Movies
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George Clooney stars in ‘Jay Kelly,’ a Hollywood tale of self-discovery
Nov 20, 2025 5:15 am - Reality and fiction beautifully weave in and out in “Jay Kelly,” director Noah Baumbach’s love letter to Hollywood that, in other hands, could so easily have become just a love letter to George Clooney.
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Joel Edgerton delivers a profound, understated performance in ‘Train Dreams’
Nov 19, 2025 5:24 pm - There is nothing particularly grand about Robert Grainier’s existence in the world. The main character of “Train Dreams” is not a great thinker, artist or athlete. Portrayed by a bearded, contemplative Joel Edgerton, he seems to live life simply because it’s there.
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Ding Dong: The ‘Wicked’ pitch is dead in an underwhelming sequel to last year’s hit musicalNov 19, 2025 4:07 pm - Just in time for Thanksgiving, Universal Pictures presents us with an overstuffed turkey of a musical sequel. It’s still a tasty treat for the eyes, and it showcases the ace performance skills of Ariana Grande. Even so, “Wicked: For Good” fails to supply the joyful, engaging impact of the first movie.
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2026 Oscars broadcast will include all 24 awards, including new casting prize
Nov 19, 2025 3:50 pm - The Oscars are making room for one more award on their live broadcast in 2026. The new prize for achievement in casting will be part of the 98th Academy Awards in March, the academy told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Tom Cruise receives lifetime achievement trophy at the Governors Awards
Nov 17, 2025 8:04 am - Tom Cruise, at 63 still the biggest movie star in a room full of them, finally got to hold his own Oscar on a Hollywood stage on Sunday night.
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What to stream: ‘Wicked: For Good’ soundtrack, Ted Danson, ‘The Bad Guys 2’ and Black cowboys
Nov 17, 2025 5:15 am - Ted Danson’s “A Man on the Inside” returning to Netflix for its second season and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo belting out the “Wicked: For Good” soundtrack are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Now You See Me 3’ races past ‘The Running Man’ at box office
Nov 16, 2025 3:08 pm - It’s no magic trick: The third installment in the thieving magician “Now You See Me” series beat the high-profile action pic “The Running Man” at the North American box office this weekend.
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Libertyville featured in holiday rom-com ‘The Exes of Christmas Past’Nov 16, 2025 7:27 am - “The Exes of Christmas Past,” a holiday rom-com with scenes filmed in April in Libertyville, debuted Sunday, Nov. 16, on Tubi.
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A new Netflix doc offers an intimate portrait of Selena, straight from her family’s vault
Nov 14, 2025 3:33 pm - “I do understand that what Selena means so many years later, to the Latino world,” her sister Suzette Quintanilla says. “Who better than to tell our story other than us?” she says of the new Netflix documentary “Selena Y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy.”
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A dying poet embraces life in ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’
Nov 14, 2025 10:12 am - Periodically, some charismatic person with a terminal diagnosis steps into the role of societal sage. The documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” gives us a new teacher, the celebrated slam poet Andrea Gibson, who died in July at age 49, four years after an ovarian cancer diagnosis.