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Can the Hollywood baseball movie make a comeback?

by Adriene Hill and Robert Garrova
Jul 19, 2017
The strike and steroids " purged a lot of the sentimentality" from the game, says Jay Caspian Kang of the New York Times.
Kevin Costner and Ray Liotta in "Field of Dreams."
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ writers on why their film is different than all the other Spider-Man movies

by Adriene Hill and Robert Garrova
Jul 4, 2017
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley say it’s more about teen angst than a grown-up Spidey.
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, writers on "Spider-Man: Homecoming" 
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How do you do business without high-speed internet?

by Caitlin Esch
Jun 20, 2017
In rural Erie County, 38 percent of people don’t have access to high-speed internet.
Taxidermist Paul Czarnecki and his wife, real estate agent Christie Mahany. 
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Let’s do the numbers: the 'Star Wars' empire

by Jana Kasperkevic
May 25, 2017
“The force is strong with this one.”
Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images For Disney
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Same old action movies and sequels at the box office this summer

by Kai Ryssdal
May 19, 2017
We're in 'tent pole city now' says New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris.
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is one of the season's tent pole productions.
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PETA takes its fight to other animal entertainment

by Adriene Hill
May 19, 2017
The campaign against Ringling Bros. is over. Now activists have more energy to take on Hollywood.
PETA spends millions of dollars each year organizing grassroots campaigns against animal abuse. Above, activists protest Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Studios find new ways to sell faith-based films

by Adriene Hill
Apr 14, 2017
But like all movies, good word of the mouth is the best marketing of all.
Actor Mike Vogel in "The Case for Christ."
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Let's talk about the real monster in 'Get Out'

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 15, 2017
The horror film about racism is drawing a wide audience, earning more than $110 million.
From left, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams, Betty Gabriel and Daniel Kaluuyain in "Get Out."
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Thanks to "La La Land," Hollywood is back in the musical business

by Molly Wood
Jan 17, 2017
Singin' in the flood.
A screengrab from "La La Land", featuring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
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The new Lucas Museum will bring economic force to Los Angeles

by Annie Baxter
Jan 11, 2017
The $1 billion project will display "Star Wars" items and other works of narrative storytelling.
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