Awards
Angelina Jolie’s performance as legendary opera singer Maria Callas in director Pablo LarraÃn’s ‘Maria’ seems likely to return her to serious acting awards contention.
As the camera follows Diana around in a space where “nothing was friendly,†it comes to represent her perception of reality, the director says.
“There’s an element of magnetism and some strange idea of mystery that she carries,†the director says of his Diana.
Movies
Mariana Di Girolamo and Gael GarcÃa Bernal star in Pablo LarraÃn’s combustible Chilean drama ‘Ema,’ about a mercurial dancer.
Director Pablo LarraÃn details the historical truths in his Princess Diana fable, explains the film’s handling of Diana’s eating disorder and relationship with her sons, and shares the moment on set when Kristen Stewart “lost it†in a good way.
Kristen Stewart and Pablo LarraÃn share secrets of their collaborative process making the unconventional “fable†“Spencer,†inspired by Princess Diana.
Renowned New York City reporter Pablo Guzmán, 73, died of a heart attack Sunday morning.
World premieres of ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘Conclave’ and ‘Saturday Night’ see freshness colliding with nostalgia, while Angelina Jolie’s turn in ‘Maria’ doesn’t hit the rafters.
Also this week: AFI Fest rolls along, Alonso Ruizpalacios in-person for a retrospective and screenings of ‘Heaven’s Gate’ and ‘The Boy Friend.’
World & Nation
Colombia wants to send at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch to India and Mexico.