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Film critic for Access Hollywood and co-host of the YouTube series Profiles with Malone and Mantz
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Scott Mantz
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Friday Movies It’s Friday , which means it’s time to take a look at the new movies coming out this weekend. There’s an animated Disney film, Tina Fey in Afghanistan, the latest Terrence Malick and a big president-in-peril thriller.
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Friday Movie Roundup: ‘The Witch’ and More We’ve got a pretty intense lineup of movies to talk about this week. We’ve got a horror film about witches in puritan New England, a Jesse Owens biopic and the devastation of indigenous tribes at the hands of Colombian rubber barons in the Amazon. Our critics give their takes in our regular Friday film roundup.
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Friday Film: 'Entourage,' 'Insidious: Chapter 3' and More It’s a bro-down this weekend at the movies. Entourage, the movie based on the HBO series, is coming. Or, if you’re not into male entitlement, perhaps Spy with Melissa McCarthy is the movie for you. We talk about those and more new releases in this week’s Friday film segment.
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New Movie Releases Finally, a little variety at the movie theater this weekend. Coming out today: a family-friendly animated flick, a raunchy comedy and a movie about 40-somethings trying to relive an imagined youth.
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The Business of Bond The 24th James Bond film has just been announced. “Spectre” will once again star Daniel Craig as a brooding, muscle-bound 007. Sam Mendes, who directed the last film, “Skyfall,” is back to direct. We take a look at how the franchise has been able to remain successful for over half a century.
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Dumb and Dumber To, and More in Movies It’s that time of year when we already know everything there is to know about the new releases at the box office, because they debuted at festivals months ago. With a few exceptions, that is: We discuss one, Dumb and Dumber To, plus other flicks hitting the big screen this weekend in our weekly film roundup.
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Dolphins, SNL Twins, and Tom Hardy with a Brooklyn Accent In theaters this weekend: A dolphin with teenage handlers and a prosthetic tail. Two stars from Saturday Night Live. Tom Hardy with a Brooklyn accent. And Idris Elba as a serial killer. We get the latest in our weekly film roundup.
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