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Saturday

A still image from Guillermo del Toro's new movie, Crimson Peak. Twenty-two percent of audiences on any given weekend are Latino. But when it comes to horror films, that proportion jumps to as much as half the box office. Universal Pictures hide caption

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Why Latinos Heart Horror Films

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Sandra Bullock stars as Jane in the satirical film Our Brand Is Crisis. Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures hide caption

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An Election's High Stakes: Sandra Bullock On 'Our Brand Is Crisis'

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Friday

'Our Brand Is Crisis' Stalls And Stumbles

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Thursday

Billy Bob Thornton as Pat Candy and Sandra Bullock as Jane in a scene from Our Brand is Crisis. Patti Perret/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment and RatPac-Dune hide caption

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Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton and John Slattery play Boston Globe journalists in the film, Spotlight. Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films hide caption

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Film Shines A 'Spotlight' On Boston's Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

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Tim Curry performs in a staging of The Rocky Horror Show in the 1970s. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

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It's Astounding ... Time Is Fleeting ... And 'Rocky Horror' Is 40

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Wednesday

Sunday

A newspaper advertisement for The Birth of a Race, in its finished form. Much of the initial footage for the film was thrown out; what was finally released was an awkward mishmash of a Bible epic. Library of Congress hide caption

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'Birth Of A Race': The Obscure Demise Of A Would-Be Rebuttal To Racism

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Saturday

Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara, seen in 1947 and known as the "Queen of Technicolor," died Saturday at her home in Boise, Idaho. She was 95. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood's 'Queen Of Technicolor,' Dies At 95

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In Rock the Kasbah, Bill Murray plays Richie Lanz, a tough-luck agent who stumbles on an otherworldly talent. Kenny Brown/Courtesy of Open Road Films hide caption

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Bill Murray Talks The 'Kasbah' — And The Merits Of A Life Lived Phoneless

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Dame Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger" isn't just the best-known James Bond theme: It's the standard by which all other Bond themes are measured. Express/Getty Images hide caption

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From Shirley Bassey To Sam Smith, Bond Songs Remain A Pop Oddity

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Friday

Anne-Marie Duff and Carey Mulligan are laundry workers who join the fight for women's votes in the new movie Suffragette. Steffan Hill/Focus Features hide caption

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The Bonnets Come Off In 'Suffragette'

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