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Anthony Hopkins on film stardom at 84: ‘He said, Oh my God. You’re really strange!’

From Hannibal Lecter to Nixon, Anthony Hopkins has long been one of cinema’s most singular stars. He recalls winding up Brad Pitt, working with Bob Hoskins and weirding out Jonathan Demme

The Guardian - UK

Armageddon Time review: Trump and Reagan provide a backdrop to a flawed yet interesting family drama

Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Strong star in a film that’s a bit too busy to find any clarity in what it’s exploring

The Independent UK

From Fellini to Spielberg: an enduring obsession with the memoir movie

Steven Spielberg is just the latest film-maker to look back on his childhood following in the footsteps of Terrence Malick and Federico Fellini

The Guardian - US

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Marrakech Film Festival Returns after Covid Cancellations

The Marrakech International Film Festival returns to the Moroccan tourist hub this month, with organizers hoping to woo star-struck fans after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. British actress Tilda Swinton is set to attend, with Italian director Paolo Sorrentino heading up the jury, AFP said. The festival,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film show: A return to 'Wakanda'

After the spectacular box office figures generated by “Black Panther” in 2018, the Marvel hit machine is hoping for similar success with its sequel “Wakanda Forever”. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the franchise’s reach and the consequences for the industry overall. We also discuss “Riposte Féministe”, the…

France 24

'Banshees,' 'Weird Al,' 'Causeway': What to see (or skip) this weekend

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are embroiled in a bitter feud in "The Banshees of Inisherin," Daniel Radcliffe plays "Weird Al" Yankovic in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," filmmaker James Gray looks back at his own upbringing in "Armageddon Time" and Millie Bobby Brown returns to crack another case in…

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Review: 'Armageddon Time' says coming of age is a tough job

The title of "Armageddon Time" is written in a font that suggests vintage graffiti, an early clue the movie will be about a rebel and will be set around 1980.

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‘Armageddon Time’ review: Coming of age in Reagan’s America

Filmmakers, the better ones, don’t make movies about their childhoods because they know how they feel about what happened. They do it because they’re trying to figure it out in hindsight, with a camera.

Chicago Tribune

'Armageddon Time' director says he can cast non-Jewish actors as Jews: 'It's my story'

Director James Gray is defending his latest film, "Armageddon Time," just days into its theatrical release.

Los Angeles Times

‘Black Adam’ Takes Top Spot at Box Office Again

“Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. Down 59% from its launch, and facing little new competition, “Black Adam” added $27.7 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Black Adam’ takes top spot at box office again

“Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters

The Independent UK

November movie guide: Most powerful biopic of the year, Pugh, Pinocchio and Wakanda Forever

As awards season looms, the November movie guide gives us a film about originals of MeToo, Florence Pugh in another thriller and Pinocchio

The New Daily

How a painful chapter from his own youth revived James Gray's passion for filmmaking

"Armageddon Time," written and directed by James Gray, is one of a number of films this season drawn from the filmmakers' own personal experience: Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," Sam Mendes' "Empire of Light," Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun," Elegance Bratton's "The Inspection."

Los Angeles Times

Review: In the wrenching 'Armageddon Time,' a filmmaker powerfully confronts his own privilege

It's fitting that "Armageddon Time," James Gray's quietly anguished movie about events from his own childhood, begins with a kid arriving at a school and ends with him departing another. In between those bookending images, 11-year-old Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) receives an education of a cruel and costly order, though…

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Movie review: 'Armageddon Time' a nuanced exploration of race and class privilege

In his cinematic memoir “Armageddon Time,” the filmmaker James Gray unpacks his early influences with the kind of uncommonly sensitive and keen perception that he has employed throughout his body of work, which has evolved from crime thrillers (“Little Odessa,” “The Yards,” “We Own The Night”) to historical dramas (“The…

The Independent UK

For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes

The “heart and soul” of a film is an often-overused term, but it’s practically unavoidable when it comes to Anthony Hopkins in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time.”

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a way to bring my mum and dad back’: Steven Spielberg on the new wave of cine-memoirs

After Branagh’s Belfast, Spielberg’s The Fabelmans – a tale of a childhood in Arizona – is winning acclaim. Is it legacy or therapy that’s motivating these autobiographies?

Los Angeles Times

From Spielberg to Inarritu: Evaluating the season's many styles of personal filmmaking

TORONTO — There's a terrifically self-reflexive gag in Steven Spielberg's new picture, "The Fabelmans," that is hard to imagine anyone but Steven Spielberg pulling off. This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director's childhood and teenage years, could hardly have…

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Daily Record

Scots cyclist who broke 22 ribs stuns doctors by returning to work months after smash

James Gray was catapulted from his bike at 70km per hour just seconds into a cycle ride on a remote countryside road in Cyprus.

The Independent UK

New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition

The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray’s Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” and Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin’s battle against the Sackler family

Daily Record

Two Lanarkshire MPs charged Amazon Prime subscriptions to taxpayer during past 18 months

Steven Bonnar and Angela Crawley submitted claims for the service with the latter also claiming one-off NOW TV payment

Glasgow Live

Two local SNP MPs among dozens found to be claiming Amazon Prime back on expenses

The SNP MPs have been named among a number of elected officials found to be charging their Amazon Prime subscriptions to the taxpayer. Angela Crawley MP refused to comment on the expense.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss among seven MPs who put Amazon Prime subscription on expenses

Members of the online retailer’s premium service pay £79 a year to get quicker delivery and enjoy access to TV shows including The Boys, Star Trek: Picard and Jeremy Clarkson’s The Grand Tour

Wales Online

Nearly a quarter of UK's university students can't afford required textbooks

The cost of living crisis is putting mounting pressure on university students, with one in six considering quitting their course to get a job

Chronicle Live

Newcastle University student set to cycle from one side of the USA to the other in 38 days

James Gray aims to cycle 3,800 miles from Santa Monica Pier in California to Yorktown Beach in Virginia

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