Movies
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The year's box office drops, but still third highest gross in history
Dec 29, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - After two consecutive record-breaking years at the domestic box office, 2017 was the year the momentum slowed - even with the late adrenaline boost of a ne...
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'Get Out' tops Dann Gire's best movies of 2017Dec 27, 2017 5:00 am - In 2017, we saw “Wonder,” “Wonderstruck,” “Wonder Wheel,” “Wonder Woman” and “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.” No wonder we had such a good time at theaters and ...
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10 great screen performers from 2017Dec 26, 2017 8:45 am - The line between film and television continued to blur in 2017 - just look at this year's edition of the much-vaunted Sight & Sound film poll, which names all 18 hours o...
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'The Last Jedi' collects almost $100M at holiday box office
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Writer defied 'one in a million' odds to get first movie made by Steven SpielbergDec 26, 2017 5:00 am - In 1961, before Harvard economist turned military analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, he published a study on risk. His experiments found humans prefer g...
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Aaron Sorkin finds a heroine after his own heart in 'Molly's Game'Dec 26, 2017 5:00 am - "Molly's Game" opens - and closes - with the image of a tiny, frozen twig. It's a pine branch, one of several typically scattered on snow-covered slopes to help with dep...
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In 'Molly's Game,' Jessica Chastain plays the icy doyenne of a high-stakes poker gameDec 25, 2017 5:15 am - "Molly's Game" - ★ ★ ★ Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin makes his directorial debut with "Molly's Game," and it's a promising one at that. Swift, stylish, tough-minded and shar...
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How Kylo Ren gives 'The Last Jedi' its ultimate Jedi mind trickDec 25, 2017 5:00 am - NOTE: Massive "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" spoilers ahead. Don't read if you haven't seen the film yet. --- Kylo Ren pulled off "The Last Jedi's" best Jedi mind trick. You...
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Why is 'Pitch Perfect 3' basically a 90-minute ad for DJ Khaled?Dec 25, 2017 5:00 am - If you're interested in seeing "Pitch Perfect 3," the final movie of the hit trilogy about the crazy world of college a cappella singing groups, you might have read that...
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Why 'I, Tonya' is the movie Tonya Harding deservesDec 24, 2017 6:23 am - Tonya Harding was my first antiheroine. Tonya Harding was, if I'm being honest, the first time I was fully conscious of class. In the run-up to the 1994 Olympics, my cou...