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- Trailer for 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' evidence of Hollywood's 'redo' culture, debutsThe upcoming movie stars Tom Holland as the webslinger. This is the latest attempt by studio Sony to start a 'Spider-Man' film series and, along with other projects like an upcoming 'Green Lantern' film and the Freeform TV series 'Shadowhunters,' shows how Hollywood tries again even if a property fails.
- Soup in a snap: kale, butter bean, and hamIt may officially be spring, but chilly rainy days means soup weather will persist for awhile.
- A golden host of my ownWith spring bulbs, a minimum of effort is overwhelmingly repaid.
- 'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins heads to Amazon for 'The Underground Railroad'Jenkins' film 'Moonlight,' which was praised for depicting stories not often seen in movies, won the Oscar best picture award for 2017. His next project promises to bring a similarly seldom-told story to the small screen.
- Cheddar scallion biscuitsSoft, savory, cheesy biscuits with herby scallions pair nicely with soup or as a dinner side.聽
- 'Beauty and the Beast' tops box office again 鈥 how easy is it to stay at No. 1 today?'Beauty and the Beast' ruled the box office for the second weekend in a row. The March slump may be one of the keys to its success.
- 'Beauty and the Beast' dances off with top box-office spotThe film added $88.3 million to its record-breaking debut last weekend.
- 'Life' is glumly earnest'Life' stars Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal as members of a crew of astronauts and scientists who get picked off by a space creature.聽
- 'Wilson' should be sharper and funnier'Wilson' stars Woody Harrelson, who is ingratiatingly hangdog as a man who聽discovers he has a 17-year-old daughter. The movie is directed by Craig Johnson and based on Daniel Clowes's graphic novel.
- 'The Last Laugh' doesn't provide penetrating answersThe documentary asks how far out comedy can go and still be funny, with interviews with personalities including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, and Rob Reiner. The film is directed by Ferne Pearlstein.
- Austerely compelling 'Frantz' explores persistence of love'Frantz' stars Paula Beer as Anna,聽whose fianc茅, Frantz, was killed in the trenches of World War I. She soon meets a young man, Adrien (Pierre Niney), who claims he befriended Frantz in Frantz's prewar days in Paris.
- Top Picks: Marian Hill's 'Act One,' the Topo Maps app, and moreThe Smithsonian Channel's 'Pocahantas: Beyond the Myth' cuts through the legend, moviegoers return to the world of 'Harry Potter' with 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' and more top picks.
- Verbal EnergyEverybody into the pool 鈥 or the scrum?A look at Washington鈥檚 vocabulary for ways of making officials available to the media 鈥 or not.
- Kid approved recipe: one-skillet chicken and biscuitsWith a few small adjustments, a complicated (but delicious recipe) won the approval of the toughest critics in the house.
- 'Empire' returns: Is the industry-changing show still a trendsetter?When 'Empire,' which has a largely African-American cast, debuted in January 2015, the amount of and demographics of viewers it attracted drew interest. Is the Fox show still bringing in viewers today and what effect has the show had on other diverse shows being greenlit?
- First Look'Zootopia' lawsuit says basis for film was stolen from 'Total Recall' writerGary Goldman says he initially pitched ideas and character designs that wound up in the Disney hit 'Zootopia,' which grossed more than聽$341 million at the domestic box office.
- First LookNew Fox show 'Shots Fired' delves into the justice system and race'Shots,' which premieres on March 22, depicts two deaths likely linked to a sheriff's department 鈥 one of which聽receives far more attention from the government. Sanaa Lathan and Stephan James star in the 10-episode series.
- Butterscotch and chocolate chip cookiesA surprising discovery: leaving the dough in the refrigerator overnight yielded delicious results.
- A freight train sings me an iron lullabyThe screech of the rails, the blast of the horn say all is well.
- First Look'Iron Fist' slammed pre-release for Asian tropes 鈥 now that it's available, what do reviewers say?Before it debuted on March 17, 'Iron' was the subject of early criticism for its story of a white man who learns martial arts after surviving a plane crash. Now that reviewers have seen the show, some say that criticism was warranted.