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The R rating on a movie has hardly been a scarlet letter when it comes to box-office appeal. Regardless of the genre or the era in which the film was released, R-rated motion pictures are proven...
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The first movie to win an Oscar was a war movie – a 1927 silent film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clara Bow called “Wings,” which took home the Best Picture statuette when the...
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Other than splashy, CGI-reliant adventure films based on comic-book characters, motion-picture plot lines based on true stories are a reliably bankable category for studios – as well as being often...
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Television has had a major influence on American culture, arguably greater than parents, schools, churches, or government. TV was first introduced in the U.S. in 1928 but really took off after WWII...
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Discovery and WarnerMedia completed their $43 billion merger a little over one year ago. In addition to the thousands of layoffs, the shutdown of CNN+, and other moves last year after the merger,...
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In addition to offering classic gangster films and adventure motion pictures, Netflix regularly features first-rate movies that it has produced itself, many of which have won honors at the Academy...
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Whether they are considered classic or contemporary or anything in between, Amazon Prime has dipped into its film library in August to offer a wealth of great motion pictures from every decade...
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For movie fans, there are certain famous roles that are so closely associated with the actor or actress that you cannot envision anyone else playing that character. Is there anyone else other than...
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As the summer winds down and people return from vacation, video consumers may catch up on their viewing options with escapist fare from streaming services like Hulu – which is currently running any...
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Baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – grew up in a rapidly changing America, witnessing, and sometimes taking part in, the civil rights movement, the women’s liberation movement,...
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Few Hollywood stars have achieved the bankability of iconic action hero Harrison Ford. He was Han Solo, the adventurous mercenary in five Star War films – part of the most valuable movie franchise...
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Hollywood has lost no shortage of shining stars in the midst of their careers, often when they were still young. Some of the more tragic examples include the demise of several glamorous comic...
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Action franchises such as the Avengers, Star Wars, and Jurassic World have driven cinephiles to the movie theaters for more than two decades. The biggest weekends in box-office history have been...
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Here’s something that should come as news to no one: the Oscars don’t always get it right. Proving as much are some of history’s biggest upsets in the Best Picture category, where an arguably...
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Playing a leading character in a movie is demanding enough. But portraying a character who’s on screen for most, if not all, of the movie – sometimes as the only person seen – is the ultimate...
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