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‘Blue Beetle’ unseats ‘Barbie’ atop box office, ending four-week reign

‘Blue Beetle’ unseats ‘Barbie’ atop box office, ending four-week reign

NEW YORK (AP) — The DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” led weekend ticket sales with a modest $25.
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Movie Review: 'Strays’ is furry, foul, filthy, feculent - and occasionally funny

Movie Review: 'Strays’ is furry, foul, filthy, feculent - and occasionally funny

Hey there, fellow obsessive dog owner. Ever wonder what your beloved pooch is thinking? Of course you do.
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Hollywood strikes may put spotlight on local talent at TIFF: filmmakers, programmers

Hollywood strikes may put spotlight on local talent at TIFF: filmmakers, programmers

TORONTO — Canadian filmmakers and programmers say homegrown talent could draw more attention at this year's Toronto International Film Festival as Hollywood strikes disrupt the industry.
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Progress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds

Progress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds

NEW YORK (AP) — A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity “Barbie” is.
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'The Love Club Moms' to expand on made-for-TV movie franchise

"The Love Club" is getting some new members. Corus Studios says it's expanding its franchise of made-for-TV movies with "The Love Club Moms.
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Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticized

Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticized

NEW YORK (AP) — After Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductor's children have come to the defense of the actor.
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'Blue Beetle' director Ángel Manuel Soto says the DC film is a 'love letter to our ancestors'

'Blue Beetle' director Ángel Manuel Soto says the DC film is a 'love letter to our ancestors'

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. (AP) — Director Ángel Manuel Soto didn’t think too much about the “Latino side of things” when visually crafting DC’s “Blue Beetle” alongside Mexican screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer.
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Review: 'Blue Beetle' is a little more than a bug in the superhero system

Review: 'Blue Beetle' is a little more than a bug in the superhero system

Franz Kafka never realized how close he came to kickstarting a superhero franchise.
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Michael Cera grapples with isolation and sibling strife in 'The Adults'

Michael Cera grapples with isolation and sibling strife in 'The Adults'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When director Dustin Guy Defa set out to make a movie about isolation, grief and familial strife, he wasn’t quite cognizant of the unmistakable ways in which the effects of the coronavirus pandemic were informing his script.
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Oprah, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan to be honored at Academy Museum Gala

Oprah, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan to be honored at Academy Museum Gala

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will pay tribute to Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Michael B. Jordan and Sofia Coppola in its annual fundraising gala on Oct. 14, the museum announced Tuesday.
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