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8 buddy comedies you can watch on Netflix — VIDEO

The buddy comedy “Hot Pursuit” hit theaters last week, and the film starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara got us thinking about great buddy comedies.

 
Spike Lee defends planned ‘Chiraq’ film about Chicago violence

Movie director Spike Lee, known for films that deal frankly with racial issues, appeared in Chicago on Thursday to defend his planned movie about the city, after its reported title, “Chiraq,” was criticized by local politicians.

How’d the postapocalypse get so many mohawked maniacs?

With “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the first new installment in 30 years, opening Friday, here’s an A-to-Z look back at the franchise and how Max got to be so mad.

Batman ‘66 stars to reprise roles for 50th anniversary movie

Who is the definitive onscreen Batman? Michael Keaton? Christian Bale? Kevin Conroy? A strong case could be made for any one of them. For some fans, though, no one will ever be able to take the place of Adam West.

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Catch these Frank Sinatra movies on Blu-ray

A new Blu-ray set of Frank Sinatra films has been released this week, along with the DVD debuts of two Rosalind Russell pictures and several vintage Westerns.

Your guide to Disney’s upcoming live-action classics

As if animated blockbusters such as “Frozen” and “Big Hero 6,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars weren’t enough, Disney has found yet another cash cow: turning its animated classics from yesteryear into live-action films for a new generation.

Watch the trailer for National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ sequel — VIDEO

The red band trailer for Warner Bros.’ “Vacation” has hit the Web, and writer-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein pay due homage to the Chevy Chase original with a cavalcade of meta references and in-jokes.

Could ‘Ender’s Game’ star be the next Spider-Man?

The cinematic Spider-Man has gone through some major upheavals in the last 10 years, including the bombshell announcement in just the last few months that he would be rebooted again.

‘Hot Pursuit’ is a hot mess

The Reese Witherspoon-Sofia vergara action comedy is little more than 87 minutes of bickering, embarrassing physical comedy, lazy insults and man shaming. But at least it’s awful in a genial way, compared to that angry, dead-inside feeling you got from watching “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.”

Make way, popcorn — beer, wine coming to Las Vegas movie theaters

Las Vegas City Council members unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday that sets out the ground rules for standalone theaters that serve beer and wine, several of which have already set up shop in Henderson and unincorporated Clark County.

From Rat Pack to Wolf Pack, Riv was always ready for close-up

Not the real one, of course — it’s cashing in its chips at noon today. But the reel Riviera — the one that’s been ready for its close-up since the hotel-casino opened on the Strip six decades ago — will live as long as Vegas movies do.

 
Ain’t no party like an ‘Avengers’ party

Despite the many, many action scenes, there’s nothing as entertaining anywhere in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” as seeing these characters we’ve gotten to know as they take time to relax, unwind, flirt and goof on each other.

3 films in the works with Ryan Gosling

Along with being the face of a wildly popular meme, Ryan Gosling is one of Hollywood’s busiest leading men with three films rumored to be in the works.

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