Peter Hutton, Filmmaker With Austerely Romantic Worldview, Dies at 71

Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, this impossible-to-categorize film about a castaway and a corpse is an original mix of the macabre and the magical.

Paul Cox, Independent Filmmaker Who Explored Postmodern Life, Dies at 76
The Dutch-born Australian director was considered a father of Australian art cinema. He said he chose filmmaking not out of ambition, but because it was “pure compulsion.”

Bill Richmond, Longtime Colleague of Jerry Lewis, Dies at 94
During Mr. Richmond’s varied career he not only collaborated with Mr. Lewis, but also played on several of Sinatra’s albums and wrote for “The Carol Burnett Show.”

Review: ‘Nuts!’ Reveals Doctor’s Secret to Success: Goat Testicle Transplants
Penny Lane’s documentary about Dr. John Romulus Brinkley introduces a real-life Kansas con man who claimed to cure impotence with a peculiar kind of surgery.

New York Asian Film Festival Is Having a Southeast Asian Moment
For this year, at least, films from underrepresented countries share the spotlight with those of the Big Three: Japan, South Korea and China.

Who’s Afraid of Female ‘Ghostbusters’?
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and the rest of the squad discuss the controversy around their all-female take on this comedy franchise.

Jeep That Crushed Anton Yelchin Had Been Recalled
The actor’s Jeep, which rolled backward and killed him, had been recalled for a gearshift problem that could leave it accidentally in neutral.

Ron Lester, Actor Known for ‘Varsity Blues,’ Dies at 45
Mr. Lester, who at one point weighed 508 pounds, nearly died after having gastric bypass surgery but recovered and lost more than 300 pounds.

Anton Yelchin, ‘Star Trek’ Actor, Dies at 27
Mr. Yelchin had roles in independent films and on TV before landing the part of Chekov, which he reprised in the coming “Star Trek Beyond.”

‘Made in L.A.,’ at the Hammer, Excavates Hollywood’s Past
Old silent films and even a buried stage set are source materials for this biennial exhibition.

‘Finding Dory’ Swims to Top of Box Office
The sequel to “Finding Nemo” landed Pixar’s biggest opening weekend.

Review: ‘Clown’ — At Least Bozo Never Ate the Kids
This horror film, directed by Jon Watts, finds a man putting on a costume — yes, with a red nose — and becoming a possessed killer.

What in the World: A Magnet for Titanic Fans in an Unexpected Graveyard
Fairview Lawn Cemetery holds more victims of the world’s best-known shipwreck than any other place — including the grave of a certain J. Dawson.

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’: With These Spaceships, I Thee Invade. Again.
The movie revisits some of the characters from “Independence Day,” from 1996, but jettisons others, for better or worse.

Nicolas Winding Refn Dissects His Bloody Confection
Mr. Refn calls his horrific “The Neon Demon” a “funny movie” and says it could even be seen as a twisted take on “A Star Is Born.”

With ‘Roadies,’ Cameron Crowe Takes His Good Mood to TV
The filmmaker has created his first television series.

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