Antonio Banderas plays a film director searching for meaning after his physical decline interferes with his ability to create. Manolo Pavón/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption
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In Low Tide starring Jaeden Martell, three teens pay a heavy price after finding a hidden stash of golden coins. A24 hide caption
Why so serious?: In Joker, failing stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, is done being the butt of the joke. Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. hide caption
I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer, by Ahmet Altan Beth Novey/NPR hide caption
The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin, by Jan Stocklassa and translated by Tara F. Chace. Amazon Crossing hide caption
From left: Caleb McLaughlin, Kai, Gaten Matarazzo and Suho, photographed in Seoul, South Korea on June 20, 2019. McLaughlin and Matarazzo star in the popular Netflix series Stranger Things; Kai and Suho are members of the K-pop group EXO. JTBC PLUS/Imazins via Getty Images hide caption
Government contractors erect a section of a Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River in Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 10. Matt York/AP hide caption
From Snakes To Spikes, Reporters Reveal Trump's Extreme Border Proposals
Conan O'Brien hosts the TBS talk show Conan. "I just really do love getting in front of people and making them happy, making them laugh," he says. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Turner hide caption
'Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend' Is A Joke Name For A Podcast — Sort Of
Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir, by Jeannie Vanasco Tin House Books hide caption
Merritt Wever and Toni Collette play two detectives investigating a series of sexual assaults. Beth Dubber/Netflix hide caption
Toni Servillo stars as Silvio Berlusconi in Loro, the biopic movie about Italy's former prime minister. Gianni Fiorito/Courtesy of IFC Films hide caption
Aarti Shahani as a child with her sister and her father. Celadon Books hide caption
View of the Texas Gulf Coast (from Houston to Beaumont) taken in 1969 from space during the Apollo 9 mission. NASA/Interim Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Antonio Banderas won the best actor award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Pain and Glory. Manolo Pavón/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics hide caption
How A Heart Attack Brought Antonio Banderas Closer To 'Pain And Glory'
Captain Sandy Yawn, Hannah Ferrier, and Aesha Scott are part of the cast of the fourth season of Below Deck Mediterranean. Greg Endries/Bravo hide caption
Renia Spiegel (left) and her younger sister, now known as Elizabeth Bellak, wade in the Dniester River around 1935. The photo can be seen on the cover of the published edition of Renia's Diary. Courtesy of Elizabeth Bellak/St. Martin's Press hide caption
Renia Spiegel's Diary Survived The Holocaust. People Are Finally Reading It
Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who called for the referendum that unleashed the ongoing turmoil around Britain's exit from the EU, says he is "deeply depressed by what's happening." Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
David Cameron Talks Brexit And His 'Greatest Regret' In New Book 'For The Record'
"You are not so different," squawked Seagull, who flew overhead. "You both cast long shadows." Michaela Goade/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers hide caption