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Patrick Frater, provided by Published 8:08 pm PDT, Sunday, June 16, 2019 Photo: Richard Milnes/Shutterstock Photo: Richard Milnes/Shutterstock Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Richard Milnes/Shutterstock ‘Parasite’ Wins Sydney Film Festival 1  /  1 Back to Gallery “Parasite,” the South Korean black drama that previously won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, was Sunday named as the winner of the Sydney Film Festival. After collecting a cash prize of A$60,000 ($41,200), at Sydney’s State Theatre, “Parasite” director said: “This Festival is really amazing, especially the audience…really special and extraordinary. This … [Read more...] about ‘Parasite’ Wins Sydney Film Festival

While Mary Louise probes the mystery of her son's death, Celeste and Jane bond with their boys and Madeline's kids expose her biggest faults Alan Sepinwall, provided by Published 9:00 pm CDT, Sunday, June 16, 2019 Photo: Jennifer Clasen/HBO Photo: Jennifer Clasen/HBO Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Jennifer Clasen/HBO ‘Big Little Lies’ Recap: Mothers’ Nature 1  /  1 Back to Gallery A review of “Tell-Tale Hearts,” this week’s Big Little Lies, coming up just as soon as I invent the nutritional french fry… The Season Two premiere, “What Have They Done?,” was an at times ungainly creature. It had to expend a lot of … [Read more...] about ‘Big Little Lies’ Recap: Mothers’ Nature

Music artist T.I. is lending his voice to a project involving the late Martin Luther King Jr.'s home church in Atlanta. Ebenezer Baptist Church plans a three-day conference at the historic church in Atlanta to address mass incarcerations. The Rev. Raphael Warnock said in a statement that the End Mass Incarceration Conference will run Monday through Wednesday at the church. Warnock said goals of the conference include helping communities to fight the rise of the prison industrial complex in the United States and systems that unfairly imprison people of color. Ebenezer said T.I. will be participating in helping to bail out of jail dozens of poor and working-class citizens in the Atlanta area. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. … [Read more...] about Rapper T.I. and Atlanta church work to end mass imprisonment

A slippery, scintillating debut in which ancient myths and motifs combine seamlessly with the prosaic reality of rural Chinese life. Jessica Kiang, provided by Published 11:44 am PDT, Sunday, June 16, 2019 Director: Yang PingdaoWith: <span style="font-family:lucida console, sans-serif;">Robert Loh, Gabby So, Lu Haoquan. </span>Running time: Running time: 106 MIN. Director: Yang Pingdao With: <span style="font-family:lucida console, sans-serif;">Robert Loh, Gabby So, Lu Haoquan. </span> Running time: Running time: 106 MIN. Photo: Busan Film Festival Photo: Busan Film Festival Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Director: Yang PingdaoWith: <span style="font-family:lucida console, sans-serif;">Robert Loh, Gabby So, Lu Haoquan. … [Read more...] about Shanghai Film Review: ‘My Dear Friend’

Leo Barraclough, provided by Published 12:13 pm CDT, Sunday, June 16, 2019 Photo: PIERRE VILLARD/SIPA/Shutterstock Photo: PIERRE VILLARD/SIPA/Shutterstock Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: PIERRE VILLARD/SIPA/Shutterstock Dick Wolf Plots ‘First-Ever’ Cross-Network Crossover 1  /  1 Back to Gallery Veteran television producer Dick Wolf, best known for creating the “Law & Order” franchise, is eyeing what he believes will be the first-ever cross-network crossover. The crossover would be between his CBS freshman procedural “FBI” or its in-the-works spinoff “FBI: Most Wanted” and one of his NBC shows, such as “Law … [Read more...] about Dick Wolf Plots ‘First-Ever’ Cross-Network Crossover