Movies
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Who ya gonna call? Elise Rainier in cheesy 'Insidious' horror prequelJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - “Insidious: The Last Key” - ★ ★ ★ This time, it's really personal. After helping other people deal with malevolent spirits in the first three “Insidious” horror films, ...
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Western film archetypes occupy ruthless yet elegant 'Hostiles'Jan 04, 2018 5:00 am - "Hostiles" - ★ ★ ½ Scott Cooper's gorgeously photographed, leisurely paced violent Western "Hostiles" begins as a ruthless, 1892 Sam Peckinpah survival tale, segues into...
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Arcada's silent film series to feature the first movie shot underwaterJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Kick off the new year with a screening of the 1916 film based on Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," the first full-length movie filmed underwater. The Arcada...
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Streep, Hanks deliver vital newsroom drama with Spielberg's 'The Post'Jan 03, 2018 10:00 am - “The Post” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks, brandishing an array of smirks and a cheap haircut) suspects The New York Times might be u...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Star Wars' narrowly beats 'Jumanji'
Jan 02, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Facing stiff competition from "Jumanji," ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi" just barely topped the box office for the third weekend in a row with $66.8 milli...
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'Lady Bird's' Saoirse Ronan comes of age on screen, in lifeJan 02, 2018 5:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Saoirse Ronan is eyeing the lobster salad at Spago in Beverly Hills and has a difficult decision to make regarding cherry tomatoes. She doesn't l...
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China's 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's total domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 percent in 2017 to 55.9 billion yuan ($8.6 billion), a state news agency said Monday. The top-grossing...
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Anderson unravels love and work in 'Phantom Thread'Jan 01, 2018 5:36 am - NEW YORK - The day after last November's presidential election, Paul Thomas Anderson boarded a plane to London to go make a movie about love. "Phantom Thread," which beg...
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'Star Wars' passes 'Beauty and the Beast' as top 2017 earner
Dec 31, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - On the last day of the calendar year, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" has surpassed "Beauty and the Beast" as the top grossing film in North America in 201...
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Will Smith's star is fading. Can 'Bright' be the hit he needs?Dec 31, 2017 6:00 am - Will Smith used to be a dependable hitmaker. “Bad Boys,” “Independence Day,” “Men in Black,” “Hitch” — it was one monster success after another. Recent years have been m...