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JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python troupe that revolutionized British comedy, has died at 77. Jones family says he died Tuesday evening at his home in London after “after a long, extremely brave but always good-humored battle with a rare form of dementia.”
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Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

Everything you need to know about Peacock, NBC’s new streaming service

NBC's new Peacock streaming service appears to be strutting its stuff in at least one different way from the competition: it's free.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN

Academy Award nominations 2020: Is your favorite up for an Oscar?

Nominations for 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning.
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According to "The Mandalorian" creator Jon Favreau, Baby Yoda isn't actually a baby Yoda. Favreau s...
Scottie Andrew, CNN

Baby Yoda isn’t actually a baby Yoda, Jon Favreau says

Baby Yoda became a dominated pop culture in 2019. But maybe we never knew him at all -- because Baby Yoda is not actually a baby Yoda.
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JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers

Women directed more of the most popular movies in 2019 than in any year before. The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports that 12 of 2019's top 100-grossing films were directed by women.
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Marianne Garvey, CNN

Carrie Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, shares emotional tribute on three-year anniversary of her death

Carrie Fisher died of a heart attack three years ago today, on December 27, 2016, and her daughter is paying tribute on Instagram.
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Griffin Shea, for CNN

‘Star Wars’ locations that actually exist

Welcome to Wadi Rum, Jordan, one of the locations that serves as a backdrop in the final "Star Wars" movie, "The Rise of Skywalker."
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In November 2014, a little orange and white ball named BB-8 rolled across the screen in the first "...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Why are Star Wars droids so loveable? It’s science!

Originally Published: 17 DEC 19 09:24 ET Updated: 17 DEC 19 10:39 ET (CNN) — In November 2014, a little orange and white ball named BB-8 rolled across the screen in the first “The Force Awakens” trailer, the next generation of plucky droids in the Star Wars universe. In the short scene, the unique droid […]
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A Chewbacca character exits a car as he arrives at the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Sk...
JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer

Tributes, standing ovation at ‘Rise of Skywalker’ premiere

“The Rise of Skywalker," the latest film in the “Star Wars” franchise, has been greeted with a standing ovation at its world premiere Monday night in Hollywood.
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JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads

The Hallmark Channel says it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled from the network.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN

Hasbro rolls out official Baby Yoda toys

This is the way.
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ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer

‘Benson,’ ‘Star Trek’ actor René Auberjonois has died at 79

René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows "Benson" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" has died at the age of 79.
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Brian Lowry, CNN

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ wraps up the ‘Star Wars’ journey of a lifetime

42 years after we were introduced to a galaxy far far away, we're just a couple weeks away from the end of that cinematic trek.
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"Frozen 2," the studio's sequel to the 2013 animated phenomenon, set the record for the highest-gro...
Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

‘Frozen 2’ nabs highest-grossing weekend in Thanksgiving history

"Frozen 2," set the record for the highest-grossing weekend in Thanksgiving history at $123.7 million domestically.
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JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood goes all-in on original films

When 20th Century Fox greenlit James Mangold's "Ford v. Ferrari" — an original movie with a nearly $100 million budget — the director's agent had some advice. "Enjoy this," Mangold recalled him saying. "This will be the last one of these you ever make."
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LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

Marvel closes a decade-long story with ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Endings are a rarity in the franchise movie-making business; especially when one's popularity has only multiplied as the movies of Marvel have. But Marvel Studios, which has never shied away from a little rule-breaking, is taking a sledgehammer to that old "don't leave money on the table" maxim, and audiences will finally be able to see how they do it when "Avengers: Endgame" opens nationwide on April 25.
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, filmmaker Steven Spielberg poses at the 2019 "A...
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer

Spielberg’s push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve

When Steven Spielberg speaks about the business of Hollywood, everyone generally listens and few dissent. But reports that he intends to support rule changes that could block Netflix from Oscars-eligibility have provoked a heated, and unwieldy, debate online this weekend.
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JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer

‘Green Book’ wins best picture at the Oscars in an upset

In a year when Hollywood and the Oscars could have made history by bestowing best picture on Netflix ("Roma") or Marvel ("Black Panther") for the first time, the motion picture academy instead threw its fullest support behind a traditional interracial buddy tale that proved as popular as it was divisive
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By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer

Mamma Mia! ‘Rhapsody’ upsets ‘Star Is Born’ at Globes

Thunderbolts and lightning rocked the 76th Golden Globes where a string of upsets culminated with the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" winning best picture, drama, over another movie about musicians: Bradley Cooper's much more heavily favored "A Star Is Born."
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Colby Walker

MOVIE SHOW: Holmes and Watson, the worst movie of the year?

“[This is] one of the worst films, if not THE worst film, I’ve seen this year, and I’m not saying that just because I saw it yesterday," says Steve Salles about Holmes and Watson.
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Colby Walker

MOVIE SHOW: Who’s going to be the big movie of the week?

You could’ve flipped a coin to choose the big movie this week. With both Disney’s Mary Poppins, and DC’s Aquaman. This week’s movie show tackled just that and had their listeners weigh in.
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Colby Walker

BIG MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse review

“I thought. ‘OH COME ON! Another Spiderman movie! I mean, how many times are we going to do this?’ But you know what, this Spider-verse movie got it right! It says OK, we know we’ve done this before and you’ve seen the whole story and you know the whole background but we’re going to give you a little different twist."
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Mary Richards

Petition seeks to change Deadpool poster

The promotional poster for "Once Upon a Deadpool" looks just like a famous painting known to many in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
5 years ago
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Colby Walker

MOVIE SHOW: Avengers Endgame, everything you may have missed in the new Trailer

“The end is just part of the journey.” With one of the biggest weeks in Marvel movie promo, here's some things you may have missed in the new Avengers Endgame trailer.
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