The star-studded three-hour extravaganza should have been a success.

“Babylon,” which opens nationwide Friday, tells an epic story about ordinary people who became Hollywood legends during the golden age of silent films in the 1920s. Subscribe to read this story ...

After two movies about jazz (Whiplash, La La Land), director Damien Chazelle has now made a three-hours-plus “love letter to Hollywood.” It’s almost as if his entire deal is taking things we claim to ...

The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...