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Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most iconic figures in Hollywood history, and pop culture at large. The blonde bombshell, born Norma Jean Baker, became one of Tinsel Town’s biggest stars appearing in over 35 movies during her career and wracking up a collection of classic films such as “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “The Seven Year Itch,” “Niagara,” and “How to Marry a Millionaire.” Monroe died by drug overdose in 1962, but the tragic passing further cemented her place as a cultural icon....

It’s a big victory for theaters for multiple reasons. Perhaps most importantly, as Warner Bros.’s first release of the year, it returns them to theater-exclusive openings after more than a year of initially streaming on HBO Max as well. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Batman v Superman,” two comparisons to “The Batman,” set unreasonably high marks for similar releases. The former opened to just over double ($260 million), while the most recent D....

IFC announced another acquisition, Mia Hansen-Løve’s”Bergman Island,” the day after the festival lineup was announced. Last year’s Cannes included a list of official selections that allowed films to display the festival’s laurels, including Oscar winner “Another Round.” But actual activity was limited to a very abbreviated “special edition” staged in October, plus an online Marche du Film over the summer. Below find a constantly updated list of acquisitions, beginning with the most recently announced....

“For this specific movie, what drew me to this movie and why they hired me, I think, is that the visual experience for this film must feel immersive enough for the audience to believe that these superhero characters have walked the earth for 7,000 years,” Zhao said. “So, to do that, there’s what I like to call an anthropological way of capturing things. The cameras are very grounded, and the movements are very natural....

That’s the word from Mark Zoradi, who retired as Cinemark’s CEO at the end of last year after seven years on the job. Zoradi, who remains on the company’s board, detailed Cinemark’s interest in streamers’ films in an interview with Boxoffice Pro published Thursday. “The key thing with the streamers is that not only does it have some form of an exclusive window — whether that’s 17 days or 24 days or 31 days — but also that the streamer puts forward a substantial marketing campaign....

While one could probably make the case that American politics have gotten slightly less toxic without Donald Trump running for office (at least currently), Chappelle remains as divisive as ever. The comedian has become a culture war lightning rod in recent years for a series of Netflix specials that featured jokes about the transgender community that many flagged as transphobic. Chappelle devoted the majority of his most recent special, “The Closer,” to refuting those claims and attempting to add nuance, but it did little to convince the people who accuse him of perpetuating harmful tropes....

Headlines about Coon’s opinion prompted none other than David Fincher to email her about the role and her performance in the film. As Coon revealed to The Hollywood Reporter while promoting her role in Sony’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “David, of course, emailed me as soon as that headline broke. (Laughs.) He was like, ‘It was really important for Margo to be really transparent in her emotional life because Ben is lying and is closed off....