Movies
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Box Office Top 20: 'Get Out' nets $33.4 million opening
Feb 27, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comedian Jordan Peele's directorial debut, "Get Out," did even better in its first weekend in theaters than initially projected. The micro budget thri...
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Constable: Oscars serve sweet slice of AmericanaFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Baseball is "America's Pastime," and the Cubs 2016 World Series win was epic. The New England Patriots rallied to win the Super Bowl on what has become an unofficial Ame...
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Oscars 2017: 10 things you need to know, from the epic mix-up to Viola Davis' speechFeb 26, 2017 10:00 pm - Before the most epic mix-up in Oscars history occurred in the closing moments of the 89th Academy Awards ... some other things happened, too! Here are the highlights of ...
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'I just feel blessed': Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to win an OscarFeb 26, 2017 10:00 pm - In a film industry often criticized for exploiting a fear of Muslims, Mahershala Ali received a standing ovation as he achieved a historic feat 20 minutes into Sunday ni...
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The Oscars are less white, but the industry hasn't changedFeb 26, 2017 6:18 am - LOS ANGELES - After two years of intense public scrutiny over the academy's all-white acting nominations, the 2017 Oscar nominees are as diverse a group as the organizat...
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Who knew 'Arrival' could be so topical?Feb 26, 2017 6:15 am - Amy Adams' character in "Arrival" ascends on a vertical lift through a hole in the alien spacecraft, and gravity suddenly shifts sideways. When she finally sees the crea...
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Jimmy Kimmel talks about Trump and other pre-Oscars concernsFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel says he never really wanted to host the Academy Awards. “If anything, what I wanted is for people to publicly say that I should be the host an...
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Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' scares up big $30.5 million debut
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Oops La La! Envelope mix-up nearly gives Best Picture Oscar to wrong movieFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - Whoa! What happened at the Oscars Sunday night? Things got a little nutty at the 89th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theater when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented t...
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'Titanic' actor Bill Paxton dies at age 61Feb 26, 2017 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) — A family representative says prolific and charismatic actor Bill Paxton, who played an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” ha...