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Muslims Are Having A Hollywood Moment

On the set of East of La Brea at the Islamic Center of Southern California. The Web series, which focuses on two Muslim-American women, is one of a new crop of shows featuring Muslim characters. Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption

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Muslims Are Having A Hollywood Moment

More and more sitcoms and dramas on TV and online feature Muslim characters and storylines. That is due, in part, to a new crop of Muslim writers, comedians and actors creating the shows themselves.

Muslims Are Having A Hollywood Moment

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Friday

Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'

Two of the most talented actors around — Timothée Chalemet and Steve Carell — lend Beautiful Boy its emotional backbone. Francois Duhamel/Amazon Studios hide caption

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Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'

Beautiful Boy is a story of addiction starring two Oscar-nominated actors. Timothée Chalamet plays Nic Sheff, who's addicted to crystal meth. Steve Carell plays David Sheff, his journalist father who's struggling to help him get well.

Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'

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Wednesday

Does The New 'Halloween' Impale In Comparison?

Nick Castle returns to play the role of Michael Myers in the latest Halloween reboot. Ryan Green/Universal Pictures hide caption

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Does The New 'Halloween' Impale In Comparison?

It's been forty years since the release of the classic horror film, Halloween. Since then, the franchise has wandered through its own house of horrors in the form of sequels and reboots. The newest Halloween throws all of those additions out, and assumes that only the 1978 original ever happened.

Does The New 'Halloween' Impale In Comparison?

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Monday

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Of 'Veep,' 'Seinfeld' Fame, Receives Mark Twain Prize

Julia Louis-Dreyfus speaks with reporters on the red carpet for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Of 'Veep,' 'Seinfeld' Fame, Receives Mark Twain Prize

The comic actress was presented with the humor award in a star-studded ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Of 'Veep,' 'Seinfeld' Fame, Receives Mark Twain Prize

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Friday

This 'Halloween,' Jamie Lee Curtis Reckons With 40 Years Of Trauma

Watch out, Michael Myers, Laurie Strode [Jamie Lee Curtis] is ready for you. Andre Eccles/Universal Pictures hide caption

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This 'Halloween,' Jamie Lee Curtis Reckons With 40 Years Of Trauma

Michael Myers is back and, so is Laurie Strode. Jamie Lee Curtis was 19 when she starred in the original Halloween. This sequel ignores the others to focus on what has happened to Laurie since 1978.

This 'Halloween,' Jamie Lee Curtis Reckons With 40 Years Of Trauma

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We Go To First Base With 'Big Mouth'

Netflix's animated series Big Mouth returns for a second season. Netflix hide caption

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We Go To First Base With 'Big Mouth'

If you've been longing for a cartoon that covers the really important questions — like how to manage lust, and how to avoid your embarrassing parents — you are in luck. Big Mouth, Netflix's animated comedy series about the horrors of puberty, is back for a second season.

We Go To First Base With 'Big Mouth'

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Thursday

'Halloween': This Time, Laurie Strode Is Locked And Loaded

"I ... am! Your singing tel-a-gram!": Michael Myers (Nick Castle) pays a visit to Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in David Gordon Green's Halloween. Ryan Green/Universal Pictures hide caption

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'Halloween': This Time, Laurie Strode Is Locked And Loaded

Critic Monica Castillo says this Halloween sequel takes as its true subject the lingering effects of the trauma Jamie Lee Curtis' character experienced in the 1978 original. (Also there's stabbing.)