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Movie Review: ‘Isn’t it Romantic’ is a cute rom-com spoof
Rebel Wilson plays a cynical New Yorker who hits her head and wakes up in a PG-13 world of romantic comedy cliches.
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Column: Oscars broadcast will be different, for better and for worse
The Academy’s decision to scrap the broadcast of four categories is just the latest shift in a tumultuous journey for this year’s Oscars.
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Q&A: ‘Twelve Angry Men’ demands innocent until proven guilty at Ford’s
Ford’s Theatre revives the 1954 teleplay that became a hit 1957 movie about 12 jurors deliberating a murder case. See it now through Feb. 17.
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Movie Review: Everything is average in ‘Lego Movie 2’ as gimmick wears thin
WTOP film critic Jason Fraley said the Lego gimmick is starting to wear thin in the fourth installment.
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Wolf Trap reveals summer lineup
Nas and Kacey Musgraves are just some of the artists performing this summer at the rustic Virginia venue. See who else is in Wolf Trap’s summer lineup.
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Q&A: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin” salutes Harlem Renaissance at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre’s newest show celebrates the jazz music of Fats Waller and will make you “feel like you’re in a 1930s nightclub.”
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Q&A: Arena Stage chronicles Putin’s rise in ‘Kleptocracy’ world premiere
How did an ex-KGB agent become Russian president? The answer lies in this world premiere play at Arena Stage.
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Movie Review: ‘Cold War’ is a stark, elliptical romance in post-war Poland
Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski delivers his Oscar-nominated follow-up to his Oscar-winning “Ida.”
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Q&A: Real-life ‘Narcos’ agents host ‘Capturing Pablo’ at Lincoln Theatre
DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena visit Lincoln Theatre to share the true story of hunting Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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Every Super Bowl halftime show ranked
WTOP’s Jason Fraley ranks every Super Bowl Halftime Show from worst to best.
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Top 50 movies on race in America
This MLK Day, WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the best movies ever on U.S. race relations.
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Open the floodgates: Books, films, songs enter public domain for 1st time in 20 years
At midnight New Year’s Eve, a legal restriction quietly expired, prompting a flood of what one expert calls “the raw material for more culture.” How does it affect American arts and letters?
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Celebrating 20 years of ‘The Sopranos’ with a definitive take on the final shot
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley salutes the 20th anniversary of HBO’s “The Sopranos” with a definitive answer to the question: What happened to Tony Soprano in the controversial series finale?
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Movie Review: ‘Bird Box’ is no ‘A Quiet Place,’ it’s a ‘Happening’ phenomenon
Sandra Bullock stars in a trending horror flick that’s setting Netflix records.
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January entertainment guide 2019
Which fun events should you hit around the D.C. area in January?
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