Movies
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'Whose Streets?' documentary revisits Ferguson riots with social media journalismAug 10, 2017 6:00 am - A single tweet runs across the screen near the beginning of the documentary "Whose Streets?" "I just saw someone die" On Aug. 9, 2014, in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguso...
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Murder mystery 'Wind River' a thoughtful, less-exciting police proceduralAug 10, 2017 6:00 am - Don't expect "Wind River" to pack the crackling tension and startling revelations of "Sicario," or even the intellectual clash of wills of "Hell or High Water." All thre...
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Harrelson's erratic father figure highlights transparent 'Glass Castle'Aug 09, 2017 10:00 am - In the biographical drama "The Glass Castle," Jeannette Walls' father Rex says he'll build his family's dream home, a glass castle, a long way from cities so everyone ca...
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Patriotic 'Wolf Warrior 2' is China's biggest domestic film
Aug 09, 2017 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A patriotic film reportedly inspired by evacuations of Chinese civilians in Libya and Yemen has become China's biggest-ever grossing domestic movie. By We...
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Widescreen: Why I choose my iPhone over the big screenAug 09, 2017 6:00 am - Two years ago, after a particularly infuriating trip to see "Avengers: Age of Ultron" that ended 15 minutes into the film due to projection problems, I asked if you woul...
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Box office top 20: 'Dark Tower,' 'Detroit' struggle
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Are movie reviews just more 'fake news'? Some studios want you to think soAug 06, 2017 7:22 am - In what was unanimously acknowledged as a sign of the end times in cinematic circles, "The Emoji Movie" came in second at the box office last weekend, the latest app-cen...
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Hollywood keeps wasting Idris Elba's talent, and it's a huge lossAug 06, 2017 7:16 am - As the troubled, long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" rolls out to dismal reviews this week, I've had to resist banging my head against the wall in...
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'Dark Tower' tops slow weekend, 'Detroit' disappoints
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Director: Hope is the real star of 'Step' documentaryAug 05, 2017 7:25 am - In 2009, producer/director Amanda Lipitz began shooting footage for what would become an extraordinary documentary, "Step," which opened at theaters this weekend. (Read ...