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Alex Trebek, seen at a ceremony in LA in June.

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Alex Trebek Takes A Break From 'Jeopardy!' Following Brain Surgery

12:16pm January 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Trebek had the operation last month to treat a subdural hematoma that developed after he fell. The longtime game show host said Thursday he expects to be back in the studio "very, very soon."

Nick (Alex Pettyfer) and Sam (James Freedson-Jackson) take aim in The Strange Ones.

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'The Strange Ones': A Road Trip With An Enigmatic Destination

11:55am January 05, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

Two brothers (Alex Pettyfer and James Freedson-Jackson) are running from something — and/or running to something — in this stylish but muddled indie thriller.

Countdown on the old movie screen. High resolution image with detailed quality.

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Lights!

11:03am January 05, 2018

First, you've heard of dinner and a movie, but what about dinner in a movie? Then, a James Bond themed parody game about other people named James.

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Camera!

11:03am January 05, 2018

We revisit our interview with actor-director brothers Jay and Mark Duplass. Then, a music parody game about unlikely movie-to-musical adaptations.

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First up, a word game that reimagines a movie's plot based on its anagrammed title. tPlus, a high stakes game about low stakes horror films, and a final round that will "Melt" your "Frozen" heart.

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Since 1970, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City could pay what they wished — or what they were able.

The Met Is Set To Snap Nearly 5 Decades Of Pay-As-You-Wish Tradition

6:41pm January 04, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Since 1970, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has not mandated an admission fee. Come March, that will change for out-of-state visitors — but critics haven't accepted the decision quietly.

Ayana Lekach (L) is comforted by Rotem Dar (R) in the documentary In the Land of Pomegranates.

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'In The Land Of The Pomegranates': Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue, Passionate But Fruitless

5:00pm January 04, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

Filmmaker Hova Kohav Beller's documentary focuses on an 2007 encounter session between young Israelis and Palestinians that yields few insights, but starkly illustrates the impasse dividing them.

Salma (Sana Jammelieh), Nur (Shaden Kanboura) and Laila (Mouna Hawa) share a quiet moment In Between.

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Sharp, Bracingly Funny Film About 3 Young Women Living 'In Between'

5:00pm January 04, 2018

by Ella Taylor

In first-time writer-director Maysaloun Hamoud's film, two young, secular Arab women living in Tel Aviv get a devoutly Muslim roommate and struggle "to live between the cracks of several cultures."

Melissa (Spencer Locke) could reeaaally use that key right about now, in Insidious: The Last Key.

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'Insidious: The Last Key' Unlocks The Series' Past. Again.

5:00pm January 04, 2018

by Scott Tobias

The creaky fourth entry in the Insidious film series focuses on its in-house team of poltergeist-busters — a wise move — with a prequel that supplies the origin story for Elise (Lin Shaye).

Even one minute of "daily-ish" meditation can make a difference in reducing stress, according to Dan Harris, the author of Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics.

'Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics' Offers Practical Advice For Stressed-Out Cynics

4:43pm January 04, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Trying to reduce anxiety and stress in 2018? If the idea of meditation makes you want to toss your coffee cup across the room, ABC News anchor Dan Harris offers some advice in his new book.

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