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Goro Miyazaki, left, and Kenichi Yoda pose for photographers with the Studio Ghibli honorary Palme d'Or upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Apprentice' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Studio Ghibli takes a bow at Cannes with an honorary Palme d’Or

Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders that has for 39 years spirited away moviegoers with tales of Totoros, magical jellyfish and floating castles, was celebrated Monday by the Cannes Film Festival with an honorary Palme d’Or.

This image released by Sony Pictures shows characters Odie, voiced by Harvey Guillén, from left, Vic, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, and Garfield, voiced by Chris Pratt, in a scene from the animated film "The Garfield Movie." (Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)

Movie Review: ‘The Garfield Movie’ is a bizarre animated tale that’s not pur-fect in any way

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: The ‘Mad Max’ saga treads (hard-to-find) water with frustrating ‘Furiosa’

Emma Stone, left, and director Yorgos Lanthimos pose for a portrait photograph for the film 'Kinds of Kindness' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The unstoppable duo of Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Timothee Chalamet, left, and Zendaya in a scene from "Dune: Part Two." (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

What to stream this week: ‘Dune 2' adds spice, J.Lo heads to space, Lenny Kravitz rocks

Jennifer Lopez chats slowing down and taking time for herself at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Atlas’

Jennifer Lopez says she’s trying to slow down more but loves to take on projects that excite her, like her upcoming sci-fi film, “Atlas.” The actor, producer and recording artist stars in the Netflix action movie, recently released a film and documentary about her love life. She is also preparing for her upcoming summer tour of the 2024 album, ‘This is Me...Now.” (May 20)

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Selena Gomez, from left, Zoe Saldana, director Jacques Audiard and Karla Sofia Gascon pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Emilia Perez' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical ‘Emilia Perez’ lights up Cannes

On paper, Jacques Audiard’s buzzed-about Cannes Film Festival entry “Emilia Perez” would not seem anything like a good idea for a movie.

Cailey Fleming, left, and John Krasinski pose with the character "Blue" at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "IF" at the SVA Theatre on Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ hits a box office nerve with $35 million debut

John Krasinski’s imaginary friends movie “IF” claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend according to studio estimates Sunday.

Kevin Costner poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'Horizon: An American Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga ‘Horizon’ at Cannes

A month before Kevin Costner puts the first installment of his multi-chapter Western “Horizon: An American Saga” into theaters, the actor-director came to the Cannes Film Festival to unveil his self-financed passion project.

Director Francis Ford Coppola poses for portrait photographs for the film 'Megalopolis', at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The stuff that Coppola’s dreams are made of: The director on building ‘Megalopolis’

Of the many quotations and slogans that flitter through Francis Ford Coppola’s idea-stuffed, open-hearted, unabashedly optimistic “Megalopolis,” one that particularly resonates with the director is: “When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we’re free.”

Director Paul Schrader poses for portrait photographs for the film 'Oh, Canada', at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it

After a string of hospitalizations for long COVID, Paul Schrader had a realization. “If I’m going to make a film about death,” Schrader told himself, “I’d better hurry up.”

This image released by Amazon Prime shows a scene from the documentary "The Blue Angels." (Amazon Prime via AP)

‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad

If you’re looking for a little bit of that “Top Gun: Maverick” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck.

Grace VanderWaal, from left, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, director Francis Ford Coppola, and Romy Mars pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Megalopolis' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Francis Ford Coppola debuts ‘Megalopolis’ in Cannes, and the reviews are in

Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades.

Marisa Abela poses for portraits photographs at the Dublin Castle pub during promotion of the film "Back to Black" on Friday, March 22, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Chasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for ‘Back to Black’

There’s no point asking Marisa Abela to sing Amy Winehouse songs at karaoke. Her friends have already tried and failed.

FILE - Film director Francis Ford Coppola appears with his wife Ellie at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 1979. Coppola is back at Cannes with his latest film "Megalopolis." (AP Photo, File)

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Francis Ford Coppola will soon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil.

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Cailey Fleming, left, and the character Blue, voiced by Steve Carell, in a scene from "IF." (Paramount Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: ‘IF,’ imperfect but charming, may have us all checking under beds for our old friends

How do you make a kid’s movie that appeals to their adults, too? Most movies try to achieve this by throwing in a layer of wink-wink pop culture references that’ll earn a few knowing laughs from parents but fly nicely over the heads of the young ones.

This image released by Neon shows Michelle Buteau, left, and Ilana Glazer in a scene from the film "Babes." (Gwen Capistran/Neon via AP)

Movie Review: ‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendship

There have been movies about pregnancy and movies about childbirth and movies about female friendship.

Director George Miller poses for a portrait to promote "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" in Los Angeles, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

‘Mad Max’ has lived in George Miller’s head for 45 years. He’s not done dreaming yet

The world of “Mad Max” has lived in George Miller’s head for nearly half a century. Unlike most other long-running film franchises, it’s exclusively his.

Margaret Qualley, left, and Demi Moore pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Substance' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival

Welcome to Cannes. The annual film festival is always a spectacle, but 2024’s edition may be the most combustible in years.

Festival workers lay the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals on opening day of the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The Cannes film festival runs from May 14 until May 25, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)

How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog

The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding.

This image released by Focus Features shows Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in a scene from "Back to Black." (Focus Features via AP)

Movie Review: Amy Winehouse story flattened in frustrating biopic ‘Back to Black’

Marisa Abela plays the late Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Back to Black,” a jukebox musical dramatization of her life.

Meryl Streep poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Second Act' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Invision/AP)

Cannes kicks off with a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and a post-'Barbie’ fête of Greta Gerwig

Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition.

FILE - Homes leveled by the Camp Fire line a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 12, 2018. New Mexico is standing in for California in a new film as Jamie Lee Curtis’ production company and others tell the story of a bus driver and a school teacher who rescued students during the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

New Mexico to stand in for California as McConaughey stars in film about a 2018 deadly wildfire

New Mexico is standing in for California in a new film as Jamie Lee Curtis’ production company tells the story of a bus driver and a school teacher who rescued students during the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history.

FILE - George Clooney attends a special screening of "The Boys in the Boat" in New York on Dec. 13, 2023. Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney will play legendary TV journalist Edward R. Murrow in a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film.

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." (20th Century Studios via AP)

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” has reigned over the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday said the latest installment in the “Apes” franchise brought in $56.5 million in North American theaters.

FILE - A scooter drives past the Palais des festivals appears during the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France on May 13, 2019. The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival begins on May 14. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory.

FILE - Roger Corman addresses the audience during the awards ceremony of the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood's most famous actors and directors an early break, died Thursday, May 9, 2024. He was 98. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Roger Corman, Hollywood’s “King of the Bs,” has died. He was 98. Corman produced such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors their first breaks in some of the hundreds of B-movies he helped creat

FILE - Journalist Sam Rubin arrives at the AARP Movies for Grownups Film Showcase at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Los Angeles. Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with Hollywood's top stars, died Friday, May 10, 2024. He was 64. (Vince Bucci/Invision for AARP/AP Images, File)

Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64

Entertainment broadcaster Sam Rubin has died at age 64. The Los Angeles news station KTLA says in a statement that its beloved anchor and reporter died on Friday.

FILE - An Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon, Feb. 4, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)

Film academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum, educational programming and screenings in view of its 100th anniversary in 2028.

This combination of album covers shows “Hit Me Hard and Soft" by Billie Eilish, left, “Room Under the Stairs” by Zayn, center, and “Music for Man Ray” by SQÜRL. (Darkroom-Interscope/Mercury/Sacred Bones via AP)

What to stream this weekend: ‘Bridgerton,’ Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, ‘American Fiction’

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Prime Video and “Bridgerton” returns to Netflix.

FILE - Andy Serkis appears at the BAFTA Nominees Party in London, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ in development with Andy Serkis to direct and star

Andy Serkis is going back to Middle-earth to play Gollum in two new Lord of the Rings films. Warner Bros.

FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated Press.

This image released by Netflix shows Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt in a scene from "Mother of the Bride." (Sasidis Sasisakulporn/Netflix via AP)

Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’

In “Mother of the Bride,” Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt play a pair of college exes who accidentally reunite at a resort in Thailand two decades later.

This image released by MUBI shows a scene from "Gasoline Rainbow." (MUBI via AP)

Movie Review: A radiant teenage road trip in ‘Gasoline Rainbow’

In sibling directors Bill and Turner Ross’ latest, “Gasoline Rainbow,” five Oregon teens just out of high school make their meandering way some 500 miles to reach the coast for what’s been billed as the “End of the World” party.

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." (20th Century Studios via AP)

Movie Review: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ finds a new hero and will blow your mind

Fans of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the charismatic ape leader.