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'Dog Man' bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office

'Dog Man' bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — DreamWorks Animation's “Dog Man” fetched $36 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it the biggest debut yet in 2025.
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Breakout Sundance films and key takeaways from this year's festival

Breakout Sundance films and key takeaways from this year's festival

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Film wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds at this year’s Sundance Film Festival , which comes to a close Sunday in Park City, Utah ( and online ).
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Explaining the curious case of 'Emilia Pérez,' the woebegone Oscar frontrunner

Explaining the curious case of 'Emilia Pérez,' the woebegone Oscar frontrunner

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team.
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Explaining the curious case of 'Emilia Pérez,' the woebegone Oscar frontrunner

Explaining the curious case of 'Emilia Pérez,' the woebegone Oscar frontrunner

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an international filmmaking team.
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'Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old posts and deactivates X account

'Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old posts and deactivates X account

NEW YORK (AP) — Karla Sofía Gascón , the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.
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‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless’ win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless’ win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The war satire “Atropia,” about actors in a military role-playing facility, won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S.
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Apex: The Black Masters: New documentary explores golf and race in Nova Scotia

Apex: The Black Masters: New documentary explores golf and race in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — Darrell Maxwell has fond memories of growing up next to the scenic golf course in the heart of the central Nova Scotia town of Truro, even though he wasn't allowed to play there because of his race.
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Karla Sofia Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is 'deeply sorry to those I have caused pain'

Karla Sofia Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is 'deeply sorry to those I have caused pain'

NEW YORK (AP) — Karla Sofia Gascón , the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.
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In ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ Oscar winner takes viewers back to Ukraine’s front lines

In ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ Oscar winner takes viewers back to Ukraine’s front lines

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The day Mstyslav Chernov won the BAFTA for his documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” was the day he learned two soldiers he knew had been killed in combat.
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With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons

With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers.
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