Cinema News: Netflix has Oscar hopes for its Diana Nyad biopic

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August 31, 2023

Netflix has Oscar hopes for its Diana Nyad biopic. But swimmer's exaggerations cast a pall

"Am I embarrassed to have inflated my own record when my record is pretty good on its own? Yes, it makes me cringe," legendary swimmer Diana Nyad told The Times, days before the premiere of "Nyad."

What makes a dance infectious? Ask the choreographer behind 2023's hottest moves

Shay Latukolan's jaw-dropping choreography for Jungle's "Back On 74" music video is a TikTok smash, with fans creating videos replicating their favorite parts. Here's what makes his movements so infectious.

For two directors, 'Reservation Dogs' has been an incredible experience: 'There's so much humanity'

Longtime indie filmmakers Danis Goulet and Blackhorse Lowe discuss their work on "Reservation Dogs" and how the series bolstered Native American representation onscreen and behind the camera.

Heading into its 50th edition muted but unbowed, Telluride Film Festival reveals lineup

Featuring 38 movies in its main program, this year's festival will launch the Oscar campaigns of several movies, even if their actors will not be in attendance.

We take an exclusive tour of Hollywood's restored Egyptian Theatre, opening this fall

Hollywood's oldest movie theater was the beginning of everything we associate with glitzy premieres. Now it's reopening, thanks to an unlikely partner: Netflix.

You're about to hear a lot about Roger Ross Williams. He's ready for his moment

The filmmaker has three projects this fall alone — Sundance's buzzy "Cassandro," (watch on Prime Video), "Stamped from the Beginning" (watch on Netflix) and "The Super Models" (watch on Apple TV+).

The 20 movies we're most excited about this fall

From Hollywood big shots like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott to our favorite indie provocateurs, here are the 20 films we're most thrilled to line up for.

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