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This month’s picks include an Oscar-nominated DreamWorks adventure and a fun summer mystery for tweens.
In ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Real Masterpieces Get a Starring Role
Paintings by Magritte and others were borrowed for “The Phoenician Scheme.” Safeguarding them amid the hot lights and chaos of a film set was challenging.
‘Ballerina’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Len Wiseman narrates a sequence from his film “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” featuring Ana de Armas.
Another ‘Gomorrah’ TV Series About the Mob? Some in Naples Say, ‘Basta.’
With another “Gomorrah” spinoff being filmed, some Neapolitans say they’re fed up with all the shows portraying the “malavita,” or the lawless life. “Why must only bad things be said about us?”
Chefs Pick Their Favorite Food Films
Nancy Silverton, Daniela Soto-Innes and more talk about the movies that have inspired and continue to reignite their love of cooking.
They Led the 2000s Indie-Rock Boom. Now They’re Vying for Oscars.
As Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross continue to spotlight film music, members of Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Interpol and Animal Collective have been joining the field.
Tom Felton to Reprise Draco Malfoy Role in ‘Harry Potter’ on Broadway
Felton makes his Broadway debut this November for a limited engagement, playing a grown-up Draco, through March.
Misery Loves Company? Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair Hits a Nerve.
Movies that are major downers, it turns out, are a big film festival draw. “Sometimes the world is such that you just need to wallow a little bit.”
The 2025 Tony Nominees Discuss Their Biggest Tests and Triumphs
George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they’ve faced — and surmounted.
Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’ Traces His Early Days
The first half of the HBO documentary premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday night. Joel, who is fighting a brain disorder, sent a message via its directors.