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Joel Edgerton feels passionate about message of ‘Loving’
In 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving were sentenced to prison for violating a Virginia law forbidding interracial marriage — a case that eventually led to the Supreme Court overturning such laws there...
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Omar Epps, D.C. Young Fly feel the spirit in ‘Almost Christmas’
As the holidays approach, one family-themed Christmas movie already is heading to the multiplexes. In “Almost Christmas” (opening Friday), an all-star cast portrays a upper-middle-class family coming...
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Naomi Watts plays conflicted therapist in ‘Shut In’
NEW YORK — In “Shut In” (opening Friday), Naomi Watts plays a psychologist who lives in an isolated rural home with her stepson (portrayed by “Stranger Things” star Charlie Heaton), who was severely...
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Fine actors confined by predictable horror script in ‘Shut In’
This past year has been quite good when it comes to well-made, truly scary horror thriller films. The list is relatively long for this popular movie genre and includes such titles as “Lights Out,” “The...
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Making ‘Arrival’ reinforced Amy Adams’ belief in alien life forms
LOS ANGELES — The sudden arrival of a dozen enormous and quixotic spacecraft in locations around the globe is the kickoff of “Arrival.” The new film (opening Friday) stars Amy Adams as a top linguist...
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Steve Martin, Chris Tucker tap comic skills in ‘Billy Lynn’ film
NEW YORK — Based on Ben Fountain’s bestselling novel, the new movie “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” takes place at the nationally televised Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Dallas, where a ceremony...
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Hailee Steinfeld faces teen angst in ‘The Edge of Seventeen’
While making “The Edge of Seventeen,” “It never felt like it was a highly fictionalized high school movie or a teen movie,” says Hailee Steinfeld, who stars in the movie that opens Friday. Given her...
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Local stage veterans Lusia Strus, Terry Kinney in ‘Good Behavior’
In the new drama series “Good Behavior” (premiering at 8 p.m. Tuesday on TNT), Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”) plays Letty Dobesh, a thief, con artist and grifter who has recently been released from...
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Star watch: Anthony Rizzo, Billy Corgan, Emmy Rossum, Judd Apatow
SEEN ON THE SCENE: Things were REALLY hopping at Bub City the other night when country music star Brett Eldredge (in town for the CBS/US99 “Stars & Strings” concert) hopped on stage to perform one...
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Film the ultimate outlet for ‘Nocturnal Animals’ maker Tom Ford
LOS ANGELES — The first film from fashion designer turned writer-director Tom Ford, “A Single Man,” was a critical hit when it was released in 2009. For the follow-up he has adapted “Tony and Susan,”...
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Miles Teller gets into the ring for ‘Bleed For This’
LOS ANGELES — In “Bleed For This,” Miles Teller portrays former world champion boxer Vinny Paz (Pazienza until he legally changed his last name), who accomplished one of the greatest sports comeback...
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‘The Flash’ star Ezra Miller taps dark side in ‘Fantastic Beasts’
NEW YORK — For Ezra Miller, the chance to play Credence Barebone in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” was “one of the most exciting things that’s ever happened to me — to dive into this...
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Celebrity roundup: Marv Levy, Sean Combs, Miranda Rae Mayo
SEEN ON THE SCENE: Music and entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was seen at Joe’s Stone Crab on Grand Thursday afternoon — while in town for DeLeon Tequila’s Nights tour, spied luncheon on Chilean...
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After 13-year break, Billy Bob Thornton makes ‘Bad Santa’ sequel
LOS ANGELES — “It took us longer than I thought it would, but we got ‘er done,” said Billy Bob Thornton, reflecting on the 13 years since he introduced the world to Willie Soke, the true holiday season...
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Kathy Griffin dishes on celebs — of all kinds — in new book
Spending time with comedian, actress, author and Grammy winner Kathy Griffin is like finding oneself in the midst of a hilarious, verbal hurricane of wonderful zingers. Without question, when the Oak...
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Chicagoan Robert Zemeckis helms his first World War II drama
LOS ANGELES — While Robert Zemeckis has been known to long covet the chance to direct a film about World War II, the Oscar-winning filmmaker and Chicago South Side native stressed that making “Allied”...
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Young stars learned about old Hollywood for ‘Rules Don’t Apply’
For Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich, the opportunity to play the leads in Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply” — the first film the Academy Award winner has directed since “Bulworth” in 1998 — took...
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Intense ‘Manchester’ roles took a toll on Affleck, Williams
Being a parent in real life helped Casey Affleck delve into his character in “Manchester by the Sea.” “If you didn’t understand the emotions that are in play here, Michelle [Williams] wouldn’t have...
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Jessica Chastain reveals political dirty tricks in ‘Miss Sloane’
LOS ANGELES — Jessica Chastain plays the title character in “Miss Sloane,” a win-at-all-costs Washington lobbyist who is feared and grudgingly respected by the power establishment in our nation’s...
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Will Smith urges kindness at the holidays and all year round
NEW YORK — Will Smith’s new film, “Collateral Beauty,” includes a theme about friends aiding a troubled colleague with an act of kindness. It opens Dec. 16, during a time of year when the actor...
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