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Lorene Scafaria Pays Tribute To Mother In 'The Meddler'

9:02am April 24, 2016

Lorene Scafaria's new film is a valentine to her mother, and mothers everywhere. Rachel Martin talks to Scafaria about the film, which follows a widow remaking her life after the death of her husband.

Lupita Nyong'o says it was "a very discombobulating thing," to go from obscurity to the Academy Awards.

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After Very Visible Roles, Lupita Nyong'o Looks To Disappear Into Character

8:38am April 24, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

The actor is now starring on Broadway in Eclipsed, a searing story of young women held captive in Liberia. After that and 12 Years a Slave, Nyong'o says she's ready for some lighter material.

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Marnie (Susan Sarandon) and Lori (Rose Byrne) sharing a mother-daughter Valentine's Day dinner.

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'The Meddler' Pokes Fun Without Mocking The Mom

4:56pm April 22, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The Meddler is a new comedy starring Susan Sarandon about mom who's just a bit much — just in time for Mother's Day.

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'Huntsman' And 'Tale Of Tales' Put A Modern Spin On Classic Fairy Tales

1:32pm April 22, 2016

by David Edelstein

Critic David Edelstein reviews The Huntsman: Winter's War, a sequel to the 2012 movie, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Tale of Tales, an adaptation of a group of 17th century Italian folk stories.

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Left to right: Melissa McCarthy in Ghostbusters, Chris Evans in Captain America: Civil War, Ellen DeGeneres in Finding Dory, Will Smith and Jai Courtney in Suicide Squad.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our 2016 Summer Movie Preview

11:54am April 22, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The panel discusses its most anticipated summer blockbusters and makes some bold predictions. And, as always, we take a look at What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Queen Freya (Emily Blunt) and Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) in the story that came before Snow White: The Huntsman: Winter's War.

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No Snow This Time Around, So The 'Huntsman' Should Probably Let It Go

5:00pm April 21, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

The Huntsman: Winter's War feels like it's borrowed from, strangely enough, both Frozen and Game Of Thrones. If you think that sounds strange, you're not wrong.

Susan Sarandon plays Marnie, a widow who follows her daughter across the country, in The Meddler.

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Finally, Some Justice For Busybody Moms In 'The Meddler'

5:00pm April 21, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne play mother and daughter in a story that, for once, recognizes that there's a solid argument to be made for a mom who gives, if anything, too much of herself.

Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon in Elvis & Nixon.

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Who Set This Up, Indeed: 'Elvis And Nixon' Tells A Summit's Story

5:00pm April 21, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

As Elvis and Nixon respectively, Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey don't attempt impersonations, but with varying degrees of ham (more in the former case than the latter), they tell a strange story.

Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons) is sent down to the minor leagues when anxiety causes him to choke up on the mound.

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Tribeca Notebook: An Uncommon Baseball Movie

7:00am April 20, 2016

by Linda Holmes

The Phenom follows a major league pitcher who finds himself suddenly unable to pitch and troubled by his history with his abusive father, played by Ethan Hawke.

Jodie Whittaker as Anna in the film Adult Life Skills.

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Tribeca Notebook: The Oddball's Journey

11:04am April 19, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Rachel Tunnard's first feature, Adult Life Skills, finds ways to expand on the familiar formula of the frustrated, frustrating misfit trying to grow up.