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April 09, 2019

25 years later, TCM still abides (so movie lovers pray)

There is always an asteroid, real or imagined, bearing down on Turner Classic Movies . Fears that something might befall the ...

March 27, 2019

Apple vs. Netflix: Why turf wars are flaring in big tech

Apple's ambitious leap into streaming video illustrates an escalating trend: Tech's biggest companies, faced with limits to ...

March 26, 2019

The good, bad and the unknown of Apple's new services

It took a while, but finally — and with the carefully curated help of Oprah, Big Bird and Goldman Sachs — Apple has at last ...

March 26, 2019

Apple belatedly jumps into the streaming TV business

Jumping belatedly into a business dominated by Netflix and Amazon, Apple announced its own TV and movie streaming service ...

March 25, 2019

Oprah, Spielberg help Apple launch new streaming service

Apple trotted out few details on its long-awaiting streaming service on Monday, but it didn't skimp on high-wattage celebrity

March 25, 2019

The Latest: Apple says its new services will respect privacy

The Latest on Apple's streaming TV event (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Apple says the new services it's launching will respect ...

March 05, 2019

Spielberg's push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve

When Steven Spielberg speaks about the business of Hollywood, everyone generally listens and few dissent. But reports that ...

February 23, 2019

Stanley Donen, director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

Filmmaker Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" and "Funny Face" ...

February 22, 2019

A bumpy road to the Oscars could end in triumph for Netflix

The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to Sunday's 91st ...

February 22, 2019

Rita Moreno on playing a sassy grandma, 'West Side Story'

Rita Moreno plays one of TV's best villains. Or is she one of its snidest heroines? Either way, her sassy grandmother on the ...

January 23, 2019

Oscar nods honor 'Roma,' 'The Favourite,' 'Black Panther'

Oscar voters on Tuesday showered Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" and Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" with a leading 10 nominations ...

January 15, 2019

Unknown Rachel Zegler is Maria in Spielberg's 'West Side'

Steven Spielberg has cast an unknown 17-year-old from New Jersey to play Maria in his remake of "West Side Story." Deadline ...

January 12, 2019

Technology brings images of Holocaust survivors to life

Max Glauben was 17 and had already lost his mother, father and brother at the hands of the Nazis when U.S. troops rescued him ...

January 09, 2019

At NBRs, Hollywood's award season clashes with Trump address

While Sunday's Golden Globes were notable for their lack of political speeches, Donald Trump couldn't be avoided at Tuesday ...

December 26, 2018

A star-making role for Joanna Kulig in 'Cold War'

The name Joanna Kulig might not ring a bell for the majority of American moviegoers, but that could all change in the coming ...

December 17, 2018

Review: 'Transformers' gets a great savior in 'Bumblebee'

The "Transformers" movie universe has lately been leaky and rusted out. It's become shorthand for bad blockbuster moviemaking ...

December 13, 2018

2018's top movie moments, from 'Shallow' to 'The Shining'

A film doesn't have to be great to have a great moment. They're not mutually exclusive of course, but a great movie moment ...

December 12, 2018

'Jurassic Park,' 'Shining' added to National Film Registry

The National Film Registry is turning 30 and will bring in a new crop of films ranging from dinosaurs' return from ...

December 10, 2018

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 16-22

Dec. 16: Actress Joyce Bulifant ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show") is 81. Actress Liv Ullman is 80. Journalist Lesley Stahl ("60 ...