Movies
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'MLK/FBI' documentary explores how federal agency targeted Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 14, 2021 5:00 am - “MLK/FBI” - ★ ★ ★ There's an iconic photograph of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was taken as he triumphantly boarded one of the first integrated buses in Montgome...
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Tom Hanks plays the gentle film hero once more in 'News of the World'
Jan 14, 2021 5:00 am - “News of the World” — ★ ★ ★ Tom Hanks rides a horse and blasts a six-shooter in his new film, “News of the World.” Some of you might be thinking this must be his fi...
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Doug Liman made the ultimate lockdown movie in lockdown
Jan 14, 2021 5:00 am - Director Doug Liman was on a call with screenwriter Steven Knight and producer PJ van Sandwijk in July when they started wondering what it would be like to make a movie ...
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JCC Chicago film series aims to open hearts, mindsJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is proud to present six films exploring the topics of anti-Semitism, racism, human rights, the Holocaust, and issues affecting disab...
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Streaming this week: Regina King's directorial debut 'One Night in Miami' & more
Jan 12, 2021 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by the Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies Regina...
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Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins best film
Jan 11, 2021 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Streaming from an empty banquet hall and with acceptance speeches made from living rooms, the 30th Gotham Awards gave a very strange Oscar season a virtual st...
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Behind the Curtain: January's Newspaper Movie of the MonthJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - In this 2014 film based on a true story, Jeremy Renner stars as late San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb, who was investigated after breaking the story in 1996 that...
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'The Dissident' a bold, gripping documentary on murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Jan 08, 2021 5:00 am - “The Dissident” — ★ ★ ★ ½ It's hard to decide what's most shocking in “The Dissident,” Bryan Fogel's urgent, gripping new documentary about the horrific murder of S...
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Khashoggi doc, too explosive for streaming, debuts on-demand
Jan 08, 2021 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Even before "The Dissident" made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, director Bryan Fogel had a sense that his explosive Jamal Khashoggi documentary w...
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Cheers! 5 tasty wine movies to savor from home this winterJan 07, 2021 5:00 am - While you can't meet friends at your favorite wine bar just yet, or take off for a week in Tuscany, you can enjoy a glass of cabernet while streaming a wine-centric movi...