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The Mystery—and Controversy—Surrounding Hattie McDaniel’s Missing Oscar
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black actor ever to win an Oscar. About 30 years later, that Oscar disappeared.
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HBO Max: Everything You Need to Know About the New Streaming Service
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8 Surprising Facts About Jean-Claude Van Damme
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You Can Watch a Free Livestream of John Wick This Friday Night
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There Are 21 Classic Romance Movies Depicted in This Image—Can You Name Them All In Less Than 5 Minutes?
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Back to the Future Screenwriter Weighs in on One of the Film’s Most Notorious Plot Holes
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Coming Soon: A Documentary on the Making of Beetlejuice
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Every New Movie, TV Series, Documentary, and Special Coming to Netflix in April
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The Real History Behind The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews immortalized the charming tale of Maria von Trapp and her musically inclined family in 'The Sound of Music'—here’s how it really went down.
11 Memorable Facts About Disney’s Mulan
Gear up for Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ with entertaining tidbits about the 1998 animated classic and the story that inspired it.
The 25 Highest-Grossing Movie Remakes of All Time
Whatever your stance on Disney’s live-action remakes may be, they’re faring pretty well at the box office.
The Ark From Raiders of the Lost Ark Just Showed Up on Antiques Roadshow
It belongs in a museum. But the ark, which was pursued by both Indiana Jones and Nazis in 1981's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' recently popped up on PBS.
Netflix Is Now Sharing Live Updates of Its Most Watched Movies and TV Shows
For the first time ever, Netflix is sharing the most popular movies and TV shows on the site in the form of daily top 10 lists.
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite Makes History With Its Best Picture Oscar Nomination
If Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins the Best Picture Oscar this year, it’ll be the first foreign film to ever achieve the honor.
The 25 Greatest War Movies of All Time
It makes sense that master filmmakers keep returning to old wars to tell new stories, as war movies have all the elements needed for a compelling tale. From medieval epics to modern thrillers, here are 25 of the best of them.
Hate to Watch a Movie That Involves a Sad Dog Plot? This Website Can Warn You Ahead of Time
Nothing ruins movie night faster than seeing a fictitious animal harmed. Now you can screen movies and television to make sure the good boy lives.
Is There an Ideal Movie Length?
Find yourself getting restless during a film? It might be because we've become conditioned to expect movies to entertain us for a very specific amount of time.
The Most Anticipated Movies of 2020
It’s officially 2020 and the box office is preparing for a new crop of superhero movies, sequels (some of them long overdue), live-action Disney remakes, and more.
The One Thing Director Richard Curtis Would Change About Love Actually Today
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If ‘Die Hard’ has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes the best Christmas movies aren’t necessarily even Christmas movies.
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All you need to know about the ‘Cats’ movie’s cast of characters, from Taylor Swift’s Bombalurina to James Corden’s Bustopher Jones.