Michael Phillips

Loading your audio article Considering that the screen industry still holds enough confusion for any 20 industries, the upcoming movie titles have some promise.

Revisit the 1988 “Beetlejuice” if you haven't lately. It's stranger, jankier, funnier and try-anything-er than you may recall.

VENICE, ITALY — Here's a tale of two standing ovations. One lasted a little under four minutes, which sounds long but isn't in the context of the

VENICE, Italy — Here's a tale of two standing ovations. One lasted a little under four minutes, which sounds long but isn't in the context of the

VENICE, ITALY — Five years ago, the Joaquin Phoenix movie “Joker” first opened at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival.

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Green Border (PG15, black & white; English S ubtitles; 2 h, 32 m) is receiving rave reviews throughout the world. Don’t miss your chance to see this incredibly significant film at Harbor Theater, starting Friday, September 6.

VENICE, Italy — Five years ago, the Joaquin Phoenix movie “Joker” first opened at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival.

Revisit the 1988 “Beetlejuice” if you haven't lately. It's stranger, jankier, funnier and try-anything-er than you may recall.

The inimitable bio-exorcist Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton, with Bob, rear) returns in director Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” (Parisa Taghizadeh/Warner Bros./TNS)