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Actress Leslie Grace at the MTV Video Music Awards in Sept. 2021. Grace filmed the title role in <em>Batgirl</em> — which the studio has permanently shelved.

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Warner Bros. kills off 'Batgirl' movie, $90 million in

Sorry, DC universe fans: the movie, which starred 'In The Heights' actress Leslie Grace in the title role, will not be released theatrically or on HBO Max.

August 04, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Nichelle Nichols made history for her role as communications officer Lt. Uhura on <em>Star Trek. </em>

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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' dies at 89

Nichols broke ground and paved the way for Black actors in Hollywood as Uhura. Her castmate George Takei wrote, "We lived long and prospered together."

August 01, 2022
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock in a video on YouTube.

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Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock, this time in video

The Oscar winner had released a written apology earlier, but this time posted one on YouTube. He said his behavior, striking Rock in response to a joke, was unacceptable.

July 29, 2022
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  • Mandalit del Barco
James Caan was so persuasive as "Sonny" Corleone in <em>The Godfather</em>, that he got turned down when he tried to join a country club because its members thought that he, like his character, was a "made man."

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Like a mob hit – the passing of a generation of movie gangsters

Funerals for Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, James Caan, Paul Herman, and Tony Sirico — all in a few weeks. It's the passing of a generation of Hollywood's most celebrated "mobsters."

July 28, 2022
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  • Bob Mondello
In 1998, animated insects skittered onto movie screens in <em>A Bug's Life </em>and<em> Antz. </em>

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Seeing double: Near-identical films that came out at the same time

What happens when two studios are making the same movie and neither studio blinks?

July 26, 2022
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  • Bob Mondello
American film director, writer and producer Bob Rafelson, pictured in this 1981 photo, died at his home in Aspen, Colo., on Saturday. He was 89.

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Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89.

July 24, 2022
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The first trailer for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is here!

Marvel Studios made the reveal at Comic-Con as part of a presentation that included first looks at other properties, like "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

July 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea in <em>Nope.</em>

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Jordan Peele subverts expectations (again) with 'Nope'

If you think you know what to expect with Nope based on the previews, you're wrong.

July 21, 2022
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  • Aisha Harris
Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman are the subjects of the new series <em>The Last Movie Stars</em>.

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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and the complex legacy of 'The Last Movie Stars'

A new documentary series directed by Ethan Hawke is a close examination of the lives and careers of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, one of Hollywood's most revered long marriages.

July 21, 2022
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  • Linda Holmes
There's a lingering mystery hanging over the author of "Where the Crawdads Sing," now adapted into a film.

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Questions linger over "Where the Crawdads Sing" author as film adaptation is released

Resurfaced news about author Delia Owen may overshadow the film adaptation of 'Where The Crawdads Sing' her bestselling 2018 novel about a young woman raised in the marshes of North Carolina

July 17, 2022
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Ryan Gosling as Six in<em> The Gray Man. </em>

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'The Gray Man' review: Even on-screen assassins need something to believe in

The action-packed thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans is clever, stylish and fun to watch. But it's still missing something essential.

July 15, 2022
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  • Linda Holmes
"You have the proportions of a model," the fitter tells cleaning lady Ada Harris (Lesley Manville). Her reply: "Model railway, more like."

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  • Movies

Dreaming of Dior, a charwoman follows her bliss in 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'

A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London sets her heart on a designer dress in this charm-filled adaptation of Paul Gallico's 1958 novel.

July 14, 2022
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  • Bob Mondello
Johnny Depp testifies at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., on April 21, and Amber Heard testifies in the same courtroom on May 26. Depp won a defamation suit against his ex-wife last month.

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A judge rejects Amber Heard's request to set aside the verdict for Johnny Depp

A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected an effort by actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

July 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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Paul Rudd becomes a real-life hero for a bullied Colorado boy

Brody Ridder, 12, came home with a nearly empty yearbook. His mom's Facebook post about the experience caught the attention of other students — and one not-so-small actor.

July 10, 2022
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  • Amina Kilpatrick
Orson Welles in <em>The Third Man</em>.

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  • Movies

Why I love quiet action sequences in movies

NPR critic Linda Holmes explains why action sequences that don't echo into the movie theater next door should be appreciated.

July 09, 2022
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  • Linda Holmes
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