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Hulu's 'Groundhog Day'-Style Romcom 'Palm Springs' Is an Existential Time Loop

As the months pile on, the global pandemic we collectively face has — among other losses — obscured our sense of time. We wake...

By Mackenzie Manley Jul 31, 2020 9:01 am

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Amazon's Uneven Marie Curie Biopic Can't Quite Transcend Genre's Constraints

Cleveland, Ohio, makes a brief, unexpected appearance in Marjane Satrapi's Radioactive, the Marie Curie biopic starring Rosamund Pike now streaming on Amazon Prime. Marie...

By Sam Allard Jul 27, 2020 4:20 pm

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Writer-Director Scott Wiper Drew Upon His Northeast Ohio Roots To Make 'The Big Ugly'

In the opening scene of The Big Ugly, a gritty new action flick from writer-director Scott Wiper that opens today at area drive-ins and...

By Jeff Niesel Jul 24, 2020 4:25 pm

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Quarantine Cat Film Fest, Which is Exactly What it Sounds Like, to Screen Virtually at Cleveland Cinemas

A 70-minute quarantine cat video compilation will be available for home viewing from Cleveland Cinemas' virtual cinema offerings starting Friday. Half of the $12...

By Sam Allard Jul 1, 2020 11:18 am

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Amazon's PG-13 Surveillance Comedy My Spy Delivers on Low Expectations

Poor My Spy never had much of a chance. The kid-cop buddy comedy starring Guardians of the Galaxy’s muscle-bound Dave Bautista and nine-year-old Chloe...

By Sam Allard Jun 29, 2020 12:11 pm

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Aut-o-Rama, Ohio's Top Movie Theater Last Weekend, Looks to Dominate with Harry Potter Marathon

The Aut-O-Rama Drive-in movie theater in North Ridgeville was the fifth-highest grossing movie venue in the country last weekend, according to industry reports. It...

By Sam Allard Jun 23, 2020 2:52 pm

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Cleveland Cinemas Reopening Delayed Til Further Notice

Cleveland Cinemas last week announced plans to slowly reopen its theaters in the coming weeks, focusing on Hollywood classics and discounted tickets. That plan,...

By Vince Grzegorek Jun 15, 2020 5:15 pm

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Greater Cleveland Film Commission to Host a Webinar With Actress Patricia Heaton

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission (GCFC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit that aims to cultiviate film and television industry in Northeast Ohio, has just announced that...

By Jeff Niesel Jun 15, 2020 8:51 am

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Pete Davidson is King in Judd Apatow's Sweetly Mediocre Staten Island Comedy

In one of the first scenes in Judd Apatow's new comedy King of Staten Island, Scott (Pete Davidson) and Kelsey (Bel Powley) have one...

By Sam Allard Jun 11, 2020 3:15 pm

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Cleveland Cinemas Will Begin Reopening Its Theaters on June 19th

While Ohio will allow movie theaters to reopen as soon as June 10th, Cleveland Cinemas will wait a little more than a week after...

By Vince Grzegorek Jun 10, 2020 12:12 pm

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Pitch Imperfect: The High Note is Cinematic Comfort Food, But Hardly Worth $19.99 VOD Price

Midway through The High Note, a music-industry rom-com in the mold of 2019's Late Night, (both directed by Nisha Ganatra), waning pop diva Grace...

By Sam Allard May 26, 2020 5:23 pm

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Cleveland Cinemas to Offer "Curbside Concessions" Every Weekend, Now with White Claw

Encouraged by the response to last week's "curbside concessions" program, in which Cleveland Cinemas provided drive-through popcorn, candy and beer for sale at its...

By Sam Allard May 20, 2020 12:13 pm

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