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• Adam Driver on working with Jarmusch, ‘Star Wars’ and putting filmmakers first

  NEW YORK (AP) — Props, mementos and photographs adorn Adam Driver ’s Brooklyn office. There’s an artwork Jim Jarmusch gave him for his 40th birthday, the doll from Leos Carax’s “Annette” and dozens of on-set photographs, including one of Driver and his son in the Millennium Falcon. “A friend who saw all this said: ‘Oh, [...] Read More »

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• Adam Driver on Jarmusch, ‘Star Wars’ and putting filmmakers first

  NEW YORK (AP) — Props, mementos and photographs adorn Adam Driver ’s Brooklyn office. There’s an artwork Jim Jarmusch gave him for his 40th birthday, the doll from Leos Carax’s “Annette” and dozens of on-set photographs, including one of Driver and his son in the Millennium Falcon. “A friend who saw all this said: ‘Oh, [...] Read More »

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• Movie Review: Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss are on fire in Nia DaCosta’s ‘Hedda’

  Hedda Gabler, one of the theater’s great schemers, is transported to 1950s England in Nia DaCosta’s deliriously fun, intelligent and impassioned spin on the classic Henrik Ibsen drama. One needn’t know anything about Ibsen’s 1890 play to enjoy “Hedda.” Like “Clueless” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary” before it, “Hedda,” in theaters Friday, is a film that [...] Read More »

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• Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry

  Some 136 newspapers in the United States have closed in the past year, news deserts are expanding and web traffic to the nation’s top newspapers has dropped markedly this decade, according to a report issued Monday that struggles to find hope for the beleaguered news industry. While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed [...] Read More »

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• Charlottetown Film Festival rebrands as Anchor Fest, expanding into TV, comedy and music

  The Charlottetown Film Festival is getting a new name and a broader scope. For its 12th year, the Prince Edward Island-based event will relaunch as Anchor Fest, expanding beyond film to include television, comedy, music and podcasts. Organizers say the change was inspired by multi-arts festivals such as South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, with [...] Read More »

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