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January 20, 2022

2-Year-Old Who Looks Exactly Like Mirabel From ‘Encanto’ Excitedly Thinks She’s in the Movie

Since its release in November 2021, Disney’s Encanto has captured the hearts of millions of viewers, young and old. Set in the mountains of Colombia, the movie tells the story of the magical Madrigal family and features a colorful cast of characters that highlights the diversity within different Latin American cultures.

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January 11, 2022

Adorable 2-Year-Old Is Beyond Excited To See Himself Represented in Disney’s ‘Encanto’

Media representation is important.

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December 2, 2021

The ‘Home Alone’ House Is Actually Available to Book on Airbnb This December

This year you can spend the holidays reliving your favorite scenes from the classic 1990 Christmas movie Home Alone.

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October 10, 2021

See Why It Took 15 Years To Make the ‘Fantastic Fungi’ Time-Lapse Documentary

In a new short film by Wired, director Louie Schwartzberg gives a behind-the-scenes look into the painstaking 15-year filming process of his 2019 documentary, Fantastic Fungi. The illuminating film reveals the extraordinary hidden world of mushrooms and mycelium, both on and beneath the Earth’s surface.

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September 28, 2021

Truck Carrying a “Captive Monster” Is Seen on Streets Around the World, Turns Out It’s a Movie Ad Campaign

It’s amazing what moviemakers are doing with special effects and CGI these days.

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September 26, 2021

90-Year-Old Fisherman Collects Plastic Pollution From the Ocean for Two Decades

By looking at Wayan Nyo’s eyes and the wrinkles in his face, you can tell almost immediately that he has...

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September 20, 2021

10 Movies That Bring The Lives of Great Artists to the Silver Screen

While it's certainly interesting to read about the lives of famous artists, there's something about seeing them on screen that can't be replicated. So many famous artists have had such incredible lives that they seem made for a movie, and thankfully some incredible films about painters have been made throughout the years. Some are closer to documentaries, while others take some liberties with their scripts, but they all paint fascinating pictures of their subjects.

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September 10, 2021

Marvel Movie ‘Shang-Chi’ Breaks Barriers While Shattering Box Office Records

Representation in films is vital as it helps to break down stereotypes and tell different kinds of stories.

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August 27, 2021

Kristen Stewart Portrays Princess Diana in Much-Anticipated ‘Spencer’ Film

Earlier this week, film critics were treated to a private, five-minute clip screening from the Spencer film, starring Kristen Stewart,...

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August 16, 2021

Yankees and White Sox MLB Players Recreated the ‘Field of Dreams’ Game

“If you build it, he will come.” This tagline from Kevin Costner's iconic 1989 film, Field of Dreams, came to life thanks to Major League Baseball. On August 12, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox gathered in Dyersville, Iowa to play a real-life Field of Dreams game. It was an evening filled with nostalgia, as Costner kicked things off during a pre-game ceremony by emerging from the cornfields.

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