By Lisa Fung
Los Angeles Times
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NEW YORK — Te’Aundra was 19, working two waitressing jobs and attending community college when she got the news: She had received a basketball scholarship to...
By Tre’vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES — For the third straight week, Disney’s “The Jungle Book” bested all others at the box office, pushing its worldwide gross to almost...
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By Paul Brinkmann
Orlando Sentinel
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Animal welfare activists and pet shop owners fear a wave of interest in tropical fish and the possible decimation of key...
By Josh Rottenberg
Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES — In this weekend’s photo-finish box office race, Melissa McCarthy showed Batman and Superman who’s boss — but just by a nose.
McCarthy’s...
By Ryan Faughnder
Los Angeles Times
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Warner Bros. Entertainment’s DC Comics film strategy faces another important test as “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” enters its second weekend at...
By Rick Bentley
The Fresno Bee
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LOS ANGELES — Nicholas Sparks has his brother to thank for his book “The Choice,” which has been turned into a feature film.
When the author, who has done...
By Rick Bentley
The Fresno Bee
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Producer-writer Dana Fox has a different philosophy than some of her peers when it comes to creating entertainment. She doesn’t believe movie fans are stupid.
“Moviegoers...
By Steven Rea
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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War and conflict (ethnic, religious, domestic) dominate the field in the live-action short-films competition for the 2016 Academy Awards.
Although “Ave...
By Rick Bentley
The Fresno Bee
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Here’s a look at some of the actors in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”:
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Plays: Jane Bennet
You know her from: “Dark Shadows,” Neighbours,”...
By Colin Covert
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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MINNEAPOLIS — Take two of America’s most popular actor/writer/producers, one a stadium-packing comedian, the other a global rap phenomenon, team...
By Ryan Faughnder
Los Angeles Times
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Alexis Ramsey spent 45 minutes online buying opening night tickets for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” when they went on sale in October, desperate not to...
By Tre’vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES — Women owned this past weekend’s theaters as directors of three high-profile premieres opened across the country — Jessie Nelson’s...
