Cinema News: 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, struggles

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December 1, 2022

Review: 'Emancipation,' with Will Smith, struggles to do its real-life survival story justice

Smith plays Peter, the enslaved Black man whose escape to freedom helped galvanizes the abolitionist movement, in this grueling Civil War-era action-drama from director Antoine Fuqua.

Media layoffs mount as CNN announces it will make cuts this week

On-air contributors are expected to be among those getting axed at CNN, which is getting squeezed by parent Warner Bros. Discovery to reduce costs.

In a band of tempestuous geniuses, Christine McVie was every bit their equal, minus the drama

McVie sang and wrote or co-wrote such Fleetwood Mac classics as "Don't Stop," "Say You Love Me," "You Make Loving Fun," "Hold Me" and "Little Lies."

TLC cast her 14-person family in its reality empire. Behind the scenes, it was 'life and death'

In a new memoir, survivor Jessica Willis Fisher details her father's pattern of abuse — even as they starred in TLC's wholesome "The Willis Family."

There were no Jedi, and other reasons 'Andor' was great

Times writers Tracy Brown, Matt Pearce and Jamil Smith talk about why "Andor" is one of the best "Star Wars" stories ever made.

Three decades later, 'Willow' is back as a series and better than ever

The late-'80s Ron Howard-George Lucas fantasy gets a (superior) series sequel, with stars Warwick Davis and Joanne Whalley back in place.

Review: L.A. artist Alexis Smith upended taboos. A thrilling new museum exhibition shows how

A long-overdue retrospective unfurls artist Alexis Smith's exceptional career. Does that mural depict a glorious sunset or a deadly wildfire?

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