Cinema News: 'Gremlins' prequel reclaims Gizmo's Chinese origins

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May 24, 2023

How 'Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai' reclaims Gizmo's Chinese origin story

Executive producers Tze Chun and Brendan Hay discuss Gizmo, Mr. Wing and reclaiming "the somewhat throwaway origins" of the Mogwai in their new animated show on Max.

Co-creator says 'torture porn' scandal will help make 'The Idol' the show of the summer

Long before its Cannes premiere, Sam Levinson's "Euphoria" follow-up drew sharp criticism. He and the cast pushed back at a news conference Tuesday.

Review: 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' and three more female-driven films to stream

Four documentaries focusing on women, including "Victim/Suspect" on Netflix, highlight this week's best streaming options.

Amanda Gorman on her inauguration poem being banned from Miami school: 'I am gutted'

Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" was added to the book bans taking over Florida elementary schools.

Josh Groban realizes an impossible dream: Making a killer impression on Broadway

Josh Groban, who received a Tony nomination for his performance in the new Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd," talks about living out his Sondheim dream.

The story behind the true-life train robbery that got Bert Kreischer his first film close-up in 'The Machine'

The movie, opening Thursday, is the culmination of five years of perfecting and four years of pitching the story of how he robbed his classmates on a train in Russia with help from the Russian mob.

Tupac Shakur's radical family's Black Liberation legacy gets a 'magnificent' history

Santi Elijah Holley's "An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created" tells the full story of the radical Black family that bred late rapper Tupac Shakur.

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