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Hollywood special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull dies at 79
Hollywood special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has died. He brought to life the impossible landscapes in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner.
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National
'The Power of the Dog' receives the most Oscar nods
Movie box offices may not be booming yet, but that won't keep Hollywood from throwing itself a big party. Invitations went out Tuesday in the form of Oscar nominations.
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Movies
'The Worst Person in the World' is the Valentine's Day movie of the year
A millennial writer, an R. Crumb-style cartoonist and a coffee-shop barista form the romantic triangle in the Danish coming-of-age drama The Worst Person In The World.
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Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'The Last Picture Show,' has died at 82
Known as a maverick filmmaker, Peter Bogdanovich made movies that ran the gamut from the bleak, coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show to zany comedies like What's Up Doc.
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Movies
Iranian Oscars entry 'A Hero' explores the complexity of a good deed
The Iranian film A Hero is about a man who becomes a celebrity after doing a good deed. In filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's hands, what seems to be a black and white morality tale becomes more gray.
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Arts & Life
Here are Bob Mondello's picks for the year's best 10 films
In a year when many films didn't even open in theaters, there were still plenty worth talking about. NPR film critic Bob Mondello celebrates the best of 2021.
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Arts & Life
In 'Parallel Mothers,' Almodóvar hitches unruly passions to women and family
Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar takes a long, colorful look at motherhood in his melodrama Parallel Mothers, starring Penélope Cruz.
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National
Review: Every beat of 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' is a cinematic flourish
Denzel Washington takes on the title character in Joel Coen's Bard-based film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, with murder-minded Lady Macbeth played by Coen's wife, Frances McDormand.
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Arts & Life
Stephen Sondheim, American musical theater icon, has died at age 91
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, one of the most influential figures in the American musical theater, has died. He was 91.
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National
A peek at some of the 30 films that are opening this holiday season
More than 30 films are opening between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. Here's a selective peek at all the wanna-be blockbusters and awards contenders that Hollywood has wrapped up for the holidays.