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How Joe Louis became a symbol of the fight against racism
June 27, 2014On June 19, 1936 Joe Louis climbed through the ropes at the Yankee Stadium in New York to face German heavyweight contender Max Schmeling in front of a sell-out crowd.
Read more“Sarajevo”: Saga of 1914 joins ranks of great pacifist films
June 27, 2014Like Oliver Stone in JFK, Sarajevo's director Andreas Prochaska and writer Martin Ambrosch have created a counter-narrative to the official version of why the archduke was shot.
Read moreA million laughs: Go Seth, young man!
June 26, 2014Seth MacFarlane's R-rated "A Million Ways to Die in the West" serves up a heaping pile of humor with a million mirthful movie moments.
Read more“Trust Me”: Nice agents finish last?
June 26, 2014Clark Gregg is one of those actors whose name audiences may not know but whose face they will recognize. Especially for his recurring role as Marvel's Agent Phil Coulson.
Read moreGeer does Lear: Much ado about the 21st century relevancy of a Shakespearean plot point
June 25, 2014The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles has launched its season gloriously with "King Lear."
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