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TORONTO 鈥� When Donald Shebib got behind the camera for his 1970 drama "Goin' Down the Road," the director's modest expectations couldn't have foreseen its regard as one of the country's greatest films.

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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� There are rituals to an Alexander Payne movie.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming 鈥淭he Marvels,鈥� has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, 鈥淢o鈥� money, mo鈥� problems.鈥� Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets.

As a child of the South, actor Cailee Spaeny grew up steeped in Graceland mythology, memorabilia and Elvis Presley tunes.

The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to 鈥淒une: Part Two鈥檚鈥� absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other options to choose from.

Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling and sometimes terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work.

The words 鈥淔or Nora鈥� end Meg Ryan鈥檚 new film 鈥淲hat Happens Later.鈥� It was a no brainer to dedicate it to the late Nora Ephron, though it did require an extra layer of approval from the Directors Guild.

On their first day sixth grade, the students of Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary School in the Mexican border city of Matamoros find their new teacher rolling on the floor surrounded by overturned desks. They鈥檙e not desks, he exclaims. They鈥檙e lifeboats.

Nature provides much of the soundtrack to 鈥� All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt ,鈥� a poised and occasionally transcendent debut from writer-director Raven Jackson.