The acceptance of international cinema has been on the rise in recent years, as movies like RRR, Anatomy of a Fall and Parasite have become popular not just with critics and awards bodies, but with a ...

The four central characters in “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” a gripping, superbly acted drama from the Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, are introduced with an almost ceremonial deliberation.

Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

The movie became a cultural touchstone. Books about Valens, though, have been scarce. The only biography was 1987’s “Ritchie Valens, the First Latino Rocker” by Beverly Mendheim, who ...

Another one of our island's best gets a shot at big-time college sports and a chance to live her dreams. Academy of Our Lady of Guam rugby standout Auriana Merfalen is taking her game to the East ...

It all comes down to a missing pistol. It’s almost exactly halfway through Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful, angry, masterfully crafted “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” that Iman (Missagh Zareh) realizes that ...

Auriana Merfalen made headlines Wednesday as she signed a letter of intent to play rugby for Sacred Heart University during a late morning ceremony held at the Academy of Our Lady of Guam.

After the resolution of the 2024 ceremony, these are 10 films that could be in contention for Best Picture at the Academy ...