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November 04,2016
by Associated Press
"Trolls" is a sugary sweet confection of sights and sounds that will surely leave a fair share of adults with an aching stomach and bleeding ears from sensory overload.
But, it’s not for them, is it?
Sure, it’s their childhood toys that are being riffed on, but beyond the dazzlingly grotesque renderings of the 1970s rec room look — all carpets and felt and mustard yellows — “Troll....
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November 04,2016
by Associated Press
No affinity for superheroes or familiarity with Marvel mythology is required to enjoy the visual spectacle that is "Doctor Strange." Being open to mysticism and the possibility of parallel dimensions might help, though.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title character in this origin story, where plot is secondary to dazzling special effects that invert gravity, reverse time and twist buildings like....
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November 03,2016
by Associated Press
“Look at me,” Ruth Negga says in between sniffles. “I’ve only been doing this for two weeks and I’m sick already.”
You wouldn’t know it to see her. The Irish and Ethiopian actress, soon to be known for a star-making performance in the new film “Loving,” looks put-together. But behind the smile and the camera ready stylings, Negga is battling a wicked cold while soldiering her ....
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October 21,2016
by Jay Rath
Who knew?
For almost 60 years, movies in Milwaukee were censored.
“Rebel without a Cause was clearly the mostly widely known movie that they censored,” says Matthew Prigge, author of a new book on the Milwaukee Motion Picture Commission. “In that one, they cut out the opening title sequence, with James Dean in the gutter. Anybody who saw that movie here would have seen it start with the se....
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October 20,2016
by Associated Press
It will take more than three clicks of the heels to preserve the ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas at the end of “The Wizard of Oz.”
The slippers, which for more than 30 years have been one of the most beloved items at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, were crafted almost 80 years ago by the MGM Studios prop department. Like most movie props, they weren....
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October 18,2016
by Associated Press
Does this sound familiar? You want to stream a movie and end up spending most of your time clicking through a disorganized sea of options, most of which aren’t especially good, anyhow.
FilmStruck, a new subscription streaming service by Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection, hopes to fill what’s been a giant void in the supposedly glorious age of streaming.
The plentiful opt....
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October 17,2016
by Associated Press
The documentary Do Not Resist provides a timely look at the state of policing in the United States, from the escalation of SWAT raids to the unregulated technology police departments are using.
Director Craig Atkinson for over two years traveled around the country shadowing various police departments in their everyday activities. The film is now playing in limited release, with weeklong runs la....
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October 10,2016
by Michael Muckian
Two Hollywood legends will reach their 100th birthdays this year, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Cinematheque film program will mark their centenary milestones this fall with special screenings of some of their most significant films.
Kirk Douglas and Olivia de Havilland at 100! is a series of free Sunday afternoon films shown at 2 p.m. at the Chazen Museum of Art on the UW-Madison campu....
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October 07,2016
by Wisconsin Gazette
By Gregg Shapiro, contributing writer
There is a generation that grew up watching actress and Shorewood native Charlotte Rae on television. First as Molly the Mail Lady on Sesame Street and later as Mrs. Edna Garrett, the beloved housemother on the popular ’80s sitcom The Facts of Life. But there is so much more to Rae, including the many years she spent as a stage actress and singer, as well a....
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October 06,2016
by Associated Press
Orange is the New Black star Samira Wiley and show writer Lauren Morelli are engaged.
The pair posted the same picture on their Instagram accounts Tuesday. It shows a smiling couple and Wiley flashing a diamond ring.
When sharing the picture on Twitter , Wiley wrote, “I’ll do anything with this one.”
Morelli came out publicly two years ago in an article for Mic , where she wrote tha....
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