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The Golden Globe nominees are out. Let the awards season of Barbenheimer begin – Analysis

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NEW YORK – Early honors in Hollywood’s unfurling awards season have gone to films like Celine Song’s tender relationship drama “Past Lives,” Jonathan Glazer’s piercing Holocaust film “The Zone of Interest” and Martin Scorsese’s sprawling Osage murders epic “Killers of the Flower Moon.” But a showdown was always brewing. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” those summer sensations … Read more

Lupita Nyong’o will head the jury at the annual Berlin film festival in February

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BERLIN – Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers announced Monday. The 2024 “Berlinale,” the first of the year’s major European film festivals, will run from Feb. 15-25. It will be the last edition under the current leadership duo of executive director Mariette Rissenbeek and … Read more

‘The Zone of Interest’ named best film of the year by Los Angeles Film Critics Association

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LOS ANGELES – Jonathan Glazer’s chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The critics group, which announced its picks late Sunday after a day-long meeting, also awarded prizes for Glazer’s directing and Mica Levi’s score. It selected Sandra Hüller, who … Read more

Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is No. 1 at the box office, a first for the Japanese anime master

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NEW YORK – For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, “The Boy and the Heron,” debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates. “The Boy and the Heron,” the long-awaited animated fantasy from the director of … Read more