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      What Can Robert Pattinson Do to Keep You Guessing?

      After “Twilight,” the actor reinvented himself in art-house films. How will he follow “The Lighthouse” and his wildest role so far? With yet another swerve: He’s playing Batman.

  2. PhotoRobert Pattinson in ‘The Lighthouse,’ which was shot in an unusual aspect ratio.
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    The Movie Is Opening Wide. The Screen Is Changing Shape.

    Filmmakers this season are playing with aspect ratios (the dimensions of the frame), sometimes from one scene to the next. You’ll see it in “The Laundromat,” “The Lighthouse” and others.

  5. PhotoWednesday Addams in a scene from the new animated film version of “The Addams Family.” 
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    The Many Shades of Wednesday Addams

    With a new “Addams Family” movie in theaters, a look back at the portrayal of one of its most popular family members over the years.

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    Cuba Gooding Jr. Ignored Woman’s Plea to Not Touch Her, Suit Says

    The lawsuit, filed by a woman who served Mr. Gooding at a Manhattan nightclub, said the actor pinched her buttocks and repeatedly tried to touch her again.

    By Julia Jacobs

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    Scotty Bowers, Who Wrote of Providing Sex to Stars, Dies at 96

    His 2012 book, “Full Service,” told scandalous tales about Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and countless others using his sexual referral business.

    By Neil Genzlinger

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    For 24 Hours Onstage, Alia Shawkat Felt Great to Feel ‘Shameless’

    The “Arrested Development” actress made quite the New York stage debut, repeating one fiery scene opposite about 100 different actors in “The Second Woman.”

    By Elisabeth Vincentelli

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    What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Limetown’

    Damon Lindelof’s take on the comic book series airs on HBO. And Jessica Biel stars in a new sci-fi thriller based on a fiction podcast.

    By Lauren Messman

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    The Life of Cameron Douglas, From Privilege to Prison and Back

    In his memoir “Long Way Home,” Michael Douglas’s oldest son examines the “demented death wish” that drove him to drugs and crime, shining a light on his famous family along the way.

    By Dave Itzkoff

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    ‘Parasite’ and South Korea’s Income Gap: Call It Dirt Spoon Cinema

    Bong Joon Ho’s latest film joins a growing list of movies criticizing South Korean inequality — a problem so pervasive it has given birth to its own slang.

    By Brian X. Chen

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    Critic’s Notebook

    Filmmakers in Gritty Tokyo, Not a Cherry Blossom in Sight

    “Shitamachi,” a new Film Forum retrospective, offers a primer on the geography and rich culture of the Japanese capital’s working-class neighborhoods.

    By Mike Hale

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    Netflix’s ‘The Laundromat’ Goes On as Court Transfers Lawsuit

    A judge on Thursday ruled that a defamation lawsuit filed by the firm at the center of the Panama Papers should be heard in the Los Angeles area.

    By The Associated Press

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    There Are Worse Roles Than the Seducer. Ask Alexander Skarsgard.

    The actor talks about his latest turn as a compelling sociopath in “The Kill Team” and his Emmy-winning role in “Big Little Lies.”

    By Kathryn Shattuck

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    The Week in Arts: Alicia Keys, Mark Morris and an Expanded MoMA

    The singer headlines Tidal’s benefit concert in Brooklyn; and the Museum of Modern Art debuts its larger, more diverse collection.

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