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Mary Poppins Returns — With Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton writer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt will bring us Disney's new sequel, "Mary Poppins Returns." P.L. Travers wrote six books about the magical nanny so there is a lot of great material for new adventures. This will be exciting!...

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Mad Man Props for Sale By Auction

Do you miss "Mad Men?" Would you like to to own Peggy's typewriter, Megan's china, Betty's engagement ring, or Don's watch? Maybe his office liquor tray? Or a script signed by the cast? Whether you're looking for some mid-century swank or something from the lives of the engrossing characters in the series, this is your chance. Tomorrow, June 1, 2016, Screenbid is offering props from the "Mad Men" television series at auction. And if you've got...

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Presenting Princess Shaw — The Amazing True Story of a Collaboration that Reached Across the Globe

Anything you put online -- a tweet, a video, a blog post -- is like a message in a bottle. You never know where it will end up and who will find it.

Princess Shaw is the stage name of a New Orleans-based singer known by day as Samantha Montgomery, who cares for the elderly. By night, she writes and sings her own songs on her confessional YouTube channel.

On the other side of the world, Ophir Kutiel is an Israeli artist who creates...

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Memorial Day: Tributes to Our Troops

I've already written about great documentaries and feature films about the military to watch on Memorial Day.  These recent documentaries about our 21st century conflicts give the military a chance to tell their own story.  They are not pro-war or anti-war. They are pro-soldier.

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The BBC’s Tribute to American Films

The BBC has assembled a thrilling tribute to the films they consider America's best.



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Memorial Day on PBS: Of Men and War

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects almost 30 percent of the 834,467 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans treated through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Consumed by anger and traumatic memories long after their return, soldiers often resort to drugs or suicide to end their suffering. 

Filmmaker Laurent Bécue-Renard provides a searing account of how the disorder has affected veterans and their families in

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Jen Chaney on Jeanie Bueller

Jen Chaney has a delightful tribute to Ferris Bueller's under-appreciated sister, Jeannie, played by future "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey, on Uproxx, titled, appropriately, "Save Jeannie."

And yet the phrase [the Charlie Sheen character] uses — “Then the problem is you” — feels both wrong and unfair. Because the problem is not...

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Streaming on Amazon Prime: Dr. Thorne

From Anthony Trollope and "Downton Abbey's" Julian Fellowes, "Dr. Thorne" is the story of a poor girl born out of wedlock who loves and is loved by the son of the local landed gentry. He is under pressure from his family to marry money, as the estate has been heavily borrowed against. There are glorious costumes and settings and Trollope's witty and generous take on the class, money, and political conflicts of the era. I was completely captivated by it, especially by the lovely Stephanie...

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Trailer — Independence Day: Resurgence

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Alice Through the Looking Glass

"Alice Through the Looking Glass" the movie has almost no relationship to Alice Through the Looking Glass, the book by Lewis Carroll in spirit, character, or storyline. That might possibly be all right if the spirit, character, or storyline were in any way worthwhile, but it is not. Gorgeous production design and some cool stunts do not make up for a story that begins as passable and ends as painful.

Tim Burton, who produced this one, previously gave...

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