内容摘要：Born in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 16, 1959, she has described herself as a shy child who preferred observing over participating.

Born in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 16, 1959, she has described herself as a shy child who preferred observing over participating.

This combination of images shows promotional art for “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger,” left, and “My Old Ass” (Cohen Media Group/Amazon Studios via AP)– Is there a better way to spend election week than with a psychedelic mushroom-induced

? Well, yes, there probably is. But, still, Megan Park’s “My Old Ass” (streaming Thursday on Prime Video) is a uniquely charming and oddly moving coming-of-age drama. The film starsas Elliott, an 18-year-old whose birthday mushroom trip, while camping in Ontario’s Muskoka region, conjures a surreal visitor: her 39-year-old self (played by Plaza)., AP’s Mark Kennedy called the results “uneven but (Park) sticks the landing.”

– Of the many fans of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s films, none is more passionate than Martin Scorsese. In(airing Thursday on TCM), Scorsese narrates his journey through movies that have had

In it, he describes being “so bewitched by them as a child that they make a big part of my films’ subconscious.” The documentary, directed by David Hinton and produced by Thelma Schoonmaker, isn’t just a chronicle of films like “The Red Shoes,” “Black Narcissus” and

but captures how movies can transfix you, change you and live alongside you as you grow older.Michel Badr, who came from another village to attend the reenactment, said he supports the performance “so that people would know, even if in a small way, how much Jesus had suffered ... to give us a new era and a beautiful life after him.”

Chalhoub said his concern is to avoid an overemphasis on mourning. “It’s better to turn the pain into glory and to triumph over pain with God’s power, not just to go and cry,” he said.A statue of Saint Rafqa is displayed in front of a residential building in the village of Quraye, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A statue of Saint Rafqa is displayed in front of a residential building in the village of Quraye, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)“There’s redemption. There’s salvation,” Chalhoub said. “Of course, there’s sadness, but there’s huge hope for triumphing over all that is painful.”