Sean Stangland
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Widescreen: A freebie from Marvel and two must-listen film scoresAug 08, 2023 6:15 am - As they've done before with select episodes of "Andor" and "The Mandalorian," ABC will again be broadcasting a Disney+ streaming series for free. One key difference this...
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Widescreen: The invention of first smartphone on the big screen; Nolan's first movieAug 01, 2023 6:10 am - Somehow, corporate biopics are all the rage this year. First there was "Air," Ben Affleck's cringe-inducing exaltation of the guy who came up with Air Jordans (Matt Damo...
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Widescreen: Four superb suburban movie screenings - and more Comcast consternationDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - A title sequence set to Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," Chicago native Billy Zane literally punching through some dude's head, and the piercing cackles of The Cryptkeeper...
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Widescreen: How you can accept Cruise's 'Mission' three days earlyJul 10, 2023 6:17 am - Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" opens Wednesday, July 12, but that actually means that showtimes start around 2 p.m. the previous day - just...
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Widescreen: Rachel Brosnahan takes over as Lois Lane, David Corenswet as SupermanJul 01, 2023 7:56 am - The showbiz trades report that James Gunn, the "Guardians of the Galaxy" mastermind who now runs Warner Bros.' beleaguered DC movie universe, found his new Superman and ...
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Widescreen: How Disney+ created Pixar's 'Elemental' box office woesJun 27, 2023 6:18 am - Pixar's "Elemental" hit theaters last week with a resounding thud - the latest high-concept animated film from the Disney division debuted with a $29 million opening wee...
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Widescreen: Vivien Leigh, Pete Davidson and the weirdest double feature everJun 23, 2023 12:49 pm - As someone who professes to be a film lover, I am embarrassed to admit I had never seen the 1951 Tennessee Williams classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” until this past Tu...
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Widescreen: 'Willow' and Jeff Goldblum disappear; Nolan's latest on 70 mmJun 12, 2023 6:43 am - David Zaslav's Warner Bros. Discovery started the alarming, money-saving trend of removing exclusive content from streaming platforms last year when shows including "Wes...
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Widescreen: Physical media gems for fans of John Hughes, Stephen King, Ridley ScottJun 02, 2023 1:14 pm - The streaming era still has delightful surprises for fans of physical media from time to time, thanks mostly to specialty labels like Criterion, Shout Factory, Arrow Vid...
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Widescreen: Essential podcasts tackle Oscar snubs, Kurt Cobain's most iconic songJun 01, 2023 6:07 am - A monthlong change in format for "This Had Oscar Buzz" - a podcast that normally examines a high-profile movie that received zero Oscar nominations - has resulted in a h...