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- How the star and director of 'Southpaw' trained for boxing together
'Southpaw' stars actor Jake Gyllenhaal as a lightweight boxing champion. Gyllenhaal trained for the role with the movie's director Antoine Fuqua, who engaged in many of the same exercises as his star.
- 'Paper Towns' is a mild coming-of-age tale
'Paper' stars Nat Wolff as Quentin, who is fascinated with his neighbor Margo (Cara Delevingne) and who convinces his friends to help him find Margo when she disappears.
- 'The Look of Silence' returns to the disturbing story told in 'Act of Killing'
'Killing' director Joshua Oppenheimer examines again the story of how almost a million Indonesian citizens were killed by the government and its cohorts. This new movie focuses on a man whose brother was killed in the massacres.
- 'The Outrageous Sophie Tucker' justifies its subject's fleeting fame
The documentary about the singer, who was famous during the late 1920s and '30s, could have used more performance footage.
- 'Southpaw': Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer makes the movie watchable
Director Antoine Fuqua and screenwriter Kurt Sutter pummel the audience with hoary boxing movie clichés, but this is probably the best star Rachel McAdams has been in a movie and she and Gyllenhaal have an intense chemistry.
- Alex Rocco starred as a casino owner in 'The Godfather'
Rocco starred as the 'Godfather' character Moe Green and also appeared in the film 'Get Shorty' as well as on 'The Simpsons' and the Starz series 'Magic City.' Rocco called his 'Godfather' role 'without a doubt, my biggest ticket anywhere.'
- 'Ant-Man' director: Superhero tale is 'a street-level story... I hadn't really seen'
'Ant-Man' stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, a thief who gets a high-tech suit from a scientist (Michael Douglas) and works with the scientist's daughter (Evangeline Lilly) to take down an adversary with some special technology of his own (Corey Stoll). The movie is in theaters now.
- 'Trainwreck' star Amy Schumer on awards shows: 'I don't want to become a part of that'
Schumer stars in the movie 'Trainwreck,' which opened on July 17 and centers on a serial dater (Schumer) who becomes involved with a sports doctor (Bill Hader).
- The surprising inspiration for 'Ant-Man': 'It's a heist movie,' director says
Director Peyton Reed said of the film, 'Because it's a heist movie, it's a very strong comedic tone that we were after.' 'Ant-Man' is the newest Marvel film and centers on ex-con Scott Lang, who is recruited by scientist Hank Pym to save the world from villainous corporate tycoon Darren Cross (Corey Stoll).
- 'Trainwreck' has gross-outs but is actually almost sweet
'Trainwreck' stars Amy Schumer as a commitment-phobe who falls for a genially innocent sports surgeon (Bill Hader).
- 'Mr. Holmes': Ian McKellan gives a marvelous performance as Sherlock
The intriguing premise of the movie, which centers on a 93-year-old Sherlock, outstrips its achievement, but McKellan makes it worth seeing.
- 'Irrational Man': The film would be a real slog without Emma Stone
Actor Joaquin Phoenix's performance in the new Woody Allen film is a fuzzy, amorphous piece of work and the film has a breezy insubstantiality.
- 'Ant-Man' is fairly good fun when not bogged down in exposition
'Ant-Man' stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, an ex-con who gains the power to be tiny but as powerful as a full-grown man, and bringing Rudd on was good casting.
- Why aren't there any female Minions?
Filmmaker Pierre Coffin has revealed why all of the title characters in 'Minions,' which opened at the box office this weekend, are boys.
- 'Minions' box office: $115.2 million. What's driving the appeal?
'Minions' box office: The success of 'Minions' at the box office this weekend makes it the second largest opening in animated film history. What makes the mischievous, yellow henchmen so popular?
- 'Self/less' is dreary and self-serious
'Self/less' stars Ben Kingsley as a real estate magnate who acquires a healthy younger human body. Actor Ryan Reynolds portrays the new version of Kingsley's character, but even the likable actor can't elevate the piece of would-be escapism.
- 'Minions': The title characters are the best part of the film
Action set pieces are too loud for too long, but the movie's strength are the mumbling henchmen who previously worked for 'Despicable Me' protagonist Gru (Steve Carell).
- 'Amy,' the documentary about Amy Winehouse, is a powerfully sad experience
Asif Kapadia's film is also an indictment of the media for its nonstop, malign insensitivities as Winehouse struggled with addiction.
- 'Cartel Land' is eye-opening and shows the shades of gray
The documentary 'Cartel Land' demonstrates that the situation with Mexican drug cartels is far from black and white.
- Omar Sharif starred in acclaimed films 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Doctor Zhivago'
Sharif, who died on July 10, was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in 'Lawrence' and also came to the attention of audiences for his roles in 'Funny Girl' and 'Hidalgo.'