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Filmmaker Alex Garland wanted to make a different kind of war film.

TORONTO — Jasmeet Raina opens Season 2 of his Crave dramedy “Late Bloomer” with a hilariously awkward and quietly radical scene: a failed attempt at sex.

Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s publicist for over four decades and the only person in his field to be recognized with an Oscar, has died. He was 96.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albums from Elton John , Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige and the cast of “Hamilton" are entering America's audio canon, along with singles from Helen Reddy and Celine Dion and the music of Minecraft.

The Trump administration said Wednesday it would appeal a federal court decision that ordered it to re-admit Associated Press journalists to White House events on First Amendment grounds.

NEW YORK (AP) — One month shy of his 88th birthday, Thomas Pynchon is set to publish his first book in 12 years. “Shadow Ticket” is scheduled for Oct. 7, Penguin Press announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — As springtime sunshine finally hits New York City, the Met Gala beckons — one of the most anticipated and visible parties in the world. This year, the theme — “Tailored For You" — is focused on classic tailoring.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Your Friends & Neighbors” begins with a once high-flying hedge fund manager waking up in someone else’s luxurious house, next to a dead body and in a pool of blood.

NEW YORK (AP) — Even after publishing a handful of memoirs, including the classic “Just Kids,” Patti Smith has a lot more to say about her life. The poet-writer-musician’s “Bread of Angels” will be published Nov. 4, Random House announced Wednesday.

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