Bob Mondello
Stories
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Five-Time Oscar Nominee And English Actor Albert Finney Dies At 82
An appreciation of five-time Oscar nominee Albert Finney who played everything from an amorous rogue in Tom Jones to Pope John Paul II. He died Thursday at 82.
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Movies
'Everybody Knows' Marries Far-Flung Talent To A Story About A Wedding Gone Wrong
A wedding is disrupted by a kidnapping in Everybody Knows, a film starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and directed by award-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi of A Separation.
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Movies
'Roma' And 'The Favourite' Lead The Pack In Oscar Nominations
A look at the most popular group of Oscar contenders in a decade, as well as some surprising omissions.
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'Hello, Dolly!' Broadway Star Carol Channing Dies At 97
Carol Channing, who created iconic parts in the Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly! and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, died Tueday. She was 97.
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Arts & Life
'On The Basis Of Sex' And 'Vice': 2 Biopics — 1 Bathed In Light, 1 Steeped In Shadow
What's your preference: hagiography or demonization? A biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg is blandly positive, while another about Dick Cheney offers an extended, if entertaining, screed.
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Music
George M. Cohan, 'The Man Who Created Broadway,' Was An Anthem Machine
Cohan was a myth builder: Songs like "Yankee Doodle Dandy, "Over There" and "Give My Regards to Broadway" celebrated both life in early 20th-century America and the glowing allure of the stage.
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Movies
In 'Mary Poppins Returns,' The Practically Perfect Nanny Is Back
In Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt takes on the role of the supercalifragilistic nanny made famous by Julie Andrews in 1964.
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Movies
In 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' Characters Struggle Against Injustice And Find Hope Through Love
Director Barry Jenkins' follow-up to his Oscar-winner, Moonlight, is a swoony adaptation of the James Baldwin novel, If Beale Street Could Talk.
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Movies
Movie Review: 'Mary Queen Of Scots'
In the lush historical tragedy, Mary Queen of Scots, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie play the title character, and her cousin and nemesis Queen Elizabeth.
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Movies
'Tis The Season For 'Anna And The Apocalypse,' The New Zom-Com Musical
What could be more full of holiday spirit than zombies, you ask? The new zombie musical comedy Anna and the Apocalypse is here to upend your holiday movie expectations.