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Trailer: Leap with Elle Fanning

"Leap," an animated film starring Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, and singer Carly Rae Jepsen, opens in March 2017.

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Internet Film Critics Society Awards 2016

The Internet Film Critics Society has announced its awards for 2016. I am proud to be a member.


Best Drama: Moonlight
Best Comedy: Everybody Wants Some!!

Best Horror or Science Fiction Film: Arrival
Best Action Film: Hell or High...

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Happy 2017! Here’s What’s Coming to Theaters This Month

Happy new year! Happy January! Here's what's coming to theaters this month, with a little bit about what else we'll be seeing in 2017.


FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

Silence

Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver star in Martin Scorsese's epic about faith and culture in 17th century Japan.

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Start 2017 with Creativity!

This discussion of creativity includes "Hamilton's" Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Atlanta's" Donald Glover, "Insecure's" Issa Rae, and "La La Land's" Damien Chazelle. Their ideas should help you spark your own creativity as you get ready for the new year.

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New Year’s Eve — Madam Satan

Celebrate New Year's Eve with this charming gif from the pre-code Cecil B. DeMille classic, "Madam Satan."

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Movies to Ring in the New Year

Garry Marshall's "New Year's Eve" shows us a variety of happy, poignant, and romantic encounters on the night of December 31.

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"When Harry Met Sally" has a memorable New Year's Eve dance.

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Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn "step into a waltz as the old year dies" while the fancy society engagement party for him and her sister goes on downstairs....

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Online Film Critics Association Award Nominations 2016

I am honored to be a member of the Online Film Critics Association and delighted to share our nominations for the best of what we saw in 2016.

Best Picture
Arrival
The Handmaiden
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
O.J.: Made in America
Paterson
The Witch

Best Animated Feature
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Pablo Larraín –...

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Coming to Netflix: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Neil Patrick Harris stars as the evil Count Olaf in the new Netflix series based on the wildly popular books by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events. ...

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Talking Old Movies with Kristen Lopez on Ticklish Business

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Many thanks to Kristen Lopez for inviting me on her Ticklish Business podcast to talk about some of our favorite old movie discoveries in 2016.  We talked about "The Harvey Girls," "The Second Face," "Homicidal," "Madam Satan," My Sister Eileen," and "Keeper of the...

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The Worst Films of 2016

These films are not just bad; they are awful. Avoid at all costs.

Mother’s Day
The Wild Life
Norm of the North
The Boss
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Gods of Egypt
Huntsman: Winter’s War
Tarzan
London Has Fallen
Why Him?
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