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‘Black Adam’ takes top spot at box office again

“Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters

The Independent UK

November movie guide: Most powerful biopic of the year, Pugh, Pinocchio and Wakanda Forever

As awards season looms, the November movie guide gives us a film about originals of MeToo, Florence Pugh in another thriller and Pinocchio

The New Daily

How a painful chapter from his own youth revived James Gray's passion for filmmaking

"Armageddon Time," written and directed by James Gray, is one of a number of films this season drawn from the filmmakers' own personal experience: Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," Sam Mendes' "Empire of Light," Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun," Elegance Bratton's "The Inspection."

Los Angeles Times

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Review: In the wrenching 'Armageddon Time,' a filmmaker powerfully confronts his own privilege

It's fitting that "Armageddon Time," James Gray's quietly anguished movie about events from his own childhood, begins with a kid arriving at a school and ends with him departing another. In between those bookending images, 11-year-old Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) receives an education of a cruel and costly order, though…

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Armageddon Time' a nuanced exploration of race and class privilege

In his cinematic memoir “Armageddon Time,” the filmmaker James Gray unpacks his early influences with the kind of uncommonly sensitive and keen perception that he has employed throughout his body of work, which has evolved from crime thrillers (“Little Odessa,” “The Yards,” “We Own The Night”) to historical dramas (“The…

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For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes

The “heart and soul” of a film is an often-overused term, but it’s practically unavoidable when it comes to Anthony Hopkins in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time.”

The Independent UK

‘It’s a way to bring my mum and dad back’: Steven Spielberg on the new wave of cine-memoirs

After Branagh’s Belfast, Spielberg’s The Fabelmans – a tale of a childhood in Arizona – is winning acclaim. Is it legacy or therapy that’s motivating these autobiographies?

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From Spielberg to Inarritu: Evaluating the season's many styles of personal filmmaking

TORONTO — There's a terrifically self-reflexive gag in Steven Spielberg's new picture, "The Fabelmans," that is hard to imagine anyone but Steven Spielberg pulling off. This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director's childhood and teenage years, could hardly have…

Los Angeles Times

Scots cyclist who broke 22 ribs stuns doctors by returning to work months after smash

James Gray was catapulted from his bike at 70km per hour just seconds into a cycle ride on a remote countryside road in Cyprus.

Daily Record

New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition

The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray’s Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” and Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin’s battle against the Sackler family

The Independent UK

Two Lanarkshire MPs charged Amazon Prime subscriptions to taxpayer during past 18 months

Steven Bonnar and Angela Crawley submitted claims for the service with the latter also claiming one-off NOW TV payment

Daily Record

Two local SNP MPs among dozens found to be claiming Amazon Prime back on expenses

The SNP MPs have been named among a number of elected officials found to be charging their Amazon Prime subscriptions to the taxpayer. Angela Crawley MP refused to comment on the expense.

Glasgow Live

Liz Truss among seven MPs who put Amazon Prime subscription on expenses

Members of the online retailer’s premium service pay £79 a year to get quicker delivery and enjoy access to TV shows including The Boys, Star Trek: Picard and Jeremy Clarkson’s The Grand Tour

Daily Mirror

Nearly a quarter of UK's university students can't afford required textbooks

The cost of living crisis is putting mounting pressure on university students, with one in six considering quitting their course to get a job

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Newcastle University student set to cycle from one side of the USA to the other in 38 days

James Gray aims to cycle 3,800 miles from Santa Monica Pier in California to Yorktown Beach in Virginia

Evening Standard

Cannes Film Festival: Armageddon Time review - A poignant coming-of-age story

Though its insights into race, class and social inequality feel pretty obvious, high-calibre acting elevates almost every scene

The Independent UK

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‘Armageddon Time,’ Portrait of White Privilege, Stirs Cannes

When the Cannes Film Festival audience stood to applaud James Gray’s richly observed autobiographical drama “Armageddon Time,” about the director’s own 1980s childhood in Queens, Gray’s voice quivered as he addressed the crowd. “It’s my story, in a way,” said Gray. “And you guys shared it with me.” “It took…

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The Independent UK

'Armageddon Time,' portrait of white privilege, stirs Cannes

James Gray’s autobiographical coming of age film “Armageddon Time,” starring Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, has made the biggest splash of an American film not starring Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival

The Guardian - UK

Armageddon Time: film featuring Trump family is attack on capitalism, says maker

New movie set in 80s US and starring Succession star Jeremy Strong with Jessica Chastain as Donald Trump’s sister, traces fault lines of political and social division back to Reagan era

Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #3: Give peace a chance

Peace should never be taken for granted. Even the smallest efforts should be fostered and cherished. What happens when we don’t heed the warning signs when peace is under threat? These were the questions posed by two powerful films shown on Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival.

Los Angeles Times

Review: The underappreciated James Gray returns to Cannes with a memoir of '80s New York

CANNES, France — The title of James Gray's "Armageddon Time," which premiered in competition Thursday night at the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival, is a wry reference to a comment made by Ronald Reagan during his first presidential campaign: "We may be the generation that sees Armageddon," he said in…

The Guardian - UK

Armageddon Time review – Hopkins and Hathaway can’t save this stagy tale of a quasi-Trump

A middle-class boy capitalises on his privilege in Reagan-era New York in James Gray’s uncharacteristically syrupy movie

Radio France Internationale

French actor Vincent Lindon to head Cannes film festival jury

French actor Vincent Lindon will head the main jury at this year's Cannes film festival which awards the coveted Palme d'Or prize.

The Guardian - UK

Cannes 2022: the alpha auteurs line up for a post-pandemic party

The film festival announces itself back to normal, with a new TikTok partnership and a juicy competition list featuring David Cronenberg, Claire Denis, the Dardenne brothers and Kelly Reichardt

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