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Leonardo DiCaprio is considered a frontrunner for an Oscar for his lead role in The Revenant.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our 2016 Oscars Preview

12:01am February 26, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

It's time once again for our annual Oscars Omnibus: a roundup of every Best Picture nominee, many notable performances, and the movies we'd have nominated to improve the awards' diversity.

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Gene Cernan reflects beside an A-4 Skyhawk from VA113 squadron.

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A 'Last Man' Imperfectly Remembered

6:16pm February 25, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

A new documentary recounts the story of Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, with warmth but a bit too much reverence.

The Russian mob plans a 999, code for "officer down", to pull of a heist in Triple 9.

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Silly Accents And Too Many Shadows Sink 'Triple 9'

6:00pm February 25, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Despite a big cast that includes some terrific actors, this thriller about a group of criminals and their convoluted heist plot falls flat.

Bek (Brenton Thwaites, left) and Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, right) in Gods of Egypt.

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A Swords-And-Sandals Epic That Glitters But Is Not Gold

6:00pm February 25, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Gods Of Egypt wants to be a story of mortals and gods living together, but it gets bogged down in its convoluted plot and CGI effects.

The books to be published by Salaam Reads are intended to appeal to Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike.

Simon & Schuster Launches Imprint For Muslim Children's Books

2:58pm February 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The books published by Salaam Reads will appeal to Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike, executive editor Zareej Jaffery says — and will represent a wide range of cultural traditions within Islam.

Muhammad Ali, world heavyweight boxing champion, stands with Malcolm X (left) outside the Trans-Lux Newsreel Theater in New York in 1964.

Muhammad Ali And Malcolm X: A Broken Friendship, An Enduring Legacy

2:38pm February 25, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A new book, Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, explores how faith brought two African-American icons together and eventually tore their relationship apart.

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Hollywood's Dolby Theater will be a lot fuller Sunday night than this random theater we found on Flickr. But Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay have other things to do that night — and now, so can you!

Here's What People Are Doing Sunday Night To Avoid Watching The Oscars

11:49am February 25, 2016

by Hanna Choi and Leah Donnella

Oscars too white for you? Here are some alternative ways to celebrate film — and people of color in film — on Hollywood's big night.

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Triad Stage Facing Budget Cuts

11:18am February 25, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

A Piedmont theatrical institution is facing budget cuts for the upcoming season. The future of Triad Stage hinges on the organization regaining its financial footing.

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Plenty Of Shadows Loom In 'Gathering'

7:00am February 25, 2016

by Tasha Robinson

V.E. Schwab's follow-up to A Darker Shade of Magic picks up with heroes Kell and Delilah adventuring (and sometimes agonizing) in a magical alternate London while danger lurks in the titular shadows.

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'So As I Was Saying': Frank Mankiewicz's Sons On Their Father's Life, Memoir

5:29pm February 24, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the sons of the late Frank Mankiewicz, Josh and Ben, about their father's posthumously published memoir, So As I Was Saying: My Somewhat Eventful Life.