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Exclusive Clip: The Secret Life of Pets

In this clip, Eric Stonestreet talks about creating his character. The movie is available on DVD/Blu-Ray.



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TOADY — Worst Toy Award 2016

CCFC has announced the results of its annual TOADY award for the worst toy of the year:

The votes are in for the 2016 TOADY (Toys Oppressive and Destructive to Young children) Award, and Pink Fizz’s skin-irritating, endocrine-disrupting makeup set — marketed to girls as young as age three as the “the ultimate glam makeup collection in a box” — took the title handily with 33% of the vote.

The Game of Life: Empire was runner-up (17%), followed by the View-Master Batman: The...

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Guardians of the Galaxy 2 — More Baby Groot!!

Doesn't this look totally awesome?

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Jackie Kennedy’s White House Tour

"Jackie," starring Natalie Portman as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, expands in wider release this week. The focus of the film is Mrs. Kennedy's efforts to shape her husband's legacy following his assassination in 1963. But it also gives us a glimpse of her famous televised tour of the White House, the first time most Americans got a chance to see the interior. Her taste and expertise in art and antiques brought an unprecedented commitment to history and design that continues today. ...

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Washington Area Film Critics Awards 2016

This morning the Washington Area Film Critics announced our award winners for 2016.

"La La Land" was singing a happy tune when The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their top honorees for 2016 this morning. Sparkling musical love story "La La Land" was the big winner, racking up seven awards, including Best Film and Best Director (Damien Chazelle).

"La La Land," a song-and-dance romance about two star-crossed...

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WAFCA Movie Award Nominations 2016

I am proud to announce the nominations for the 2016 movie awards from the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

Best Film:
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Director:
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water)
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Best Actor:
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Joel Edgerton (Loving)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw...

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Trailer: The Book of Love with Jason Sudeikis and Maisie Williams

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Jason Sudeikis plays an introverted architect whose wife inspires him to reach out to a homeless girl who wants to build a raft. ...

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Exclusive Clip: Run the Tide

"Run the Tide" stars Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga, “Scream Queens”), Constance Zimmer (“UnREAL,” “Entourage"), Kenny Johnson (“Bates Motel,” “Secrets and Lies”), Johanna Braddy (“UnREAL,” “Greek”) and introduces Nico Christou. When their drug abusing mother is released from prison determined to rebuild their family, Rey (Lautner) kidnaps his younger brother Oliver (Christou) and escapes their desert home for the California coast.

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The Forward on Paul Newman’s Lost Film

The Forward has a fascinating story about the long-lost short film directed by Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman in 1962. It was called “On the Harmfulness of Tobacco,” a one-person monologue, based on a story by Chekhov. Newman cast fellow Actors Studio student Michael Strong in the short film. It is scheduled to be shown on Turner Classic Movies in 2017.

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BFCA Critics Choice Award: Nominations 2016

I am very proud to be a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and very excited about these just-announced nominations for our annual Critics Choice Awards.

BEST PICTURE



Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Lion
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Sully

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