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R-J’s movie critic predicts big night’s big winners

With 14 Oscar nominations, “La La Land” has tied ”Titanic” and “All About Eve” for the most ever. And it has a very real shot at tying “Titanic,” “Ben-Hur” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” for the most wins with 11. (Two of its nominations are for best original song, so the most it could win is 13.)

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You may not have scored invitations to the Governors Ball or any of the other official swanky Oscar-night parties, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get dressed up and have some fun.

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‘Bad Santa 2’ is just plain bad

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Out of things to talk about? Try these cinematic diversions

Maybe you really can enjoy each other’s company while you spend all day in the kitchen and reminisce about holidays past like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting. But just in case, here are five new movies to check out.

This week’s 5 best bets for what to watch

Our picks this week for movies, TV and streaming video include “The Shallows” and Discovery’s “Shark Week.”

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