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When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it

When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it

NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu isn’t having it.
Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters

“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn’t stopped people from trying to make “Glicked” — or even “Babyratu” — happen.
'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer

'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer

NEW YORK (AP) — When the photographer Ernest Cole died in 1990 at the age of 49 from pancreatic cancer at a Manhattan hospital, his death was little noted.
When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it

When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it

NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu isn’t having it.
Ridley Scott on going big with 'Gladiator II'

Ridley Scott on going big with 'Gladiator II'

NEW YORK (AP) — An inevitable fact of interviewing Ridley Scott is that, whatever movie he’s about to release, you’ll find him already knee-deep in his next project.
B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production.
Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set

Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set

TORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a dedication to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins , who was fatally shot in an accident on the set three years ago.
Movie Review: Netflix's 'Joy' is a loud cheer for fertility, for never giving up - and science

Movie Review: Netflix's 'Joy' is a loud cheer for fertility, for never giving up - and science

Toward the end of Netflix's “Joy,” the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren't the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad.

Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' boycotts its world premiere

TORUN, Poland (AP) — The mother of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is boycotting the world premiere of “Rust” at a film festival in Poland on Wednesday, saying she views it as an attempt by Alec Baldwin to “unjustly profit” from her daughter’s d
Movie Review: ‘Wicked’ fans, rejoicify! Erivo, Grande shine in lavish adaptation of Broadway classic

Movie Review: ‘Wicked’ fans, rejoicify! Erivo, Grande shine in lavish adaptation of Broadway classic

It’s the ultimate celebrity redemption tour, two decades in the making. In the annals of pop culture, few characters have undergone an image makeover quite like the Wicked Witch of the West.