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In Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy leads the star-studded biopic about Rudy Ray Moore, whose iconic alter ego became a blaxploitation legend.

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Golden Globe Nominations: Netflix Cleans Up As Famous Faces Rule

11:46am December 09, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The Golden Globe nominations are always odd, but this year they may be even odder than usual, particularly on the TV side. But it must be said: The Globes love a star, and now they love Netflix.

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Sock It To Me: In Praise Of An Evergreen Holiday Gift

8:30am December 07, 2019

by Scott Simon

It's the Christmas gift for when you can't think of what else to give — socks! And they're having their fashion-world moment, says Steven Frumkin, a dean at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

In Fabric stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Shelia who falls prey to a killer deal on a killer dress.

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'In Fabric': Darkly Comic Horror About A (Literally) Killer Dress

5:00pm December 05, 2019

by Elizabeth Metzger

Poor Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) just wanted a flattering dress at a good price. The fact that it came in 'Artery Red' should have been a tip-off.

Winner of Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival, Portrait of a Lady on Fire stars Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant.

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'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire,' Painted In Precise, Subdued Brushstrokes

5:00pm December 05, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Two women — a noblewoman and the artist hired to paint her portrait — fall in love in Céline Sciamma's haunting, erotic and evocative period drama.

Feed Me, See More: In Jessica Hausner's Little Joe, Alice (Emily Beechum, above) is dedicated horticulturalist and single mother creating a new revolutionary plant species.

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In The Clever 'Little Joe,' Horror Is Horticultural

5:00pm December 05, 2019

by Ella Taylor

A plant scientist (Emily Beechum) breeds a flower that makes people happy in this "effectively creepy indie" that gets its tendrils in you.

Jennifer Reeder wrote and directed the quirky teen noir Knives and Skin.

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Small-Town Grief Gets Surreal In The Twisted And Twisty 'Knives And Skin'

5:00pm December 05, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Writer-director Jennifer Reeder's soon-to-be cult hit is "Twin Peaks as recast through the lens of radical feminism, if not nearly as academic as that sounds."

You'll Have To Wait For Official Baby Yoda Toys

7:13am December 05, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

Disney's popular "Baby Yoda" character from The Mandalorian is getting his own official toys, but they're not available until next year. Meanwhile, fans are taking matters into their own hands.

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Mason Davis, Elizabeth Ho, Hayes MacArthur, Lucas Jaye, Ashley Tisdale, Dennis Quaid, Brent Morin, Bridgit Mendler, Siobhan Murphy, and Adam Rose in Merry Happy Whatever.

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The Dismal 'Merry Happy Whatever' Is The Downside Of Binge-Watching

5:00am November 28, 2019

by Linda Holmes

You can understand why Netflix thought people might want a holiday-themed family comedy to watch this season. But unfortunately, the one they made is a big miss.

Director Michael Apted returns with the next installment of the experimental documentary series in 63 Up.

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Once More, Unto The Brits: '63 Up'

5:00pm November 27, 2019

by Ella Taylor

Michael Apted's latest installment of his extended documentary/social experiment — revisiting a brace of British children every seven years — finds them ruminating on life, death and Brexit.

The Red Arrow Tap Room in Naperville, Ill., currently lists 44 craft beers or ciders on tap.

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99 Bottles Of Beer On The Touch Screen: The Spread Of Self-Serve Taps

1:53pm November 27, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Order a drink, but hold the bartender? As it becomes relatively more expensive to run restaurants and bars, some are saving money by replacing human servers with pour-your-own electronic taps.

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