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Michael Oher of the Carolina Panthers celebrates with his family after the NFC Championship Game against the Arizona Cardinals at Bank Of America Stadium on January 24, 2016 in Charlotte, N.C. Scott Cunningham/Getty Images hide caption

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The marquee at The Grove theater in Los Angeles announces the opening of Barbie in July 2023. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Can movie theaters sustain the 'Barbie boost'?

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Matthew López (left) on the set of his new movie, Red, White & Royal Blue. Jonathan Prime/Prime Video hide caption

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In 'Red, White & Royal Blue,' a director centers true queer intimacy on screen

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William Friedkin speaks onstage at a screening of "The Exorcist" during the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for TCM) Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for TCM hide caption

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'Goodbye Julia' is a 2023 Sudanese film directed by Mohamed Kordofani. Kordofani shared his personal journey and reflections with Morning Edition. Courtesy of Station Films and Ambient Light hide caption

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Ethnic and religious divisions fuel Sudanese film 'Goodbye Julia'

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Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid — the studio's latest blatant cash-grab. Giles Keyte/Disney hide caption

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Actors Dwayne Johnson, left, and Auli'i Cravalho appear at the 2016 AFI Fest - "Moana" world premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 2016. Disney chief executive Bob Iger on Monday announced that a live-action "Moana" remake is in development in a call with investors. Dwayne Johnson is set to return as the demigod Maui. Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the original, is to be an executive producer. Willy Sanjuan/Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption

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Pro-democracy activists tear a placard of Winnie-the-pooh that represents Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest against a proposed new security law outside the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh

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