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Saturday

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

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Friday

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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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'

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Thursday

'Poor Things': a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy

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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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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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Myha'la as Ruth and Mahershala Ali as G.H. in Leave The World Behind. Netflix hide caption

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Wednesday

The Wicker Man, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy. BFA/Alamy Stock Photo hide caption

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

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Lina Lyte Plioplyte is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. Carrie Lynn Schreck/MSNBC Films hide caption

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'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

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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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