He gave us the gentle John Merrick in The Elephant Man.  He brought us the endearing wand merchant, Mr. Ollivander, in Harry Potter. He introduced the terrifying Xenomorph to the world in Alien.  And after an acclaimed career in film and theater that spanned more than six decades, bringing the world some of its most…

Hidden Figures is the first live-action, non-franchise film starring more than one female lead to hit No. 1 two weekends in a row since 2011, when The Help took that honor. Both movies, curiously enough, star Octavla Spencer. The Help found her sharing the screen with Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard. Hidden Figures gives her…

The way a culture chooses to entertain itself speaks volumes. Our art is a mirror held up before us, and the reflections we choose to highlight show much about current mood of the nation. The 74th annual Golden Globes, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, was no different. The annual ceremony in which the Golden Globe Awards…

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When preparing for the role of Father Sebastiao Rodrigues in Martin Scorsese’s film “Silence,” Andrew Garfield unearthed something far greater than his character. It evolved into something grander than himself as he investigated Christian theology and spent time with Jesuit priests for a year. “What was really easy was falling in love with this person, was falling…

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