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Lukas Dhont’s queer coming-of-age drama “Close,” Ali Abbasi’s serial-killer thriller “Holy Spider,” and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” lead the 2022 nominations, with each film garnering nods in top categories: Best European Film, Best Director, and Screenwriter. Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” lands three nominations, including Best Actress for Vicky Krieps. “Alcarràs” has two nominations, while Venice Golden Lion winner “Saint Omer” picked up one nod for Best European Director for Alice Diop....

For the 2022 edition of the poll, Chantal Akerman’s “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” took the top spot, followed by a range of other picks, including “Vertigo,” “Citizen Kane,” “Tokyo Story,” “In the Mood for Love,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Beau Travail,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Man with the Movie Camera,” and “Singin’ in the Rain.” All voters were asked to pick not “the best” or “their favorite” films, but something slightly different: “the greatest,” a term they were free to interpret however they saw fit....

Less impressive is “Cruella,” which took in $1.4 million in a reported 3,892 theaters. That result comes as the live-action adaptation of “101 Dalmatians” is also now available for Disney+ subscribers for an additional $29.99 rental charge. “Cruella” preview results are much lower than “Maleficent” in 2014, which it opened the weekend after Memorial Day. That film, which grossed $69 million for the weekend, took in $4.2 million for its previews....

The American Film Institute announced today the full lineup for this year’s AFI FEST, which includes Sony Pictures Classics’ “Parallel Mothers,” written and directed by Academy Award winner Pedro Almodóvar and starring the beloved Spanish auteur’s longtime muse Penélope Cruz. The film will receive a red carpet premiere at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13. Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” has also been added, and will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, November 11....

“During the months we filmed together, baby Tonka and I became good friends, playing and grooming each other and just generally larking about,” Cumming said at the time. “It’s horrible to think he might in a cage in a dark basement somewhere or have met some other fate, so I’m appealing to whoever knows what has become of him to please come forward claim the reward.” This week, Tonka was found alive in the home of longtime owner Tonia Haddix, where he had access to a 60-inch TV and a tablet device, and had recently participated in a St....

If properly followed by a production’s cast and crew, they make a tragedy like this one impossible. On any set, the prop master — or in some cases, a weapons expert — is responsible for obtaining, maintaining, and handling all firearms for the production. According to Local 44, which oversees prop masters, the gun contained a live round and the “Rust” call sheet did not list any members of Local 44....

“We need to shoot ‘Fargo’ this winter, so we’ll be shooting ‘Fargo’ before ‘Alien,’ though we have more scripts for ‘Alien’ than ‘Fargo,’” he said. “Noah is writing both right now.” With “Fargo” filming this winter, that pushes “Alien” towards a 2023 start date. There is no word yet on when the series might eventually premiere. While it was previously confirmed that the “Alien” series will be set on Earth — the first entry in the franchise to do so — Landgraf offered more information about the plot of the mysterious show....