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TORONTO — D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai says he’s drawn to stories that challenge what people think they know. In the new A24 drama “Warfare,” that meant showing the harsh reality of who actually fights wars. “Growing up, I watched a lot of war films.

After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt, the film academy has decided to give it an official award.

PARIS (AP) — New films from Wes Anderson , Ari Aster , and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival , organizers announced Thursday.

It’s oddly comforting that a movie can still dial M when it wants to. Smart phones have largely been a bit of a buzzkill for horror films, leading filmmakers to find all kinds of reasons — dead batteries, no service — to strand potential prey.

Filmmaker Alex Garland wanted to make a different kind of war film.

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland ’s “Warfare” is more defined by what it isn't than what it is. In their Iraq War -set film, there’s never any description of a wider strategy.

Before Jack Ryan was introduced into the culture, Robert Littell imagined Charlie Heller, a quiet, CIA cryptographer who goes rogue on a quest for vengeance after his love is killed by terrorists.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says its box office revenue for March totalled $29.5 million, down from $59.2 million a year earlier when its results were powered by Dune: Part Two and Kung Fu Panda 4.

Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening weekend, significantly narrowing this year's box office deficit . No one guessed just how big it would be.

“Universal Language" director Matthew Rankin says he's channelling his creative energy into two new films: one probing Canada's conservative legacy and another on the world's most famous made-up language.