president” while slamming him over his reported plans to impose tariffs on foreign-produced films. Addressing the audience, the 81-year-old actor argued that creativity should not be commodified. He also expressed concern over the state of democracy in the United States, emphasising the unifying power of art. “In
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Tom Cruise Brings ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ to Cannes
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Tom Cruise Brings ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ to Cannes

Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise returned to the Croisette on Wednesday with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.” Christopher McQuarrie’s latest “Mission: Impossible” installment is the biggest Hollywood tentpole wading ashore in Cannes this year. Ahead of the premiere Wednesday evening, Cruise, McQuarrie and the cast posed for photographers while much of the activity at the Palais was brought to a standstill by onlookers hoping to
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David Attenborough Marks 99th Birthday With Urgent Call to Save the Ocean in New Film
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David Attenborough Marks 99th Birthday With Urgent Call to Save the Ocean in New Film

On his 99th birthday, legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough returns with “Ocean with David Attenborough,” a powerful new documentary that explores the wonders of the sea — and the urgent threats it faces. Crashing waves, glistening sea spray, a calm expanse of deep blue. These are the images that open “Ocean with David Attenborough,” the veteran broadcaster’s latest film. After decades of sharing stories of life on our planet, he tells viewers that: “The most important place on Earth is n
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Ryan Coogler Was $200,000 in Debt Making ‘Creed’—Now ‘Sinners’ Could Pay Him for Life
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Ryan Coogler Was $200,000 in Debt Making ‘Creed’—Now ‘Sinners’ Could Pay Him for Life

Ryan Coogler’s new movie “Sinners” has garnered at least $71 million in box office revenue since its April 18 theatrical release — but it’s the deal he inked with Warner Bros. to make the movie that’s significant for a film director who was deep in debt roughly a decade ago. Coogler discussed his personal debt history, which he said he experienced while directing the 2015 movie “Creed,” during an April 15 episode of the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast. “Back then, bro, I wasn’t making no money,”
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops Box Office with $45.6M Debuts
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops Box Office with $45.6M Debuts

Ryan Coogler’s sexy, R-rated, vampire-thriller Sinners debuted at 45.6 million at the box office its opening weekend, making it the biggest film debut since Jordan Peele’s Us, released in 2019. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners collected “a solid $45.6 million from 3,308 North American theaters.”Internationally, the film made an additional $15.4 million, which would push the film’s global sales to around $61 million. Set in the 1930s, the film centers on twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both portrayed by M
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Jordan Peele Unveils Trailer For Horror-Sports Film ‘Him’
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Jordan Peele Unveils Trailer For Horror-Sports Film ‘Him’

Jordan Peele has revealed the trailer for his new film, Him, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A horror-sports film, it stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, Akeem Hayes, and Tierra Whack. The synopsis of the film by Universal Pictures reads: Him stars former college wide receiver Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life and identity to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is att
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