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From 'Annie Hall' to 'Groundhog Day' to 'Superbad,' here are the 100 best comedies ever made.

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WICKED: FOR GOOD, (aka WICKED: ACT II, aka WICKED: PART TWO), Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, 2025. © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

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'Wicked: For Good' Dazzles With $150 Million

The film set a record for Broadway adaptations, shattering the debut of 2024's 'Wicked' which previously held the benchmark with $112.5 million.

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Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81

Udo Kier, a German actor and cult icon who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning, according to his partner…

By Jack Dunn

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15: Donald Glover attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

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Donald Glover Says He Suffered a Stroke During 2024 Childish Gambino World Tour: ‘They Found a Hole in My Heart’

Donald Glover, on Saturday, opened up to fans as to why he canceled his 2024 New World Tour. Glover, who performs under the stage name Childish Gambino, told fans…

By Jack Dunn

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Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' 3D Concert Movie Set for Release by Paramount, Co-Directed by James Cameron

Billie Eilish’s 3D concert documentary will be released by Paramount Pictures, she revealed Sunday night on Instagram on the last night of her “Hit Me Hard and Soft&#8221…

By Pat Saperstein

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'The Wizard of Oz' Is the Movie That First Flipped the Patriarchy on Its Head

As 'Wicked: For Good' opens, a look back at the radical matriarchy of 'The Wizard of Oz,' the film that inspired it.

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