Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
What to watch on Thursday: ‘Bump’ premieres on the CW
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 I "Alone: Frozen" premieres on the History Channel.
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‘Mack & Rita,’ a comedy about aging women, grows old fast
A 30-year-old (Elizabeth Lail) is transformed into her 70-year-old self (Diane Keaton) in this predictable fantasy.
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Slavery’s horror, powerfully stylized by a Harlem Renaissance artist
Aaron Douglas’s “Into Bondage” brought the primal imagery of slavery to a 1936 exhibit in Texas.
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‘Fall’: Sweaty palms and a bad screenplay at 2,000 feet
Thriller about two young women stranded atop a TV tower is effectively gut-wrenching, but dumb.
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Aubrey Plaza is stellar in so-so crime thriller ‘Emily the Criminal’
Noirish drama about credit card fraud is anchored by a fierce performance by the former ‘Parks and Rec’ actress.
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The Glory Fires revisit a Southern past to inspire the present
The Birmingham-based trio is performing punk rock anthems from a new album on resistance at Comet Ping Pong on Aug. 12.
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Clarisa Kimskii shook up her whole life; now she goes with the flow
The DJ-producer is playing the first anniversary party for Noxeema Jackson, a D.C. event series that celebrates queer and trans people of color.
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With ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Sheryl Lee Ralph is finally getting her flowers
With an Emmy nomination for "Abbott Elementary," Sheryl Lee Ralph is receiving overdue recognition for a storied career.
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What to watch on Wednesday: ‘I Am Groot’ airs on Disney Plus
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 I ‘Instant Dream Home' premieres on Netflix
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Lamont Dozier, who helped define the Motown sound, dies at 81
He was part of a songwriting trio that churned out hit after hit in the 1960s, including “Heat Wave” and “Baby Love.”
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‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’: A slasher with some surprisingly sharp satire
A group of rich 20-somethings gather to play a party game that turns deadly (and pretty funny at times).
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Julian Barnes is back. But where’s the magic?
In "Elizabeth Finch," obsession is a dull affliction.
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Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ gets a sequel — in novel form
That “Heat” is plotted as tightly as a Swiss watch makes the shapelessness of this follow-up all the harder to forgive.
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Issey Miyake, designer known as the prince of pleats, dies at 84
Famous for his pleated designs and for dressing Steve Jobs, Miyake died of liver cancer at 84.
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United States returns looted Bronze Age treasures to Cambodia
The looted Cambodian artifacts were sold by antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford and other illegal networks to U.S. museums.
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Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer known as the prince of pleats, dies
Famous for his pleated designs and for dressing Steve Jobs, Miyake died of liver cancer at 84.
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