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- 'The Daughter,' Ibsen adaptation, won't win over viewers who are new to playwright's work'Daughter' stars Geoffey Rush as the owner of a now-shuttered local mill who is about to marry his housekeeper (Anna Torv). When his son returns home for the first time in 15 years, family secrets are unloosed.
- Uneven 'The Comedian' doesn't measure up to Robert De Niro's performance'Comedian' stars De Niro as a washed-up comic who continues his career because he craves the audience's acceptance. Leslie Mann co-stars.
- In Black Lives Matter era, reviewers are won over by new documentary film 'I Am Not Your Negro'The documentary, which will be released in theaters on Feb. 3, is directed by Raoul Peck and is based on writings by James Baldwin about civil rights leaders including Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers.
- First LookPeter Capaldi to depart 'Doctor Who,' British TV show that thrives on reinventionPeter Capaldi, the 12th actor to portray 'Doctor Who' on the long-running British science fiction program, says he's leaving the series. What makes BBC show so enduringly successful?
- 'Ocean's Eight' sneak peek: Are gender-flipping reboots helping to balance Hollywood?Are remakes of popular movies with actresses in the lead a good thing, or is it just another way to possibly cash in on familiar titles?
- 'Roxanne Roxanne' breakout star Chante Adams reveals how she landed her lead roleAdams stars in the Roxanne Shante biopic 'Roxanne Roxanne,' which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film co-stars Mahershala Ali and Nia Long.
- CalArts' female students aim to stop stereotypes in animationNearly three-quarters of CalArts' more than 250 animation students are women and there's a new goal: ensure that when they land jobs, they get to draw female characters reflective of the real world.
- First LookMarvel reveals villain to appear in 'Black Panther,' superhero movie with diverse castThe comic book movie company recently announced that a previously seen villain will come back in the upcoming movie, Marvel Studio's first film with a black protagonist.
- 'Gold' lacks urgency or adventurousness'Gold' stars Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, who partners with a geologist in Indonesia. Matthew McConaughey's performance is a rousing feat without which this movie would have far less to recommend it.
- 'Midsummer in Newtown' does not oversell the restorative power of artThe documentary depicts a group of artists from New York who聽came to Newtown in the wake of the tragedy to stage a production of 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream鈥 with the local schoolchildren, almost all of whom were present when the shooting took place.聽
- 'The Salesman' isn't director Asghar Farhadi's best but offers glints of what often makes him one of best directors around'Salesman' stars Shahab Hosseini as a high school literature teacher in Tehran, Iran, who moves with his wife after their building's infrastructure collapses. The movie was recently nominated for the Oscar for the best foreign language film.
- Oscar nominees 'Moonlight,' 'Manchester' will screen in more theaters 鈥 do Oscar nods help bottom line?Multiple best picture nominees will be screening in more theaters now that they've received Oscar nods. Can awards season attention help a film's box office success, too?
- First LookIn more diverse Oscars year, African-American actress Viola Davis sets recordViola Davis is the first-ever African-American actress to get three nominations at the Oscars. What history tells us about diversity in Hollywood.聽
- Oscars 2017: This year's nominees tell a different storyThe seven minority actors nominated tie the record set in 2007. But some culture watchers say the behind-the-scenes nominations may be even more important for Hollywood 鈥 both for long-term diversity and increasing the variety of stories told.
- First Look2017 Academy Award nominees: A breakthrough on diversity?The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences broke its two-year streak of nominating only white actors with the inclusion of multiple actors of color. But studies show minorities and women are still few and far between in Hollywood.
- Amazon as Hollywood powerhouse: Oscar nods for 'Manchester by the Sea'Amazon's movie 'Manchester' has received multiple Oscar nominations, putting the company ahead of rivals such as Netflix and Hulu and proving that streaming services can release acclaimed movies as well as TV shows.
- Oscar nominations: Could 'La La Land' actually win?Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 24. The movie musical, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, lacks聽a connection to a widely known stage play but still managed to聽become a surprising box office success.聽
- Box Office: M. Night Shyamalan's 'Split' Dominates U.S. Box Office With $40.2 MillionVin Diesel's 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' came second, with Paramount funding the action flick along with two Chinese companies. The three companies announced a three-year $1 billion co-financing deal on Thursday.
- Here's how the film 'The Founder' recreated spots that featured in McDonald's founder Ray Kroc's lifeIn the movie 'The Founder,' the first McDonald's restaurants in Schaumburg, Waukegan, Milwaukee and other Midwestern places look as if they've been photographed at their original sites.聽Nope. It's all Hollywood sleight-of-eye magic.
- 'Split' doesn't deviate from director-writer M. Night Shyamalan's standard fare'Split' stars James McAvoy as a man with dissociative identity disorder who has kidnapped three teenage girls. Betty Buckley co-stars.