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Stars, royalty and a 'Poppenheimer' showdown. Here's what to expect at Britain's BAFTA film awards

Feb. 17, 2024 07:02 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Prepare for Poppenheimer. “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” are the leading contenders for the British Academy Film Awards, which will be handed out Sunday in front of an audience of filmmakers, movie stars and the heir to the British throne. ...

In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life

Jan. 20, 2024 21:48 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Chiwetel Ejiofor had read Jeff Hobbs’ “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” years before Antoine Fuqua asked if he might consider writing and directing an adaptation. The book, which explores the complex life of a brilliant boy who grew up in the...

At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past and looks to the future

Jan. 16, 2024 12:48 PM EST

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember the feeling of being the new kids at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2004, they’d come to Park City, Utah, armed with a short film “Gowanus, Brooklyn,” some homemade promotional postcards and dreams of breaking through. Their short not only won a prize that...