Movies
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Mark Wahlberg, 'Mile 22' mount dizzying, disorienting assaultAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Mark Wahlberg's "Mile 22" character James Silva has a tick where he snaps a yellow rubber bracelet against his wrist. He does this many, many times throughout this all-o...
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Film series continues with 'Night School' documentaryAug 14, 2018 11:00 pm - August is the beginning of the new school year for children across the United States. Perhaps no other indicator of future success is as important as a degree for most i...
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'Crazy Rich Asians' is an escapist rom-com delight — and a lot moreAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - "Crazy Rich Asians" — ★ ★ ★ “Crazy Rich Asians,” the hotly anticipated film based on Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel, won't disappoint fans who have been counting down t...
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Box office Top 20: 'The Meg' reels in $45.4 million debut
Aug 13, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It took until mid-August, but an original movie is finally no. 1 at the box office. After several months of sequel and franchise reboots leading the week...
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5 Minutes With: Chloe Grace Moretz, who talks sex scenes, the 'female lens' and the 2020 electionAug 13, 2018 6:00 am - "This is the adult-ish Chloe," declares Chloe Grace Moretz, the former child star known for her role in the action-packed "Kick-Ass" and its sequel - but who is now a 21...
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'The Meg' chomps $44.5M, 'BlacKkKlansman' opens strong
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Widescreen: With more series choices than ever, why do I keep watching 'Seinfeld' reruns?Aug 10, 2018 6:00 am - This past weekend on NPR's “It's Been a Minute,” host Sam Sanders and his guest, comedian D.L. Hughley, gave voice to a creeping feeling I've had. Sanders asked Hughley,...
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Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' a politically prescient call to cultural armsAug 10, 2018 6:00 am - "BlacKkKlansman" - ★ ★ ★ ★ Wake up! That has been a recurring, resonate civil alert all through Spike Lee's movie career, never more so than in his polarizing, groundbr...
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With new category, Oscars are now a popularity contestAug 09, 2018 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Not since Faye Dunaway shouted "La La Land!" has an Oscar announcement caused quite as much chaos as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decision ...
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Rom-com 'Dog Days' is entertaining, but it has some fleasAug 09, 2018 6:00 am - “Dog Days” - ★ ★ ½ A galumphing comedy offered as a balm for the late-summer doldrums, “Dog Days” crossbreeds romantic cliches with cute canines and inspired bits ...