‘Beauty and the Beast’ Clobbers Record With $170 Million Opening
Belle of the weekend box office: Disney’s much-anticipated musical remake capitalized on nostalgia, strong reviews and the appeal of Emma Watson.
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Belle of the weekend box office: Disney’s much-anticipated musical remake capitalized on nostalgia, strong reviews and the appeal of Emma Watson.
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Bone-chilling cold, peppermint schnapps and Bill Murray vs. a large rodent: how “Groundhog Day” became a beloved classic.
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“Mayhem” and “The Belko Experiment” are the latest entries in this subgenre, in which the corporate ladder is often slick with blood.
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Are nonfiction films a liberal bastion? As financiers and festivals hunt for movies to bridge the divide with Trump voters, they find their own biases.
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A compassionate Belle and a splendid monster are the hallmarks of this live-action remake of the 1991 animated film.
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This drama about intersecting love lives features themes like betrayal, identity and art. Religion appears, too, in the film, set in Austin, Tex.
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The sequel to the gloriously scabrous film that kick-started the careers of Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor illustrates the consequences of a misspent youth.
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This film, set in Colombia, wallows in the cheap and hackneyed irony of choreographed slaughter.
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