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The wizarding world of Harry Potter was first introduced through novels and then went on to dominate many different forms of media, including movies, video…
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Photo courtesy Amazon MGM Studios Once upon a time, the movie industry had a reliable formula for success. Sure, there would be blockbusters, but most…
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Seeing “Hell’s Kitchen” live at the Fox Theater in St. Louis (playing through Feb. 8) is like streaming the entire greatest hits playlist of an…
Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures When “28 Years Later” showed up last year to resurrect a decades-old franchise by assembling the same creative crew responsible for…
“The Outsiders” has left a deep cultural impact, both as a novel and a film. The book, which chronicles warring teenagers on both sides of…