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Suburban decay and choking on nostalgia in 'I Saw The TV Glow'

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Jon Bon Jovi, shown here in 2011, says the band's 1986 hit "Livin' on a Prayer" has "touched more lives than I could have ever dreamt." David Bergman/Hulu hide caption

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'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

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Women's college basketball is hot, says now-retired WBNA player Sue Bird (shown here in 2022). "If you liked us in college, why didn't you follow us to the WNBA? It is probably one of the more interesting and maybe more difficult questions to answer." Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption

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Why haven't NCAA fans always followed the WNBA? Sue Bird has her theories

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Katy O'Brian and Kristen Stewart star in Love Lies Bleeding. Zoey Kang/A24 hide caption

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Julio Torres attends a screening of Problemista in New York on Feb. 27. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption

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In 'Problemista' Julio Torres spins immigration stress into satire

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Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga in Shogun. The FX streaming series centers more of the story on the Japanese characters than the original NBC miniseries. Sanada served as a producer on film and advised the cast and crew on period authenticity. Kurt Iswarlenko/FX hide caption

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FX's Shogun Takes A New Approach To An Old Story

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Rebecca Ferguson is Lady Jessica, mother to Paul Atreides, in Dune: Part Two. Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption

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Storyboarding 'Dune' since he was 13, Denis Villeneuve is 'still pinching' himself

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Busy Philipps attends the Mean Girls premiere in New York City on Jan. 8, 2024. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption

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She missed out on 'Mean Girls' 20 years ago — but Busy Philipps got a second chance

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph is up for an Oscar for her role as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers. Conrad Khalil/Focus Features hide caption

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Filmmaker Sean Wan moved back in with his grandmothers Yi Yan Fuei, left, and Chang Li Hua during the pandemic. His film chronicling their day-to-day life has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Film category. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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He moved in with his grandmas during COVID. Now, they're all going to the Oscars

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Tótem chronicles one afternoon for Sol (Naíma Sentíes) a young girl about to undergo a massive loss. It was written and directed by Lila Avilés. Courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films hide caption

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A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in 'Tótem'

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A 19th century taste test. Carole Bethuel/IFC Films hide caption

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The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

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Actor Mark Ruffalo poses during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2024. Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Mark Ruffalo shed the Hulk suit and had 'a blast' making 'Poor Things'

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"I love being a mom, but I want to play somebody who pushes the story along," says actor Molly Ringwald. She plays Joanne Carson, ex-wife of Johnny Carson, in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Shervin Lainez hide caption

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Molly Ringwald breaks free from 'mom purgatory' in 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans'

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Laura Linney, left, and Nico Parker in Suncoast. The film was inspired by writer-director Laura Chinn's teenage experience, caring for her older brother as he died from brain cancer. Eric Zachanowich/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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How do you live while your brother is dying? 'Suncoast' is a teen take on hospice

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Emma Stone has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Bella in Poor Things. Atsushi Nishijima/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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How 'Poor Things' actor Emma Stone turns her anxiety into a 'superpower'

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Tracee Ellis Ross, shown here in Los Angeles in June 2022, plays a doctor in American Fiction. The film is up for five Academy Awards, including best picture. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption

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If the part isn't right, Tracee Ellis Ross says 'turn it into what you want it to be'

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Ava DuVernay describes her new movie Origin, which is based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste, as "a film about a woman in pursuit of an idea." Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum hide caption

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With 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay illuminates America's racial caste system

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Fantasia as Celie in The Color Purple (2023) Warner Bros. hide caption

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Paul Giamatti stars as Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne's new film, The Holdovers. Seacia Pavao/Focus Features hide caption

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Paul Giamatti's own high school years came in handy in 'The Holdovers'

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Society of Snow is the latest to tackle the true story. Courtesy of Netflix hide caption

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They crashed in the mountains and turned to cannibalism. He focuses on the humanity

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Sterling K. Brown, shown here in January 2020, stars in the new film American Fiction. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption

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Sterling K. Brown recommends taking it 'moment to moment,' on screen and in life

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