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A new biopic of 'La Vie En Rose' singer Edith Piaf will use AI to recreate her voice

One of Edith Piaf's famous hits was "La Vie En Rose" but... how about "La Vie En AI"? A new biopic about the singer will be made using artificial intelligence to recreate her voice and image.

A new biopic of 'La Vie En Rose' singer Edith Piaf will use AI to recreate her voice

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Unhinged yet uplifting, 'Poor Things' is an un-family-friendly 'Barbie'

In Poor Things, Emma Stone stars as Bella Baxter, a woman created as part of a back-from-the-dead mad science experiment. Atsushi Nishijima/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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Unhinged yet uplifting, 'Poor Things' is an un-family-friendly 'Barbie'

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Emma Stone stars as an adult woman with the anarchic spirit of a very young child in a strangely touching film that's filled with transgressive sex, sadistic power games and grisly violence.

Unhinged yet uplifting, 'Poor Things' is an un-family-friendly 'Barbie'

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Gwyneth Paltrow made a stunning admission: she hasn't seen 'Avengers: Endgame'

Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, "I can't keep track of who's what."

Gwyneth Paltrow made a stunning admission: she hasn't seen 'Avengers: Endgame'

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Netflix releases new psychological thriller: 'Leave the World Behind'

Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke star in the new dystopian thriller Leave the World Behind. It's about a white couple renting from a Black couple with suspicion and tension between the two.

Netflix releases new psychological thriller: 'Leave the World Behind'

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Emma Stone comes alive in the imaginative 'Poor Things'

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Emma Stone comes alive in the imaginative 'Poor Things'

In the wild and wonderful new film Poor Things, Emma Stone plays a woman brought back to life from the brink of death. She's a clean slate, unconcerned with the bonds a repressive society tries to put on her. The film reunites Stone with director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favorite) and shares that film's darkly comedic sensibility, but it's even weirder.

Emma Stone comes alive in the imaginative 'Poor Things'

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Thursday

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'Poor Things': a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy

Emma Stone teams up with director Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy about a young woman shaking up the society around her as she comes into her own.

'Poor Things': a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy

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'Anselm' documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work

Anselm offers both a thrilling portrait of Anselm Kiefer at work and, with the aid of terrific archival footage, lets us see what infuses his work with such intensity. Janus Films hide caption

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'Anselm' documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work

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Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer was born in war-ravaged Germany in 1945. Wim Wenders' new film conveys the beauty, bleakness and moral weight of Kiefer's art.

'Anselm' documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work

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'Oppenheimer' will screen in Japan in 2024, distributors say

Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who portrayed U.S. theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the U.K. premiere of Oppenheimer in central London on July 13. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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'Oppenheimer' will screen in Japan in 2024, distributors say

The decision to release the movie profiling the American scientist follows criticism that the film largely ignored the impact of the bombings that killed more than 200,000 people in Japan.

An apocalyptic vacation in 'Leave The World Behind'

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An apocalyptic vacation in 'Leave The World Behind'

What would the end of the world actually look like? That's the creeping fear behind the new Netflix movie Leave The World Behind. The movie stars Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali, in a story about strangers who are alone together as things get eerie out in the world. The film was written and directed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot).

An apocalyptic vacation in 'Leave The World Behind'

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Wednesday

'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

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'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.

'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

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'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax

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'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax

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Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a "beautiful cycle" that happens to half of the world's population — one that "we're not supposed to talk about it." Her new film aims to break the stigma.

'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax

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Father of Sandy Hook school shooting victim keeps his son's memory alive

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. His story is the subject of a new documentary: A Father's Promise.

Father of Sandy Hook school shooting victim keeps his son's memory alive

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A new documentary examines the 'Star Wars Holiday Special' and asks: Why?

This November 1978 photo shows, from left, Kenny Baker as R2-D2, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill during the filming of CBS-TV's "Star Wars Holiday Special" in Los Angeles. George Brich/AP file photo hide caption

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A new documentary examines the 'Star Wars Holiday Special' and asks: Why?

A new documentary called A Disturbance in the Force looks back on how the special happened and why it's been locked away ever since.