The applause at premieres like “Mission: Impossible” or “The History of Sound” is often timed and reported breathlessly. But there’s more to the story. Paul Mescal, right, with his “History of Sound” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Somehow Chris Sanders, the animation legend behind “Lilo & Stitch,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and “The Croods,” had never been to ...

Somewhere between a film’s final scene and the exalted audience’s first clap at either the Venice or Cannes film festivals, cinema loses its dignity. We have entered a standing ovation arms race. What ...