Cinema News: 'Love Has Won' explores cult leader's journey

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November 29, 2023

HBO's 'Love Has Won' shows how cult leader Amy Carlson went from McDonald's manager to mummy

Director Hannah Olson says her HBO docuseries "Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God" isn't a film about cults, but instead is an "American tragedy about disenchantment with the American dream."

Review: 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' delivers a concert experience and the sweat behind it

Following Taylor Swift's record-breaking "Eras Tour" movie, Beyoncé hits theaters with a film of her own, self-directed, that offers behind-the-scenes footage.

Disney CEO Bob Iger downplays talk of selling TV networks, including ABC

Iger answered questions at a town hall meeting following a year of rapid change and significant struggles for the Burbank entertainment giant. "Building is a lot more fun than fixing," he said Tuesday.

Mark Cuban sets 'Shark Tank' exit to focus on other longtime investments: his children

Mark Cuban is planning his "Shark Tank" exit after more than a decade on the ABC series. "I just want to have a couple summers with my teens," he says.

Commentary: Aubrey Plaza goes off in her off-Broadway debut, 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea'

Aubrey Plaza, fresh off her "White Lotus" success, makes her stage debut off-Broadway in John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," starring opposite Christopher Abbott.

20 years on, a transformed New Zealand looks back at 'Lord of the Rings'

For the New Zealand film industry, Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was a leap off "the edge of the cliff" — one that paid off handsomely.

How a new book unearthed Francis Ford Coppola's failed utopia

In order to write "The Path to Paradise," on Francis Ford Coppola's failed utopia, author Sam Wasson had to sell the director on "success with an asterisk."

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