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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Indiana Jones. Karen Allen always knew he'd come walking back through her door. Since 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Allen has been only a sporadic presence in the subsequent sequels.

PRAGUE (AP) 鈥� An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary has kicked off its 57th edition with an award planned for Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.

Taika Waititi鈥檚 soccer comedy 鈥� Next Goal Wins 鈥� will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall, organizers said Wednesday.

We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren't terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They're kind and helpful. It's the mermaids who are the real demons.

Goodbyes don鈥檛 tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn鈥檛 a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors.

Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson are stepping up to help curate programming for Turner Classic Movies, amid a tumultuous week of layoffs and leadership changes that had fans worried about the future of the channel.

Plumes of pink smoke. Explosions of blue. Expectant parents laughing, screaming, fainting, shooting arrows or even guns. The new documentary 鈥淓very Body鈥� opens with footage of the often absurd practice of elaborate 鈥済ender reveals.

TORONTO 鈥� Taika Waititi's long-awaited soccer comedy "Next Goal Wins" will get its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It's the first film TIFF has confirmed will play at this year's festival.

James Gunn has found his new Superman and Lois Lane in David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan.

MONTREAL 鈥� Acclaimed filmmaker Denys Arcand now has his own stamp.