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After making movies about artists from different eras, including “Basquiat” and Van Gogh biopic “At Eternity’s Gate,” Julian Schnabel criss-crosses between the 14th and 21st centuries in his wildly ...

Musical biopics are seemingly inescapable nowadays, with new ones being announced or hitting theaters every week. Ever since Bohemian Rhapsody's successful Oscar run, studios have been investing in ...

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Would you be surprised to hear that the very good and very funny Seth Rogen-led film-industry satire The Studio has a lot in common with The Wire? We'll come back to that. A 10-episode series for ...