‘Kong: Skull Island’ Roars as March Becomes a Tent-Pole Season
With a respectable opening in North America, following the superhero hit “Logan,” “Kong” proved that spring is joining summer and the winter holidays.
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CreditPhotographs by Tom Jamieson for The New York Times ‘T2: Trainspotting’ Reunites the Lads for Another Round
Set 20 years after the original film, the sequel finds the director Danny Boyle back at the helm of a bunch of characters who aren’t aging well.
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Kristen Stewart on Trump and Her New Movie, ‘Personal Shopper’
Ms. Stewart discusses her intimidating facade and calling out President Trump on “Saturday Night Live.”
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CreditImages from Disney ‘Beauty and the Beast’: Disney’s $300 Million Gamble
In adapting its 1991 animated hit with live action and digital flourishes, the studio treads a minefield that comes with tweaking a revered classic.
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CreditWarner Bros. Pictures The Five Ages of King Kong
Since his debut in 1933, King Kong keeps getting rebooted. Here’s a look at what all those remakes mean, including the latest, “Kong: Skull Island.”
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CreditNetflix, via Associated Press Netflix Casts a Wider Net for Original Documentaries
An Oscar nod for Ava DuVernay’s “13th” signaled a shift for the streaming service, which is investing heavily in new films, fictional and otherwise.
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CreditCarole Bethuel/Ifc Films Review: Kristen Stewart Is Entrancing as a Haunted ‘Personal Shopper’
Olivier Assayas’s new film is both a supernatural thriller and an unnerving inquiry into the drift and mystery of modern life.
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CreditWarner Bros. Pictures Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Crosses a 1933 Classic With ‘Apocalypse Now’
In this remake, the beast King Kong has a new look and a new beauty (Brie Larson), who’s feistier than her predecessors.
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CreditWarner Bros. Pictures Jordan Vogt-Roberts Narrates a Scene From ‘Kong: Skull Island’
The director discusses a quieter Kong moment featuring Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston.
