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Producers Guild Bans Harvey Weinstein For Life

Harvey Weinstein was banned from the Producers Guild of America in what the group called an "unprecedented" step. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Producers Guild Bans Harvey Weinstein For Life

October 31, 2017 • Citing Weinstein's "decades of reprehensible conduct," the Producers Guild of America voted unanimously to remove him from its ranks, which it said was an "unprecedented step."

'Hank And Jim' Highlights The Long Friendship Of 2 Hollywood Legends

October 31, 2017 • A new biography documents the lives and friendship of actors Henry Fonda and James Stewart.

'Hank And Jim' Highlights The Long Friendship Of 2 Hollywood Legends

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Kevin Spacey Apologizes To Anthony Rapp Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct

After a fellow actor made allegations against him, Kevin Spacey says, "if I did behave then as he describes I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior." Aude Guerrucci/Getty Images hide caption

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Kevin Spacey Apologizes To Anthony Rapp Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct

October 30, 2017 • "I'm beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not recall the encounter," Kevin Spacey said in response to allegations.

Queen Victoria's Unlikely Bond With Indian Attendant Made Curry Classy

In the last 13 years of Queen Victoria's life, she spent a great deal of time with Abdul Karim, who came from India initially to wait on the queen's table, but soon became part of her inner circle. And despite all opposition, Victoria and Karim curried on. Alexander Bassano/Spencer Arnold/Getty Images hide caption

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Queen Victoria's Unlikely Bond With Indian Attendant Made Curry Classy

October 29, 2017 • The new film Victoria & Abdul sheds light on this extraordinary friendship, which had a spicy side effect: Curries, once a way to use up leftovers, began to simmer regularly in the royal kitchens.

In 'Thank You For Your Service,' The Fight Begins After Iraq

In the film adaptation of Thank You For Your Service, U.S. soldiers Adam Schumann (Miles Teller), Solo Aeiti (Beulah Koale) and Will Waller (Joe Cole) struggle to return to civilian life. Francois Duhamel/DreamWorks Pictures hide caption

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In 'Thank You For Your Service,' The Fight Begins After Iraq

October 28, 2017 • Based on a book by journalist David Finkel, the new film examines the challenges of three young men who return from military combat to their families and a crumbling VA.

In 'Thank You For Your Service,' The Fight Begins After Iraq

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'Novitiate' Captures A Watershed Moment In The Life Of The Catholic Church

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October 27, 2017 • Margaret Betts' debut film centers on a young woman entering the convent at the beginning of the Vatican II reforms. Critic David Edelstein says Novitiate is a "terrific start" to Betts' career.

'Novitiate' Captures A Watershed Moment In The Life Of The Catholic Church

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'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold' Plays It As It Lays

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne and their daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne, are the subject of the documentary Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold. Julian Wasser/Netflix hide caption

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'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold' Plays It As It Lays

October 26, 2017 • The documentary, directed by Didion's nephew, the actor Griffin Dunne, isn't particularly revelatory, but it captures the writer's dazzling life and persona — and her struggles with grief.

Pent-Up Passions Go Free Range In 'God's Own Country'

Shantay, Ewe Stay: John (Josh O'Connor) and Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu) look sheepish in God's Own Country. Samuel Goldwyn Pictures hide caption

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Pent-Up Passions Go Free Range In 'God's Own Country'

October 26, 2017 • Two male farmhands in Yorkshire find each other in this "full-throttle, grand love story and ... coming-of-age parable" from first-time writer-director Francis Lee.

'Suburbicon': Two Storylines, Separate But Unequal

Wreck Room: Margaret (Julianne Moore) and Gardner (Matt Damon) experience an Eisenhower-era home invasion in Suburbicon. Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Paramount Pictures hide caption

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'Suburbicon': Two Storylines, Separate But Unequal

October 26, 2017 • This film, directed and co-written by George Clooney, "is a solid 95-minute noir caper artlessly bolted to a 10-minute social drama, and a shockingly tone-deaf one at that."

Distressed Swede: In the mordantly satirical The Square, Christian (Claes Bang) curates a contemporary art museum in Sweden. Magnolia Pictures hide caption

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'The Square' Is Edgy

October 26, 2017 • Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund ruthlessly roasts the art community in this loose, leisurely paced series of deadpan vignettes.

In 'The Square,' A Scandinavian Satire Of A Modern Art Museum

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In 'The Square,' A Scandinavian Satire Of A Modern Art Museum

October 26, 2017 • The Swedish movie which won top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival skewers the cultural elite — the same kind of people who attend Cannes.

In 'The Square,' A Scandinavian Satire Of A Modern Art Museum

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'The Square' Skillfully Skewers The Pretensions Of The Modern Art World

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October 26, 2017 • Ruben Östlund's latest film is a satire set at a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. Reviewer Justin Chang says The Square invites viewers to laugh, empathize and recoil — sometimes all at once.

'The Square' Skillfully Skewers The Pretensions Of The Modern Art World

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LISTEN: Tom Hanks On Weinstein Allegations: Some 'Think ... This Is How It Works'

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LISTEN: Tom Hanks On Weinstein Allegations: Some 'Think ... This Is How It Works'

October 24, 2017 • Asked about the sexual harassment allegations roiling Hollywood, the actor offered a blunt assessment: There are some in power who "think it's OK to manipulate those under them in a sexual manner."

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