Photo Leon Isaac Kennedy in Jamaa Fanaka’s “Penitentiary” (1979). See listing below. Credit Wizard Video/Photofest Our guide to film series and special screenings. All our movie reviews are at nytimes.com/reviews/movies. ART HOUSE THEATER DAY at Film Forum and IFC Center (Sept. 23 and 24). The Arthouse Convergence, an organization that …

Sipa USA via AP Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks at a press briefing at the Hilton Midtown hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, in New York , NY, on September 21, 2017. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin unveiled a new round of U.S. sanctions against North Korea Thursday, …

Photo Jimmy Kimmel in the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” green room in February. He has become an outspoken voice on U.S. health care policy. Credit Brinson+Banks for The New York Times When Jimmy Kimmel dropped the humor and began a relentless campaign against the latest effort from Senate Republicans to repeal …

This dame, as it turns out, is full of mischief. Ms. Dench got an Oscar nomination 20 years ago for playing Victoria in “Mrs. Brown,” the saga of how the queen grew close to a younger man, a servant who doted on her after her beloved Albert died, outraging her …

Daniel Zuchnik | Contributor | Getty Images Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 Michael Bloomberg ranked third, with 10 …

Carlos Garcia Rawlins | Reuters A woman reacts while looking at the damage to her house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico September 20, 2017. The team of judges overseeing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy has advised involved parties to put legal proceedings on hold indefinitely …

Photo Emma Stone as Billie Jean King in “Battle of the Sexes.” Credit Melinda Sue Gordon/20th Century Fox Every so often an exceptionally capable woman has to prove her worth by competing against a clown. That’s one of the durable truisms of “Battle of the Sexes,” a glib, enjoyable fictionalization …

Getty Images Scientist Dr. Astro Teller speaks speaks at Goalkeepers 2017, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 20, 2017 in New York City. Silicon Valley does have a male-dominated culture that doesn’t easily cater to diversity, said Dr. Astro Teller, head of Alphabet’s research-and-development division X. However, that mentality …

Famed short-seller Jim Chanos is not a fan of the restaurant sector. As a result, he is shorting burger chain stocks. CNBC’s Mike Santoli spoke with Chanos in an exclusive interview for CNBC PRO on the sidelines of the Delivering Alpha conference in New York last week. Santoli asked the …

Bryan R. Smith | AFP | Getty Images Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on September 14, 2017 in New York. The Wells Fargo Investment Institute doesn’t expect the S&P 500 to rise more than 2 …