Today, your highly personal, delightfully specific bests of 2025.
Tag: Movies
With Cheap Tickets and Lax Etiquette, a Theater Builds an Older Fan Base
The Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul is popular in a country where 70-year-olds now outnumber people in their 20s.
In Brazil’s Answer to Hollywood, Dreams and Drought Share the Stage
A dusty town in the parched northeast has become the nation’s show business destination. But climate change and technology are posing new challenges there.
China’s Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for It
Beijing is curbing Japanese movies, music and art as it seeks to punish Tokyo for its support of Taiwan.
Dharmendra, Bollywood Leading Man, Dies at 89
In a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 300 productions, he became widely popular, and wealthy, playing heroes and thieves.
Move Over, Netflix: Ukraine’s Corruption Investigators Bring the Drama
The country’s anti-graft agencies have taken a cinematic approach to revealing a scandal that has touched President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle.
Move Over, Netflix: Ukraine’s Corruption Investigators Bring the Drama
The country’s anti-graft agencies have taken a cinematic approach to revealing a scandal that has touched President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle.
Pope Leo Urges Cinema Notables to Redouble Focus on Social Justice
But left unspoken at a Vatican meeting with film stars were the deep divisions over issues like abortion and homosexuality.
How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival
A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out.
Mike Smith, Bubbles on ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ Is Charged With Sexual Assault
The Canadian cult comedy series announced that Mr. Smith, 53, had “stepped away” from his role on the show.