Movies
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Performances lift slow-moving film drama 'Waiting for the Barbarians'
Aug 06, 2020 6:00 am - “Waiting for the Barbarians” - ★ ★ ½ Watching Mark Rylance play a man of basic decency getting swallowed up by an evil world — and a sadistic Johnny Depp — in “Wai...
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Big screen blockbusters coming to a Walmart parking lot near youAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - It didn't take long for word of Walmart's drive-in film series to spread. And once it did, reservations for the retail giant's parking lot screenings sold out within hou...
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New this week: Luke Bryan, Jeff Foxworthy and two Seth Rogens
Aug 04, 2020 6:00 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. Music • Countr...
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Behind the Curtain: Our August newspaper movie of the monthAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - 'The Hudsucker Proxy' We are major Coen Brothers fans, so we are scratching our heads as to why it took so long for us to choose "The Hudsucker Proxy" (1994) as our News...
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Beyonce's 'Black Is King' on Disney+ takes viewers on extraordinary journey
Aug 01, 2020 11:00 pm - “Black Is King” - ★ ★ ★ ★ King Beyoncé's new film takes you on a journey of Black art, music, history and fashion as the superstar transports you to Africa to tell the s...
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AMC, Universal agree to shrink theatrical window to 17 daysJul 31, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK — In a sign of how the pandemic is remaking Hollywood traditions, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios recently announced an agreement to shorten the exclusive th...
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Scenic 'Summerland' unfolds as hopeful, kind World War II drama
Jul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - “Summerland” — ★ ★ ★ “Summerland” might look like something you've seen before: A scenic story about a schoolchild who must leave London during the war and take up ...
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'The Fight' salutes ACLU attorneys in sincere but slow documentaryJul 30, 2020 12:30 pm - “The Fight” - ★ ★ ½ The ACLU marks its 100th birthday this year. To celebrate the momentous occasion, documentary directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman and Eli...
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In an upside-down summer, 'Jaws,' 'E.T.' are hits again
Jul 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - When historians look back on the top films at the box office in the summer of 2020, they may feel like they've slipped into a time warp, or maybe "Back to the...
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New this week: 'Black is King' from Beyoncé and a new album from Alanis Morissette
Jul 28, 2020 11:00 pm - 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 “Black...