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This week’s 5 best bets for what to watch

Our picks this week for movies, TV and streaming video include a free monster movie marathon at the Silverton and “Major League” on Hulu and Amazon.

Sitting through ‘Inferno’ is a hellish experience

“Inferno” puts the buttoned-up Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) in a situation very similar to that of another action hero who returned to theaters this year after a long absence. Think of him as Jason Bore.

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John Cho, Cary Elwes to perform live readings dedicated to Anton Yelchin

John Cho, Cary Elwes, Aja Naomi King, and Alia Shawkat will perform a live reading of selected scenes from this year’s five winning scripts at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards, the Academy announced.

This week’s 5 best bets for what to watch

Our picks this week for movies, TV and streaming video include “The Walking Dead” and “Death of a Vegas Showgirl.”

 
Donald Glover will play Lando Calrissian in Han Solo film

Donald Glover is joining the “Star Wars” universe. Disney announced Friday that the writer, actor and rapper will play Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo “Star Wars” film.

Aside from ‘The Cobie Smulders Show,’ Jack Reacher sequel sputters

While Tom Cruise’s involvement is the only reason “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” exists, the sequel quickly turns into “The Cobie Smulders Show.” And, in a delightful surprise, the actress proves feisty, flirty and extremely skilled with both her fists and her feet.

 
‘Rocky Horror’ remake amuses fans, but falls short in viewership

More than 40 years after one of the great cult films of all time introduced an unsuspecting public to sweet transvestites, a mad scientist making an erotic Frankenstein creature, and a highly repressed yet oversexed Brad and Janet, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back, this time as a TV remake on Fox.

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