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Rolf Lassgård, left, stars as a grouchy widower in A Man Called Ove, which opens Friday in U.S. theaters.

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A Swedish Curmudgeon Wins Hearts, On The Page, And Now On Screen

11:35am September 30, 2016

by Lynn Neary

Move over, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — a grumpy man may soon take your place as America's favorite fictional Swede. The film adaptation of the best-seller A Man Called Ove is now coming to the U.S.

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Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt in Antoine Fuqua's remake of The Magnificent Seven.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

11:14am September 30, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The gang discusses a new Western remake starring Denzel Washington, as well as a beloved British TV import starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Plus, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Mark Wahlberg in the film Deepwater Horizon.

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In 'Deepwater Horizon,' Oil And Water Don't Make A Good Mix

5:00pm September 29, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Director Peter Berg's movie about the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ratchets up the cinematic tension, but quickly devolves into rote disaster-movie clichés.

Ove (Rolf Lassgard), a bitter and reclusive widower, reluctantly finds friendship among his neighbors.

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A Grouch Gradually Grows Grudgingly Grateful In 'A Man Called Ove'

5:00pm September 29, 2016

by Ella Taylor

A Swedish curmudgeon slowly comes to accept the help of his neighbors in this familiar, crowd-pleasing film shot through with bracing moments of dark comedy.

Pristine Condition and Danny Fields in the documentary Danny Says.

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'Danny Says' Surprisingly Little: Documentary About Rock Manager Lacks Insight

5:00pm September 29, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

A film about the voluble Danny Fields, a music industry executive who managed the Ramones from 1975 to 1980, manages to be "candid yet unrevealing."

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Filmmaker Andrea Arnold On 'American Honey' And Preserving Mystery In Film

3:04pm September 29, 2016

Arnold's latest film, which won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a group of abandoned teenagers who travel together selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis, known as the Godfather of Gore, directed the 1963 film, Blood Feast.

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Pop Quiz, Hotshot: Herschell Gordon Lewis Film Or Children's Book?

9:00am September 28, 2016

by Glen Weldon

The movie titles of the late splatter-film director are evocative ... and wonderfully terrible. Can you tell them apart from the titles of some less-than-classic kids' books?

South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee (left) and director Shin Sang-ok (right) made nearly 20 films for their captor, Kim Jong Il.

Acting For Film Or Acting For Life? Doc Tells Story Of Kim Jong Il's Captives

10:53am September 27, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

The North Korean leader was so crazy about movies that he kidnapped a South Korean actress and director and forced them to work for him. The Lovers and the Despot tells their story.

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New Law Will Require IMDB To Remove Actors' Ages If Requested

4:53pm September 26, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that will require websites like IMDB Pro to remove the ages of actors and others listed on the site if asked by them to do so.

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'Deepwater Horizon' Director On The BP Oil Spill And The 'Addictive Dance' For Fuel

1:29pm September 26, 2016

Peter Berg discusses his new film, which recreates the final hours of the oil rig that exploded and sank, causing the BP oil spill. Eleven rig workers died trying to prevent the disaster.

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