Arts & Life

Christian Bale as Michael Burry in a scene from The Big Short.

Arts

The Guys Who Put Monster Bets On Bad Outcomes In 'The Big Short'

5:04pm December 10, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Director Adam McKay is better known for films like Anchorman, but even those comedies aren't any nuttier than this fact-based story about the guys who profited from the 2008 financial crisis.

Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase in a scene from In the Heart of the Sea.

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There's Entirely Too Much Melville 'In The Heart Of The Sea'

5:04pm December 10, 2015

by Scott Tobias

The story of the ship that inspired Moby-Dick would have been better off without relying quite so heavily on that connection and the existential questions it inspires.

A boy searches for his father in the Brazilian film Boy and the World.

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A Beautifully Drawn Journey With 'Boy And The World'

5:04pm December 10, 2015

by Ella Taylor

Director Ale Abreu follows a boy on a search for his father in a beautiful Brazilian animated film.

Sam Rockwell as Don Verdean and Jemaine Clement as Boaz in a scene from Don Verdean.

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'Don Verdean' Takes Shaky Aim At The Dark Side Of Faith

5:04pm December 10, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

The new satire from the team behind Napoleon Dynamite goes after elements of megachurch culture with a sometimes enjoyable bite, but it takes a few detours into mean-spiritedness.

Remembering Islamic Feminist Fatema Mernissi

2:46pm December 10, 2015

Mernissi, a Moroccan sociologist whose books include Beyond the Veil, Islam and Democracy and Dreams of Trespass, died in Morocco on Nov. 30. She was 75. Originally broadcast in 1993.

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Pixar celebrates the 20th anniversary ofÂ Toy StoryÂ with a special that will, among other things, show original sketches.

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'Toy Story' Is 20, And Celebrating With A Special

2:04pm December 10, 2015

by Linda Holmes

In the big world of entertainment conglomerates, Pixar is Disney is ABC (sort of), so perhaps it's no surprise there's an ABC special to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pixar's first feature.

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A Few Good Answers

10:51am December 10, 2015

Contestants do their best Jack Nicholson impression and respond to clues with answers that rhyme with "truth."

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State Quarters

10:51am December 10, 2015

Contestants identify U.S. states from a description of the back of their state quarter.

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Ellie Kemper, right, stars alongside Tituss Burgess in Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which follows a former doomsday cult member as she adjusts to life in New York.

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Good Day, Ellie!

10:51am December 10, 2015

Following VIP Ellie Kemper's stint as a guest host on the Today Show, we play sound clips of other well-known talk show hosts for her to identify.

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Prequel Opportunity

10:51am December 10, 2015

Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. They've made every sequel they could think of, and now it's all about the prequels. So in this game, we've dreamed up imaginary prequels to some movies.

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