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James Earl Jones, Acclaimed Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93

James Earl Jones, a celebrated icon of stage and screen, has died. He was 93.

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'The Fabelmans' Is the Best Independant Movie by Steven Spielberg

Some factors to consider before seeing this Spielberg film, which came out last week.

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The ultimate beginner's guide to American film noir

Including works by directors such as Billy Wilder, John Huston and Orson Welles among others, this is the ultimate beginner's guide to American film noir.

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15 Quick Facts About 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'

Get to know the 1982 teen comedy on a deeper level.

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Opinion: Leave James Bond Alone

And a look at reader mail about democracy and Jeopardy!

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Russell Crowe Is Right, If You Think ‘Master And Commander' Is Boring, You Need To Grow Up

The 2003 epic film about masculine virtue isn’t for woke zoomers and permanently adolescent millennials. "Master and Commander" is a film for real adults.

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Woody Harrelson And Kevin Costner Star In Netflix’s ‘The Highwaymen,’ A Movie By And For Bitter Dads

Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson star in ’The Highwaymen,’ a revisionist take on Bonnie and Clyde that doesn’t quite have guts.

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How shapeshifter Bill Belichick has beaten a league built for parity for 18 years

The New England Patriots head coach is an economics major, and his exploitation of market inefficiency has helped him dominate the NFL

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Ridley Scott Moving Forward With ‘Gladiator 2’; Peter Craig To Write Script For Paramount

EXCLUSIVE: While he has been eyeing other projects that include a coming of age Merlin movie at Disney, Ridley Scott has begun forward progress on a sequel to Gladiator, the 2000 film which garnere…

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Ridley Scott’s bringing the Battle of Britain to the big screen · Newswire · The A.V. Club

rhaps wanting to remind the public of the role his homeland played in ending World War II, Ridley Scott is planning to direct a movie about the Battle of Britain.

I am not a Ridley Scott fan, but I can see him doing a fantastic job with The Battle of Britain.

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Appreciation: 'Barney Miller's' old soul Abe Vigoda

The actor, best known for his roles in 'Barney Miller' and 'The Godfather,' was 94. Even when he was relatively young, Abe Vigoda seemed old.

Which may be why many of us thought age would never catch up to him — and why some of you may have thought it already had, after premature reports of his death began circulating decades ago

This is sad. his generation is going quickly. He will be missed.

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Leonard Nimoy remembered as 'more than Mr. Spock' as celebrities react - LA Times

In the wake of Leonard Nimoy 's death Friday at his home in Bel-Air, celebrities remembered the 83-year-old not only as the iconic Mr. Spock character he'd originated on "Star Trek" but also as a great friend.

I'm not usually one for what celebrities have to say about most things, but I had a lot of respect for Leonard Nimoy and it is interesting to note that it seems like his peers in the entertainment world did as well. These are not the typical tributes, but sincere words about a friend that will be missed.

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The 100 best movies now on Netflix

How many hours have you wasted searching Netflix for the perfect thing to watch? Narrow down the endless options with our list of the best movies available to stream right now.

More movies!

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How 'Jurassic Park' Chose CGI Over Stop-Motion

The movie Jurassic Park premiered 21 years ago this week. But when pre-production began, the plan was to use stop-motion animation for the dinosaurs. Here's the surprising story of how a handful of maverick computer graphics pioneers at Industrial Light & Magic changed the movie's course—and ushered in a new era* of movie history.

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15 Shelved Movies That Were Eventually Released Years Later

Sometimes, movie releases are delayed because studios don’t know how to sell the film to audiences or because of financial or legal pitfalls. These projects are “shelved,” meaning they sit collecting dust, unseen by audiences for years (or even decades).

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Adam Sandler's Pixels gets May 2015 release date

Sandler videogame comedy will open against Mad Max: Fury Road.

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Behind-the-scenes photos of prototype Boba Fett costume, 1978

  Here are some behind-the-scenes photos taken in June of 1978 of either a costume fitting or screentest for badass Star Wars character Boba Fett. Apparently these images were shot at George Lucas’ home. Interesting to see Boba Fett as all whit

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Review: 'Iron Man 3' a sweetly calibrated blockbuster

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Hitchcock review: a genius director at a creative crossroads - Telegraph

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho marked a departure for the horror and suspense film genre so it's appropriate that Hitchcock, the new movie chronicling the making of the 1960 classic, also confounds expectations.

Not my favorite film, but it was a film about my favorite director!

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - IMDb

Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies. Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Satipo: Let us hurry. There is nothing to fear here. Indiana: That's what scares me.

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Die Hard (1988) - IMDb

Directed by John McTiernan. With Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson. John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly Gennaro and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Yippie Ki Yay.

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Sherlock Holmes (2009) - IMDb

Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong. Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

There are LOTS of Sherlock Holmes films and most people would pick the Basil Rathbone version(s) as the best. I love this one.

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North by Northwest (1959) - IMDb

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis. A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.

Cary Grant. Great film.