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NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 20: Singer/Songwriter Kris Kristofferson performs during NSAI 50 Yearsof Songs at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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Kris Kristofferson Dies

The country music legend and 'A Star Is Born' leading man was 88.

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‘The Wild Robot’ Takes Flight

Universal and DreamWorks Animation's 'The Wild Robot' landed in first place on box office charts, collecting $35 million.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 20: John Ashton attends the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F World Premiere at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on June 20, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Netflix)

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John Ashton, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Actor, Dies at 76

John Ashton, known for his role as John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colo., his manager Alan Somers confirmed to Variety. He was…

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Future Earns His Third No. 1 Album This Year, as Katy Perry’s ‘143’ Debuts at No. 6

Future’s future is so bright, he has to wear shades — with his “Mixtape Pluto” album becoming his third release to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2024. The only numeral 1…

By Chris Willman

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2022 Code Conference - Day 2 on September 07, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media)

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes AI Safety Bill, Which Had Backing of SAG-AFTRA

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Sunday that sought to ward off catastrophic risks of highly advanced artificial intelligence models. The bill, SB 1047, was the…

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What Does ‘Saturday Night’ Think ‘SNL’ Is About?

With its dizzying countdown-to-showtime structure, Jason Reitman's film won't come out and say. But that's what makes the movie...live.

By Owen Gleiberman

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‘Wild Robot’

This kid-lit adaptation offers that and a radical new visual approach to CG animation.
‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola constructs a deeply personal, but sloppy allegory on his relationship to art.
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Jason Reitman finds the right ensemble to capture the lunacy from which 'SNL' was born.
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A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
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Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
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'Dead Boy Detectives’

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‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
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Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

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Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
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‘Water for Elephants’

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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!