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‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ falls short of achieving its satirical mission

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Built atop a provocative-sounding title and premise, “The American Society of Magical Negroes” starts and ends quite well. Almost everything in between, alas, proves uneven and inert in a way that dilutes its satirical punch, making this an interesting introduction for first-time writer-director Kobi Libii but a less than

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Amy Chozick spent years covering Hillary Clinton. Now, she tells her own story through ‘The Girls on the Bus’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — After spending nearly a decade covering Hillary Clinton, including both of her presidential campaigns, former New York Times White House correspondent Amy Chozick felt she had another story to tell: her own. When she began to write her memoir “Chasing Hillary,” which chronicled time on the road with the

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Neve Campbell returning as Sidney Prescott in ‘Scream 7’: ‘I couldn’t be more thrilled’

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Horror film fanatics rejoice: Neve Campbell is coming back to the “Scream” franchise. On Tuesday, Campbell posted a picture to her verified Instagram showing the title page of a script for an “Untitled Scream 7” film, writing in the caption, “Sidney Prescott is coming back!” Campbell famously played Sidney

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Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are launching a podcast about multiple sclerosis

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are supporting each other and also looking to help others. Titled “Messy,” the two women are launching a podcast about living with a disease they both share, multiple sclerosis. “MS brought us together,” Sigler told People magazine. “We have each other and that’s

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins best supporting actress Oscar for ‘The Holdovers’: ‘Thank you for seeing me’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Da’Vine Joy Randolph won her first-ever Oscar on Sunday for her performance in “The Holdovers,” capping off an impressive sweep through this year’s award season. “I didn’t think I was supposed to be doing this as a career,” she said, through tears, in her acceptance speech. She went on

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‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ cast member Captain Charlie ‘Griff’ Griffin dies in boating accident

By Rebekah Riess and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — “Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks” cast member Captain Charlie “Griff” Griffin died in a boating accident “unrelated to the series,” according to a statement from National Geographic and Pilgrim Media Group on Thursday. The US Coast Guard’s North Carolina Command Center received a report of two overdue boaters

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‘Oppenheimer’ cast members join Jane Fonda and more to spotlight nuclear threat

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. Utilizing billboards,

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How this Oscar-nominated movie conveyed the horrors of the Holocaust without ever showing violence

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-nominated historical drama, is technically a film about the Holocaust. The film centers on the real-life Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, who live bucolic and seemingly mundane lives next door to the infamous concentration camp. But viewers never see the unspeakable

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Rita Moreno turned bullying by women into inspiration for her performance in ‘The Prank’

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you end up enjoying Rita Moreno’s work in “The Prank,” you can thank the “b**ches” she’s met in Hollywood. During an appearance Monday on “The View,” the legendary actress shared that the project “is the best part” she’s “had in years.” “It’s hilarious,” she said. “It’s really

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Princess of Wales’ uncle Gary Goldsmith joins Sharon Osbourne in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Gary Goldsmith, an uncle of Catherine, Princess of Wales, has joined the “Celebrity Big Brother” house alongside contestants including Sharon Osbourne and Marisha Wallace, for a new series starting in the United Kingdom this week. In an introductory video, Goldsmith described himself as “uncle to the future Queen of

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