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Eric Notarnicola's mockumentary Mister America follows Tim Heidecker attempts to win over San Bernadino voters despite limited funding and a murder allegation.

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Boor Fest: All Politics Is Local, And Lowly, In Satire 'Mister America'

5:00pm October 10, 2019

by Scott Tobias

You don't have to be familiar with Tim Heidecker's character in his cult series On Cinema to enjoy the film — but it's filled with in-jokes that reward the hardcore fan.

Iiiiiiiiin a wet Erlenmeyer flask, born and raised: Will Smith and digitally de-aged Will Smith star in Ang Lee's clone filled-thriller Gemini Man.

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Clone Gunman: Will Smith Vs. Will Smith In Sluggish, Sterile 'Gemini Man'

5:00pm October 10, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

Ang Lee directs Smith (and a digitally de-aged Smith) in this "bland, sluggish and sentimental" thriller.

Actor/comedian Rip Taylor tosses confetti on the Tonight Show on September 27, 1994 (Photo by Margaret Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Rip Taylor Was In On The Joke

9:33am October 07, 2019

by Glen Weldon

The comedian, who died Sunday, knew how to make an entrance — tossing confetti, laughing boisterously and insisting the audience join him.

A life size cut out of Bob Ross stands up against the wall where the historical tree of the Franklin Park Arts Center is painted. Bob Ross Inc. is located in Herndon, Va., which is only 27 miles from the exhibit. According to managing director, Elizabeth

The Lasting Legacy Of Bob Ross And His Colorful World Of 'Happy Accidents'

1:16pm October 06, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

The bushy-haired former Air Force sergeant with the soothing voice rose to fame in the 1980s and '90s with his PBS show The Joy of Painting. Bob Ross died in 1995, but his popularity endures.

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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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A Breezy Look At The Making Of A Blaxploitation Classic: 'Dolemite Is My Name'

7:01am October 06, 2019

by Chris Klimek

In this 'buoyant but slight' Netflix film, Eddie Murphy plays comic Rudy Ray Moore, who found blaxploitation stardom in the persona of the swaggering Dolemite.

Why so serious?: In Joker, failing stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, is done being the butt of the joke.

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'Joker' Is Wild ... ly Dull

5:16pm October 05, 2019

by Glen Weldon

Todd Phillips' film features a bravura central performance and a style that, while dutifully imitative, engenders a claustrophobic sense of dread. But it's all in service of precisely nothing.

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James Franco, shown here at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2018, has been served with a lawsuit alleging sexual exploitation and fraud.

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James Franco Sued By Former Students For Alleged Sexual Exploitation And Fraud

8:32pm October 03, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

A lawsuit has been filed against the actor and others, alleging unsafe and unnecessary sex and nudity at an acting school that he ran. The two plaintiffs spoke with NPR.

Antonio Banderas plays a film director searching for meaning after his physical decline interferes with his ability to create.

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Almodóvar Looks Back With Regret, And Conviction, In The Elegiac 'Pain And Glory'

5:59pm October 03, 2019

by Ella Taylor

Pedro Almodóvar's wonderful, mature drama sees an aging director (Antonio Banderas) ruminating on his mortality while attempting to rouse himself into making another film.

In Low Tide starring Jaeden Martell, three teens pay a heavy price after finding a hidden stash of golden coins.

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In Taut Heist Film 'Low Tide,' Teens Find Treasure, Things Go Wrong

5:00pm October 03, 2019

by Scott Tobias

In writer-director Kevin McMullin's skillful and efficient debut feature, teen burglars on the Jersey Shore discover a bag of gold coins, inciting a string of twists, turns and betrayals.

Captain Sandy Yawn, Hannah Ferrier, and Aesha Scott are part of the cast of the fourth season of Below Deck Mediterranean.

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There's A Monster At Both Ends Of This Boat: 'Below Deck Mediterranean'

12:02pm September 30, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The Bravo show Below Deck Mediterranean is the goofiest, soapiest show about the hospitality industry you're likely to find. And it might care even more about place settings than Downton Abbey.