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January 20, 2026

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DiCaprio stresses importance of cinema over content at Palm Springs Film Festival

January 10, 2026 The North State Journal Comments Off on DiCaprio stresses importance of cinema over content at Palm Springs Film Festival

Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti accept the desert palm achievement award on behalf of Leonardo DiCaprio during the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards on Saturday. (Chris Pizzello / AP Photo) PALM SPRINGS, […]

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Best movies of 2025, ranked

December 15, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Best movies of 2025, ranked

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) Here are The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle’s picks for the best movies of 2025: […]

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Apatow shares comedic life with illuminating scrapbook memoir ‘Comedy Nerd’

November 2, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Apatow shares comedic life with illuminating scrapbook memoir ‘Comedy Nerd’

“Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures” by Judd Apatow highlights the writer-director’s life and career. (Random House via AP) NEW YORK — Judd Apatow likes to keep stuff. He even goes as […]

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Pee-wee’s bike is at the Alamo, but not where you think

August 4, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Pee-wee’s bike is at the Alamo, but not where you think

Pee-wee Herman’s original stunt bike from the 1985 film, “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” is displayed in San Antonio, Texas. (The Alamo Trust, Inc. via AP) It took 40 years, but Pee-wee’s bike is now at the […]

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Dark comedy about modern dating in sharp, (knowingly) silly ‘Oh, Hi!’

August 4, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Dark comedy about modern dating in sharp, (knowingly) silly ‘Oh, Hi!’

Logan Lerman and Molly Gordon star in the comedy “Oh, Hi!” (Sony Pictures Classics via AP) The modern dating scene is not a healthy one. Perhaps it never really was and everyone is nostalgic for […]

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“I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot depends on nostalgia, falls short

July 28, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot depends on nostalgia, falls short

From left, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline and Tariq Withers star in “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” (Sony Pictures via AP) I’ve never seen 1997’s “I Know What You […]

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‘Superman’ reboot gives DC Universe promising new lift

July 21, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on ‘Superman’ reboot gives DC Universe promising new lift

“Superman” earned $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend. (Courtesy IMDB) With Zack Snyder’s version of the DC Universe having officially fizzled out, Warner Bros. is trying a hard reboot of […]

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Indiana Jones’ whip, Kane’s Rosebud sled, Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’ snow cap going up for auction

June 23, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Indiana Jones’ whip, Kane’s Rosebud sled, Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’ snow cap going up for auction

The Rosebud sled from the film “Citizen Kane,” a whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and the knit hat worn by Macaulay Culkin in the film “Home Alone” will […]

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Movie review: “Final Destination: Bloodlines”

June 16, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Movie review: “Final Destination: Bloodlines”

“Final Destination: Bloodlines” stars Brec Bassinger and Kaitlyn Santa Juana. (Courtesy IMDB) It’s hard to believe that we went over a decade without a new “Final Destination” movie. Fans love this series and its “slasher-movie-without-a-slasher” […]

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Alligator from ‘Happy Gilmore,’ other films, TV shows dies of old age

May 26, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Alligator from ‘Happy Gilmore,’ other films, TV shows dies of old age

Matt Jordan pulls the tail of Morris the alligator, who appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore,” in Mosca, Colo., in 2024. (Jay Young / […]

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