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'Killing of a Sacred Deer' Is A Twisted Indictment Of White Male Privilege

1:23pm October 20, 2017

by Justin Chang

A heart surgeon develops a strange relationship with a teenage boy in Yorgos Lanthimos' new film. Reviewer Justin Chang says The Killing of a Sacred Deer is an "unnervingly strange" horror movie.

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The revered photographer William Eggleston, at age 78, has released his first album.

William Eggleston's Secret World Of 'Musik'

9:46am October 20, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

Watch a short film about the revered artist who liberated color photography in the 1970s. Now, at age 78, his lifelong passion for music is revealed in his very first album release.

Gabrielle Union says she thinks it's tacky to tell on your costars — but she tells many revealing stories about herself in We're Going to Need More Wine.

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Gabrielle Union Gets Real In 'We're Going To Need More Wine'

6:29am October 20, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Union has graced screens big and small since the '90s. Now she's written a frank, funny essay collection that's not just a celebrity tell-all (though she does dish on Heath Ledger's dreaminess).

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Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner and Robert Herjavec are the "Sharks" on ABC's Shark Tank.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Shark Tank'

6:00am October 20, 2017

by Linda Holmes

NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith joins the panel to talk about the oddly successful and often bizarre ABC series that brings entrepreneurs to beg for money from rich people.

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LAPD Investigating Accusation Of 2013 Rape By Harvey Weinstein

8:53pm October 19, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Weinstein has been dogged by a litany of allegations of sexual misconduct ever since the New York Times reported earlier this month that he has paid off accusers for decades.

The Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Public Library and New York Public Library are offering a one-day-only unconditional amnesty to everyone age 17 and under who has been charged late fees.

Amnesty For Little Book Lovers: New York City Libraries Shelve Kids' Late Fees

6:51pm October 19, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

On Thursday, the city's public library systems are forgiving fines on overdue materials checked out by readers age 17 and under, reopening library doors to young readers once blocked by unpaid fees.

Jamie (Jaden Michael) and Ben (Oakes Fegley) meet ... a woman played Julianne Moore (no spoilers!) in Todd Haynes' Wonderstruck.

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'Wonderstruck': A Lifeless Diorama About Lifeless Dioramas

5:01pm October 19, 2017

by Mark Jenkins

Todd Haynes follows up Carol with this New York fable set in different time periods, but "there's little room left for insight and emotion in this overstuffed cabinet of curiosities."

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart stars as Sean Dalmazo, an HIV-positive activist in BPM (Beats Per Minute).

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In The Searing 'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' ACT UP Acts Up

5:01pm October 19, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

This French drama about the Paris chapter of ACT UP in the '80s and '90s feels urgent and chillingly relevant — a call to arms against silence and complacency.

"Hole. Harry Hole." Michael Fassbender chases a serial killer in the frosty, hilariously dour The Snowman.

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Do You Want To Skip 'The Snowman?' (You Should)

5:00pm October 19, 2017

by Scott Tobias

Director Tomas Alfredson buries a pulpy serial-killer yarn under an avalanche of portentous, boring, art-house fussiness.

New Book Argues A Theory In Policing Is To Blame For Eric Garner's Death

4:17pm October 19, 2017

Eric Garner was killed by the police in New York City in 2014. His final words were, "I can't breathe." A book by journalist Matt Taibbi argues that "Broken Windows" is to blame for Garner's death.