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Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar
NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of 20,000 gives the Nazi salute while swastikas flank a giant portrait of George Washington. Unimaginable to most Americans, the pro-Hitler rally that took place 80 years ago this…
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A bumpy road to the Oscars could end in triumph for Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to Sunday’s 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso Cuaron’s…
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Film fan finds the real joy of movies is still in theaters
NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, it’s easy to Netflix and chill these days. Or Prime and recline. Or Hulu and … well, whatever. But if you really want to savor a film, there’s still no…
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Diane von Furstenberg fetes female Oscar nominees
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Even with rain clouds threatening from above, the spirits, and heels, were high at Diane von Furstenberg’s idyllic Coldwater Canyon property Thursday afternoon. The famed fashion designer and philanthropist had…
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Discount movies: Which theater subscription is best?
NEW YORK (AP) — A movie a day in theaters for $10 a month seemed too good to be true. And it was. MoviePass, which tried to bring Netflix-like subscriptions to the movie theater, pulled…
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Haunting ‘Roma’ scene shines a rare spotlight on stillbirths
Of all the little moments of joy and strife that fill the top-nominated Oscar film “Roma,” the most gut-wrenching takes place in a Mexico City hospital room, where a doctor coolly tells a frightened young…
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DuVernay, Zendaya help Vanity Fair toast Women in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — By the time filmmaker Ava DuVernay got to Vanity Fair and Lancome’s Women in Hollywood pre-Oscars event Thursday night, she had already been to two other events that day. Not only…
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Dwayne Johnson goes indie with ‘Fighting With My Family’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Believe it or not, Hollywood executives told Dwayne Johnson “no thanks” when he pitched his latest movie. It was an unusual rejection for the industry’s reigning box office champion, whose…
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WATCH: Can you name every Oscar Best Picture winner? WTOP’s Jason Fraley can
It’s just days until the 2019 Oscars, and it’s the perfect time to put WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley to the trivia test. Watch the video.
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Oscar bingo cards to help get you through Hollywood’s night of unpredictability
Need something to keep your viewing party guests entertained while the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants are on stage? Use CNN’s 2019 Oscar night bingo cards.
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2019 Oscar predictions
Which movies should win, could win and will win Sunday at the Oscars? WTOP film critic Jason Fraley makes his predictions.
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Correction: Oscars-Untelevised Categories story
Bowing to a backlash that had threatened to engulf an already blunder-plagued Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial breaks of this year’s Oscar broadcast.
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Emotional ceremony honors Hall, Stenberg, Layne and Lewis
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Amandla Stenberg brought the audience to their feet as she talked of being protected by the ancestors. KiKi Layne evoked tears as she talked about having the comfort of black…
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Oscars producers say the show is in ‘good shape’ for Sunday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss have been hearing the same question a lot recently: Are you OK? It’s an understandable query. Producing the Oscars is guaranteed to be…
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Michael Jackson estate lawsuit sues HBO over documentary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Jackson on Thursday sued HBO over a documentary about two men who accuse the late pop superstar of molesting them when they were boys, saying the film…
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