Movies
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Lake Park Film Appreciation Society series opens with ‘King Kong’ classic Sept. 18Sep 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Returning for the third consecutive year and growing in the number of films offered, Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society will kick off the 2024-25 school year on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
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James McAvoy gives Jack Nicholson a run for bad dad in domestic thriller ‘Speak No Evil’Sep 11, 2024 2:40 pm - The most chilling element to be found in James Watkins’ ultra-slow-fuse, bleakly comic thriller “Speak No Evil” hits with a force more brutal than a hammer claw. A victimized family asks the logical question: “Why are you doing this?”
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James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
Sep 09, 2024 3:59 pm - James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.
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What to stream: ‘Civil War,’ Snow Patrol, ‘How to Die Alone,’ Sylvester Stallone and ‘Uglies’
Sep 09, 2024 5:30 am - Alex Garland’s “Civil War” starring Kirsten Dunst, Natasha Rothwell’s heartfelt comedy for Hulu called “How to Die Alone” and Sylvester Stallone’s second season of “Tulsa King” are coming to streaming this week.
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend
Sep 08, 2024 4:54 pm - After 36 years of waiting, the juice is finally loose again in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” this time racking up $110 million in its premiere weekend.
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‘Old-school downtown USA’: Antioch Theatre celebrating 100 years and countingSep 06, 2024 11:34 pm - The Antioch Theatre has been down but never out remaining for 100 years as a simple fixture of life and entertainment in a small town.
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The 33 most anticipated movies of the fall
Sep 06, 2024 11:37 am - Fall tends to be nearly as stuffed as summer is with sequels, horror thrillers and would-be blockbusters. With that in mind, here are some of the most anticipated films of this fall, from large to small and everything in between.
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One warning about in-law thriller ‘The Front Room’: It’s best to stay out
Sep 06, 2024 8:52 am - “The Front Room” is a mostly domestic, not demonic (as billed), story, focusing on tensions between Brandy Norwood’s harried new mom Belinda and her grimacing and mugging stepmother-in-law who seems to want Belinda’s baby all to herself.
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‘His Three Daughters’ is a sister act that’s among the year’s best movies
Sep 06, 2024 5:30 am - Do our brothers and sisters ever see things the way we do? Do they ever see us? These are some of the concerns of Azazel Jacobs’ “His Three Daughters,” one of the least cinematic movies of the year and also one of the best.
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Netflix’s tight, taut and tension-filled ‘Rebel Ridge’ is a first-rate drama
Sep 05, 2024 5:30 am - “Rebel Ridge” opens with a shot of a lanky, muscular stranger riding into a small, corrupt Southern town — a scene we’ve all seen plenty of times. Except this stranger isn’t in a truck or on a horse. He’s on a bicycle.