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Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111

Ruthie Tompson at a screening at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 28, 2018 in Hollywood, California. The legendary Disney animator passed away on Sunday at the age of 111. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TCM hide caption

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Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111

Ruthie Tompson's painting and animation work at the Walt Disney Company dates back to the 1920s — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers.

Saturday

The 9 Biggest Movies To Watch This Fall (And Other Films That Sound Intriguing)

Daniel Craig's final crack at 007 was among the first films to delay opening because of the pandemic. He will play across Ana de Armas in No Time To Die. Nicola Dove/Danjaq, LLC and MGM hide caption

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The 9 Biggest Movies To Watch This Fall (And Other Films That Sound Intriguing)

A look at the possible awards contenders and blockbusters that Hollywood has in store for autumn.

The 9 Biggest Movies To Watch This Fall (And Other Films That Sound Intriguing)

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Wednesday

Instagram Apologizes After Removing A Movie Poster Because It Shows A Nipple

Actress Penelope Cruz and director Pedro Almodóvar are seen at a film festival in 2019. The official poster for Almodóvar's new film, "Madres Paralelas," which stars Cruz, was removed from Instagram because it showed a female nipple. Arthur Mola/Invision/AP hide caption

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Instagram Apologizes After Removing A Movie Poster Because It Shows A Nipple

The official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's new film, "Madres Paralelas," was removed because it showed a female nipple. The poster's designer complained of censorship.

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This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

Jean Satterfield plays the revolutionary leader of an underground women's army in the 1983 feminist classic Born in Flames. Argenis Apolinario/The Bronx Museum of the Arts hide caption

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This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

Born in Flames was made by pioneering underground filmmaker Lizzie Borden. She vanished from screens for decades, and now her work is being rediscovered.

This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

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Tuesday

Friday

50 Years Of Sparks: The World Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Them

From left, Russell and Ron Mael, who record as Sparks, photographed in 1982 during the cover shoot for their album Angst In My Pants. Eric Blum/Getty Images hide caption

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50 Years Of Sparks: The World Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Them

The eclectic, prolific and beloved brother-brother pop duo is marking 50 years this year – but, somehow, you've never heard their music? Let's fix that.

50 Years Of Sparks: The World Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Them

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Tuesday

The limitations of 'Latinidad': How colorism haunts 'In The Heights'

Singer and actor Leslie Grace stars as Nina Rosario (center), the beloved and brilliant neighborhood sweetheart in the film adaptation of the musical In the Heights. Macall Polay/Warner Brothers hide caption

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Hispanic Heritage Month

The limitations of 'Latinidad': How colorism haunts 'In The Heights'

Film critic Monica Castillo reflects on the glaring absence of Afro-Latino actors from the new screen adaptation of In the Heights and how colorism still affects Latino representation on screen.

Monday

'In The Heights' Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees 'Good In Every Hood'

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) runs a corner bodega and dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic in In the Heights. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption

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'In The Heights' Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees 'Good In Every Hood'

Fresh Air

Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical In the Heights filled him with hope. Now he's starring — and singing and dancing and rapping — in the film adaptation.

'In The Heights' Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees 'Good In Every Hood'

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Sunday

Opinion: Tom Hanks Is A Non-Racist. It's Time For Him To Be Anti-Racist

Tom Hanks recently wrote an essay in The New York Times urging more widespread teaching of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The Oscar winner has built a career on movies about American white men "doing the right thing." Steve Granitz/WireImage hide caption

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Opinion: Tom Hanks Is A Non-Racist. It's Time For Him To Be Anti-Racist

TV critic Eric Deggans says the Oscar-winning actor whose career has been rooted in films based on U.S. history needs to take responsibility for helping dismantle the notion of white exceptionalism.

Friday

COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's long journey from home videos to 'In The Heights'
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COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's long journey from home videos to 'In The Heights'

Hollywood director Jon M. Chu got his start splicing VHS tapes of home videos, but it took him two decades — and acceptance of his cultural identity — to realize what stories he really wanted to tell.

COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's long journey from home videos to 'In The Heights'

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Friday

A Kinder 'Cruella'? Film Reimagines The Dalmatian Villain With Spotty Success

Is Cruella de Vil (Emma Stone) meant to come off as misguided, unhinged or genuinely unscrupulous? A new film tries to suggest a complicated mix of all three and winds up feeling mostly confused. Disney hide caption

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Movie Reviews

A Kinder 'Cruella'? Film Reimagines The Dalmatian Villain With Spotty Success

Fresh Air

Emma Stone gives her all in a tricky role as the puppycidal fashionista of Disney's Dalmatians franchise. Cruella isn't a bad movie, but it fails to make its protagonist bad enough.

A Kinder 'Cruella'? Film Reimagines The Dalmatian Villain With Spotty Success

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