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Q&A: Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm X
Jan 17, 2021 7:30 AM - British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir may not be a household name yet, but that's poised to change with his scene-stealing performance as Malcolm X in Regina King's "One Night in Miami ..."
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anne Hathaway charm in HBO Max's pandemic-inspired 'Locked Down"
Jan 16, 2021 9:29 AM - Doug Liman's "Locked Down," one of the first and most ambitious films to be conceived and shot during the pandemic, is, like our own quarantine experiences, erratic, a little absurd and sporadically delightful.
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'MLK/FBI' probes when bureau bugged Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 15, 2021 10:06 AM - The opening images of the doc "MLK/FBI" include footage from the 1963 march on the Washington Mall that culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Yet only two days later, on Aug. 28, 1963, the FBI's head of domestic intelligence sounded an internal alarm on King.
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Carey Mulligan elevates 'Promising Young Woman' into feminist vigilante thriller
Jan 15, 2021 1:34 PM - Carey Mulligan's immersive portrait of a wounded young woman who targets male predators propels the daring thriller "Promising Young Woman."
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Doug Liman made the ultimate lockdown movie in lockdown
Jan 15, 2021 10:03 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 about the current moment IN the current moment. The result, "Locked Down," is now streaming on HBO Max.
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'MLK/FBI' documentary explores how federal agency targeted Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 14, 2021 6:00 AM - The documentary "MLK/FBI" paints a clear and frightening portrait of how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover used wiretaps, blackmail and informers to dig up dirt on civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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Tom Hanks plays the gentle film hero once more in 'News of the World'
Jan 14, 2021 6:00 AM - Tom Hanks stars as a Civil War veteran taking a feral orphan to her family in Paul Greengrass' visually stunning film drama "News of the World."
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JCC Chicago film series aims to open hearts, mindsJan 15, 2021 7:25 AM - The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival presents 6 films exploring the topics of anti-Semitism, racism, human rights, the Holocaust, and issues affecting disabled people to explore, educate, inform and ignite the important conversations that need to occur to bring about societal change.
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Streaming this week: Regina King's directorial debut 'One Night in Miami' & more
Jan 15, 2021 7:27 AM - Regina King's directorial debut, "One Night in Miami," premieres Friday on Amazon Prime, Sam Pollard's "MLK/FBI" debuts on demand Friday and Doug Liman's "Locked Down" is now streaming on HBO Max.
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Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins best film
Jan 12, 2021 10:02 AM - 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 start Monday in a largely digital ceremony that crowned Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" the best film of 2020.
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