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Johnny Depp attends a film premiere in Zurich, Switzerland on Oct. 2. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF hide caption
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Sean Connery was the blueprint for James Bond, pictured here in Goldfinger. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesRemembering Sean Connery Through Three Iconic Performances
Aaron Sorkin revisits an infamous 1969 trial in The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix. “We thought the film was plenty relevant last winter when we were making it,” Sorkin says. “We didn’t need it to get more relevant, but it did.” Niko Tavernise/Netflix hide caption
toggle caption Niko Tavernise/NetflixIn ‘Chicago 7,’ Aaron Sorkin Sees Chilling Parallels Between ’68 Summer And Today
Sean Connery, pictured in Amsterdam during the 1971 filming of Diamonds Are Forever, played James Bond in seven movies. Jack Kay/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Jack Kay/Getty ImagesSean Connery, Actor And The Original James Bond, Dies At 90
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with a poster of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, in a scene from the Nasrin documentary. Floating World Pictures hide caption
toggle caption Floating World Pictures‘Nasrin’ Documentary Spotlights Life And Work Of Jailed Iranian Human Rights Lawyer
City Hall tags along as Boston mayor Marty Walsh attends various appointments and public appearances — including this meeting about violent crime. Courtesy of Zipporah Films hide caption
toggle caption Courtesy of Zipporah FilmsAn Action-Packed Doc About Local Government? It’s All In Wiseman’s ‘City Hall’
Borat returns in the pithily titled sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Amazon Studios hide caption
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Anne Hathaway plays the Grand High Witch in the new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches. Daniel Smith/Warner / HBO hide caption
toggle caption Daniel Smith/Warner / HBO‘The Witches’: Anne Hathaway Hams It Up In Campy Dahl Remake
Peter Lorre stars in the 1931 film M, which is a great horror entry point for scaredy cats. Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty ImagesThree Great Horror Movies For Scaredy Cats
Bad Hair stars Elle Lorraine as Anna, an ambitious young woman who gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. Tobin Yellan/Hulu hide caption
toggle caption Tobin Yellan/Hulu‘Bad Hair’: A Smart Workplace Comedy Gets Tangled Up In Metaphors
This image released by Netflix shows Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale in a scene from The Trial of the Chicago 7. Niko Tavernise/AP hide caption
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Anne Hathaway is the Grand High Witch in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches. Daniel Smith/Warner Bros. hide caption
toggle caption Daniel Smith/Warner Bros.Unimaginative ‘Witches’ Retread Lacks The Magic Of Roald Dahl’s Classic
Elle Lorraine plays a woman whose hair has a mind of its own in Justin Simien’s new horror-comedy. Tobin Yellan/Hulu hide caption
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Lily James plays Mrs. de Winter, and Armie Hammer plays Maxim de Winter in the new Netflix version of Rebecca. Kerry Brown/Netflix hide caption
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, has become a political football during this presidential election season. Lisa O’Connor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas) is forbidding, foreboding and fierce — easily the best thing about Netflix’s Rebecca remake. Kerry Brown /Netflix hide caption
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Jeff Bridges visits Extra at Burbank Studios on Dec. 13, 2019, in Burbank, Calif. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images hide caption
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After he meets Elena (Jessica Cressy), Martin Eden (Luca Marinelli) becomes determined to rise above his lowly circumstances and prove himself worthy of her love. Francesca Errichiello/Kino Lorber hide caption
toggle caption Francesca Errichiello/Kino LorberThis Sumptuous Retelling Of ‘Martin Eden’ Stays True To Jack London’s Novel
Jordan Betscher and Courtney Crain dancing to Irving Berlin’s “Isn’t This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)?” Courtesy of Concord Theatricals hide caption
toggle caption Courtesy of Concord TheatricalsIsn’t This A Lovely Day For A ‘Top Hat’ Tribute?
Tourists line up to go up the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, China, earlier this month. As there have been no recorded cases of community transmission in Wuhan since May, life for residents is gradually returning to normal. Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Getty ImagesThe Pandemic Bounceback Abroad: Concerts And Movies In Other Countries
Disney added a warning on its streaming service to some of its titles with racist depictions, including Dumbo. The crows’ appearance and musical number in the movie “pay homage to racist minstrel shows,” Disney said. LMPC via Getty Images hide caption
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Clint Mansell is the Grammy-nominated composer whose work on Requiem for a Dream jumpstarted a prolific and distinctive score career. Mike Palmer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Mike Palmer/Courtesy of the artistRequiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Shenkman, Mark Rylance, Eddie Redmayne and Alex Sharp in The Trial Of The Chicago 7. Nico Tavernise/Netflix hide caption
toggle caption Nico Tavernise/NetflixAaron Sorkin Goes Back To The Courtroom In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’
“The excitement for me has been to slowly uncover the secret lives of many of these cryptic animals,” says Craig Foster. “My incredible octopus teacher, she helped me in many ways to uncover many of those lives, because she’s in the middle of this food web.” Netflix hide caption
toggle caption NetflixFilmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In ‘My Octopus Teacher’
HBO’s David Byrne‘s American Utopia captures a live performance of Byrne’s acclaimed Broadway show. David Lee/HBO hide caption
toggle caption David Lee/HBODavid Byrne And Spike Lee Conjure Up A Joyous Vision Of ‘American Utopia’
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