Film News

NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese was knee-deep in preparation for “Killers of the Flower Moon” when Mara Hennessey reached out to invite him to see David Johansen.

PARIS — New films by Wes Anderson, Alice Rohrwacher, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders will compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s coveted top honor, the Palme d’Or, as will a record number of films directed by women.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Elemental’’ director Peter Sohn says his parents ignited the spark for the upcoming Disney and Pixar animated film. Sohn invited his parents — who both had emigrated from Korea to the U.S. — to an event.

TORONTO — An organization that supports Indigenous filmmakers and storytellers through funding, training and advocacy says its future is in jeopardyafter being excluded from the federal budget.

Angie Dickinson has quite a few stories about her star-making role in Howard Hawks’ “Rio Bravo,” that she is ready to regale audiences with at the TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday in Hollywood.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it does not expect to recover any material amount from U.K.-based Cineworld Group PLC, its once-suitor which owes the Toronto movie theatre chain $1.24 billion. U.K.

NEW YORK (AP) — Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake struck Japan .

TORONTO — The Canadian Screen Awards have been positioned as the country's most esteemed honour for homegrown film, television and digital media.

Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pulpits across America this Easter Sunday are sure to be filled with pastors preaching the longtime adage that “God may not be there when you want Him, but He’s always on time.