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Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’ shows a historic transition of power BY GEORGE DICKIE
Catholicism and the Roman Catholic Church has been fodder for filmmakers here and abroad for almost as long as movies have been made. The latest comes this week in a high-profile release featuring a pair of heavyweight talents on Netflix. In “The Two Popes,” which begins streaming Friday, Dec. 20, Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles (“The Constant Gardener”) tells the intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power within the Church in the last 2,000 years, that of the one between the conservative Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins, “The Silence of the Lambs”) and the liberal Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce, “Barbarians at the Gate”). Set against the backdrop of a scandal that would rock its foundations, the movie shows how these two men must confront elements of their pasts to find common ground and forge a way forward for its one billion followers worldwide. Of course, not all movies depicting the Church are heavy and some can even be downright light-
hearted. The following is a list of some of the most noteworthy. “Going My Way” (1944): On the lighter side, there is this Oscar-winning musical-comedy from Leo McCarey (who also took home a best director statuette) stars Bing Crosby as a young priest who takes over a struggling parish in a tough New York neighborhood and gets it turned around, inspiring his superiors along the way. “The Bells of St. Mary’s” (1945): Crosby and McCarey again team up for this drama in which Crosby reprises his “Going My Way” role of Father O’Malley, who works to save his Catholic school with the help of a nun (Ingrid Bergman). “The Nun’s Story” (1959): Audrey Hepburn has the title role in director Fred Zinnemann’s fine drama about a Belgian woman who surrenders her upper-class life to enter a convent, where she struggles with her vows amid many challenges, among them World War II. “The Cardinal” (1963): Otto Preminger earned a best director Oscar nomination for his drama
about a young priest (Tom Tryon) who fights bigotry, Nazism and personal conflict as he rises to the office of cardinal. “The Agony and the Ecstasy” (1965): Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) struggles to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling amid his many conflicts with Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) in director Carol Reed’s somber epic drama. “Mass Appeal” (1984): Jack Lemmon stars as a by-the-book priest whose conservative views clash with those of the firebrand liberal deacon (Zeljko Ivanek) assigned to his parish in this drama from director Glenn Jordan (“Only When I Laugh”). “Agnes of God” (1985): Jane Fonda does fine work as a court-appointed psychiatrist assigned to a novice nun (Meg Tilly) found with a dead baby in her convent quarters. Anne Bancroft also stars. “Karol: A Man Who Became Pope” (2005): From Poland comes this biographical drama about the life of Pope John Paul II, from his days as a writer, actor and athlete in war-torn Poland to his election as pope at age 58 in 1978.
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What’s New NOW On December 16 “Movie: Wild Rose”
December 18 “Soundtrack”
From the U.K. comes this 2018 comedy movie about a troubled young Glasgow woman (Jessie Buckley, “Fargo”) who dreams of becoming a country music star in Nashville. Matt Costello, Jane Patterson and Lesley Hart are also in the cast for director Tom Harper (“The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death”).
Music connects the lives of a diverse, disparate group of people in contemporary Los Angeles in this romantic musical drama series from creator Joshua Safran (“Quantico,” “Gossip Girl”). Jenna Dewan, Isaiah Edmonds Givens, Campbell Scott and Madeleine Stowe are among those in the cast. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
December 19 “Twice Upon a Time”
December 18 “Killing Eve”
A mysterious box arrives in the mail that allows a man in the throes of despair (Gaspard Ulliel, “Saint Laurent”) to go back to the time before he and his mate (Freya Mavor, “The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun”) broke up in this drama series from France. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
December 20 “Movie: The Two Popes”
The intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power within the Church in the last 2,000 years comes to life in this drama movie from Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles (“The Constant Gardener”) that tells the story the conservative Pope Benedict’s (Anthony Hopkins, “The Silence of the Lambs”) exit from the Vatican in favor of the liberal Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce, “Barbarians at the Gate”). (ORIGINAL) Premiere
Season 2 of this darkly comedic spy thriller continues the cat-andmouse game between obsessive British intelligence officer Eve (Sandra Oh) and her quarry, assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) that ends with the apparent shooting death in the last episode. But given that the series was renewed for a third round, it’s a good bet that party survives.
“Movie: The Kid”
“Law & Order: Criminal Intent” actor Vincent D’Onofrio stepped behind the camera for this 2019 Western about a boy (newcomer Jake Schur) who forms an unlikely alliance with Sheriff Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke) and outlaw Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan) to rescue his sister (Leila George, D’Onofrio’s daughter) from his thuggish uncle, a local gang leader (Chris Pratt).
“The Witcher”
Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) has the role of famed monster hunter Geralt of Rivia in this epic tale of fate and family from creator Lauren Schmidt (“The Umbrella Academy”). Freya Allan, MyAnna Buring and Joey Batey also star in the actionadventure series. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
December 20 “Movie: Loro”
COMING SOON “Fast & Furious Spy Racers” (Dec. 26)
“Alexa & Katie” (Dec. 30)
A group of teens infiltrates an elite racing league controlled by a shadowy organization bent on world domination in this animated series. The voice cast includes Parker Posey, Camille Ramsey and Luke Youngblood. (ORIGINAL)
“Kevin Hart: Don’t F... This Up” (Dec. 27)
This six-part documentary series turns the camera on the comedian as he goes through his day as a businessman, role model, partner and father. (ORIGINAL)
Season 3 of this comedy series picks up with Alexa (Paris Berelc) trying to put her cancer behind her and Katie (Isabel May) in need of support. (ORIGINAL)
“Vikings: Valhalla” (date TBA)
This sequel to the popular History action series takes place 100 years after the events of the original and will feature well-known historical figures including Leif Erickson, Harald Hardrada and William the Conquerer. No word yet on casting. (ORIGINAL)
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From Italy and director Paolo Sorrentino (“This Must Be the Place”) comes this 2018 drama that offers a character study of Italian politician and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi (Toni Servillo, “The Great Beauty”) during a turbulent period in his career and personal life. Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio and Kasia Smutniak also star.
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The complete third season of the FX comedy about a single mom and actress (Pamela Adlon) trying to raise three daughters while pursuing a career in Hollywood comes to the streaming service.
A group of longtime gay friends find their New Year’s Eve game of “midnight kiss” turning deadly when a sadistic killer wants in in this holiday-themed episode of the installment of the Blumhouse horror movie series. (ORIGINAL)
“Wonder Park” (Dec. 29)
A preacher in an impoverished Miami community becomes the unwitting target of an FBI sting in this 2019 dark comedy from writer/ director Chris Morris (“Four Lions”). Andrei McPherson, Anna Kendrick and Miles Robbins star.
This animated 2019 feature tells the story of an amusement park where the vivid imagination of a wildly creative girl comes alive. Sofia Mali, Jennifer Garner, John Oliver and Mila Kunis are among those in the voice cast.
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This 2018 quasi-reboot of the “Transformers” movie franchise didn’t wind up making as much money as some of the other titles in the action series, but it earned by far the best reviews, thanks in large part to Hailee Steinfeld’s very affecting lead performance as Charlie Watson, an 18-year-old who finds and befriends the titular young Autobot scout (voiced by Dylan O’Brien). Among others providing Transformer voices are Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux and Peter Cullen; John Cena and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. also star.
December 20 “Movie: The Aeronauts”
A commitment-phobic twentysomething (Sarah Hyland, “Modern Family”) finds her relationship with her new boyfriend (Tyler James Williams, “Everybody Hates Chris”) sorely tested when they attend seven weddings in the same year. Keith David, Anna Camp and Jenna Dewan are also in the cast of this 2019 comedy movie for director Robert Luketic (“21”).
“Movie: The Kill Team”
A fictionalized adaptation of the 2013 documentary of the same name, this 2019 actioner stars Nat Wolff (“Stella’s Last Weekend”) as a young American soldier who faces a moral dilemma when his platoon participates in the murders of local civilians in Afghanistan. Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Long and Rob Morrow also star for director Dan Krauss, who also helmed the original.
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Matt Damon’s Top 10 Movies BY JAY BOBBIN
“The Martian” (2015): Damon skillfully holds the screen by himself for much of this engrossing saga of an astronaut mistakenly thought dead and left behind on Mars.
“Invictus” (2009): An Oscar nomination confirmed Damon’s excellence as a South African rugby team captain in Clint Eastwood’s drama.
“The Informant!” (2009): Damon’s collaboration with “Ocean’s” series director Steven Soderbergh also pays off big for this true, seriocomic story of a hugely unreliable government witness.
“Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007): Always amusing as the crime gang’s relative nerd, Damon is especially funny while paired with Ellen Barkin here.
“The Good Shepherd” (2006): A lot rests on Damon’s shoulders in director Robert De Niro’s saga of the early CIA, and he carries it well.
“The Departed” (2006): Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio trade off perfectly as impostors on opposing sides of the law in Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning “Infernal Affairs” remake.
“The Bourne Identity” (2002): For those who might
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think Damon is too baby-faced to be convincing as novelist Robert Ludlum’s rugged, amnesiac spy, minds will be changed. And quickly.
“The Talented Mr. Ripley” (1999): Damon lets his innocent looks work for him as a schemer who’s out to assume a privileged slacker’s life.
“Saving Private Ryan” (1998): In a role he shares with an older actor in the title character’s later years, Damon drives home the ultimate point of Steven Spielberg’s intense World War II drama.
“Good Will Hunting” (1997): Not only convincing playing a high-IQ janitor, Damon (along with pal and co-star Ben Affleck) also shows his Oscar-winning writing skills here.
It’s ‘Ford v Ferrari’ in a contest for racetrack triumphs A movie called “Ford v Ferrari” had better be built for speed, and happily, it is – despite the fact that it’s around 2-1/2 hours long. What’s interesting is that the title characters aren’t really the main ones in the film, though their rivalry hangs over it. Henry Ford II, played by actor and playwright Tracy Letts, isn’t happy when sportscar tycoon Enzo Ferrari pulls out of a deal to help build a hyper-modern car for its time ... but Ford proceeds on his own, determined to compete against and beat Ferrari on the professional racing circuit. To that end, Ford hires driver turned designer Carroll Shelby (played by Matt Damon) and British racer Ken Miles (Christian Bale) to develop the vehicle and make it a high-powered reality. The two hires don’t always see eye-to-eye, but with the special skills each brings to their shared task, they ultimately make quite a team. That’s also true of the two actors, who are major fun to watch playing off each other.
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Any racing movie worth its gearshift has to include exciting footage in the track, and with director James Mangold calling the shots, “Ford v Ferrari” delivers on that count. The bigger the screen you see this on, the likelier several key moments will put your heart in your mouth. Other examples of
over the entire Ford-backed venture was whether Shelby and Miles could merge their respective skills, and the script co-written by playwright (and recent James Bond-series contributor) Jez Butterworth injects sufficient tension into the duo’s dealings. When it comes to actually getting in the
the genre have accomplished that, a highly notable one being “Grand Prix” (which was formatted for the immersive Cinerama process in the mid-1960s), so this one had its work cut out for it. On the acting front, Damon registers with a good amount of swagger, which also works well for his interactions with Bale as his more reserved counterpart. A major question hanging
driver’s seat, though, they’re generally of one mind. You don’t need to know all the ins and outs of the racing world to enjoy “Ford v Ferrari,” and the filmmakers do a good job of not pandering to those who don’t. The result is a slick, quite enjoyable piece of entertainment that much more often than not puts its pedal to the metal successfully.
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Horoscopes Event Calendar WEEK OF DECEMBER 15 TO 21, 2019
THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN
ARIES
You’ll find yourself placed on a pedestal. You’ll accomplish something remarkable or even heroic. You may also get involved in volunteer work for which you’ll receive compensation or recognition.
TAURUS
You may make last minute changes to your holiday plans. You may also decide to redecorate your home. A family member will need some extra attention.
GEMINI
You may decide to buy yourself a car for Christmas. You’ll need to be in many places at once to complete your holiday shopping and everything else on your to-do list. Many little details will need serious thought.
CANCER
Your credit card will get quite the workout this week as you treat yourself and your family. There may be a hiccup when the time comes to pay your bills. In your love life, you’ll need lots of attention and affection from your partner.
LEO
Your energy will be up and down this week. You’ll regain your vitality within a few days of the solstice, even if it’s the shortest day of the year. You’ll also have many ideas and activities to break your routine.
VIRGO
You dream of a perfect world where harmony reigns, but the reality is often very different. Avoid reading the news this week and immerse yourself in the world of a book that suits your fantasies.
LIBRA
Your presence will be required at a large gathering. You’ll organize an event that will attract an impressive crowd. A spontaneous family trip may be planned.
SCORPIO
You’ll find yourself planning holiday celebrations by yourself. You’ll realize that there are lots of preparations to finish and that time is running short. An outing with friends is an obvious escape.
SAGITTARIUS
When you receive many invitations for the festivities to come, you may start to dream about escaping the winter and burying your feet in the sand under the warm tropical sun.
CAPRICORN
You’ll be very sensitive this week and it won’t take much to bring a tear to your eye. Changes are necessary to improve your mood. The holidays will also surely bring your smile back.
AQUARIUS
It’s not always easy to please everyone, despite your best efforts and the compromises you’re willing to make. You’ll need to walk on eggshells and weigh the pros and cons when dealing with a difficult situation at work.
PISCES
You’ll be extremely efficient and finish the week’s tasks successfully, both at work and while preparing your home for guests. Your attention to detail will ensure that everything is perfect.
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Fantasy of Lights
Through December 31, 2019 All Day Sunday - Thursday Dusk to 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday Dusk to 10 p.m. The young and old alike will marvel at this spectacular display of lighted imagery as Swan Lake Iris Gardens glitters with thousands of twinkling lights. A train’s wheels spin, swans take flight pulling Santa’s sleigh and angels blink with the breathtaking array of colored splendor as you drive through one of the state’s largest holiday light displays. Free admission. ***Please note that there is a new driving route this year, due to construction at the main entrance, most of the display will be along Garden Street and around the Heath Pavilion.
Tab Benoit
Saturday, December 14, 2019 - 7:30pm to 10:30pm Three times Grammy-Nominated, four times Blues Music Awards “Entertainer of the Year” and five times “Contemporary Male” Blues Music Award Winner, the legendary Tab Benoit will take the stage at the Sumter Opera House on December 14th! Full of enthusiasm and passion for the blues, Tab is sure to deliver a night to remember. With over twenty albums under his belt, he certainly has plenty of material for his set list. We can’t wait to host him on our stage with his “Whiskey Bayou Review” tour!
Santa’s Village
December 14, 2019 6:00pm to 8:00pm Santa’s Village is located at the Heath Pavilion, kids can write letters to Santa and take pictures with Santa using your own camera (participation in both are free), while sipping hot cocoa and enjoying the music and entertainment for the night. For more information call the Sumter Convention & Visitors Bureau at (803) 436-2640
Saturday, December 14, 2019 - 9:00am (Ages 4-12) - Holiday Ceramics Our last Second Saturday of the year is the perfect occasion for your little ones to create unique ceramics. Just in time for the holidays, your kids will be able to craft several goodies for family and friends! More info at https://sumtergallery.com.
Carolina Backcountry Christmas
Saturday, December 14, 2019 2:00pm to 4:00pm Sumter County Museum invites guests to partake in spiced cider, cookies, cakes and other refreshments while enjoying the settler’s cabin decorated for the season with locally grown greenery accented with the bright colors of apples, oranges and lemons. With chestnuts roasting and dulcimers playing, this is truly a back country Christmas. Visit the Sumter County Museum for more info.
A Tuna Christmas
Thursday-Saturday: 8:00 pm Sundays: 3 pm $20 adults, $15 student/senior/military Come celebrate the Yuletide season with Tuna, Texas OKKK radio personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie. Watch them throw some tinsel on “everything that ain’t movin and some things that is.” And find out who won the Christmas lawn decorating contest this year in Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. Laugh the holiday season in with this Christmas crowd pleaser! Visit http://www.sumterlittletheatre.com
The Knit and Stitch Sewing Group
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 10:00am to 12:00pm The Knit and Stitch Sewing Group would like to invite anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting, embroidery, cross stitch, or any other sewing hobby to join us. We can learn from each other new sewing hobbies, exchange patterns or simply enjoy fellow stitchers. Every 3rd Tuesday. Free to the public. https://sumtercountylibrary.org/events/ the-knit-and-stitch-sewing-group/ BY JAY BOBBIN
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biological father. Rambo suffers his own pain at the hands of the villains, making him even more determined to locate the missing young woman ... however many bodies he needs to stack up along the way. (Be forewarned, the climax is a carnage fest, though the “Rambo” faithful should expect that.) Paz Vega and Adriana Barraza also appear, but the main attraction here is Stallone back in fighting form, quite literally. ››› (R: AS, P, GV) (Also on Bluray and On Demand)
“ABOMINABLE”
As the title may suggest, there’s a rather large snowman in this animated adventure, though he’s far from fearsome. The Yeti in question only wants to get back to his family, and he gets help from a Chinese teenager (voiced by Chloe Bennet, of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) and her friends (Albert Tsai, of “Fresh Off the Boat,” and Tenzing Norgay Trainor), who set out on a massive trek with him toward that end – but out to thwart them are a millionaire (Eddie Izzard) and a zoologist (Sarah Paulson) who have their own intentions for the creature. Veteran actress Tsai Chin, who’s been featured in a couple of James Bond movies, also is in the voice cast. DVD extras: 12 “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by writer-director Jill Culton and other crew members; deleted scenes; “Marooned” short subject. ››› (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
Never count out the former soldier who, along with Rocky Balboa, gave Sylvester Stallone an enduring calling card in the movie business. As has been the case on so many of his projects, the actor also had a hand in writing the story – the fifth, and presumably last, in the series – about John Rambo’s quest to retrieve a close “FULLER HOUSE: THE friend’s granddaughter (played by COMPLETE FOURTH Yvette Monreal), kidnapped by Mexican SEASON” cartel members while seeking her To answer one of the likeliest questions
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Now In Theaters PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE (2019) PG, 1 hr 39 min Animated
DARK WATERS (2019)
PG-13, 2 hr 6 min Drama, Historical Film
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
2 hr 35 min Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
KNIVES OUT
PG-13, 2 hr 11 min Comedy, Suspense/ Thriller
QUEEN & SLIM R, 2 hr 12 min Drama, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
21 BRIDGES
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PG, 1 hr 48 min Drama
FROZEN II
PG, 1 hr 44 min Animated, Comedy, Family
FORD V FERRARI PG-13, 2 hr 32 min Action/Adventure, Drama
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You could consider this movie version of the former PBS series redundant, since the show had a rather definitive ending ... but if you’re a fan, you won’t care. You’ll simply be happy to get to spend some more time with the Crawley family and their associates. Virtually all of the original actors are back, including Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, who’s not at all pleased about the arrival of a distant cousin played by Imelda Staunton (and it’s great fun to watch the British acting veterans go at each other). That visit is triggered by the cousin being a servant to the queen (Geraldine James), who arrives at the manor with the king (Simon Jones) – setting up a new examination of the class system between the site’s regular wait staff and the royal escorts. The film certainly comes from solid sources, series creator Julian Fellowes and first-finale director Michael Engler. And if you’re looking for familiar faces, they’re here in abundance: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter and Joanne Froggatt are among the others reprising their roles. The bottom line is that this is more of the same, but that’s perfectly fine. ››› (PG: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
Though clearly epic in scope and visual splendor, director and co-writer James Gray’s sci-fi saga earned mixed reviews mainly for its smaller, interpersonal touches. Brad Pitt wears his uniform well as an astronaut who goes into orbit to search for his fellow-spaceman father (Tommy Lee Jones), the longmissing prime force behind a project that may be wreaking havoc on the solar system many years later. Dad’s former colleague (Donald Sutherland, who also played an interstellar traveler opposite Jones in “Space Cowboys”) goes along on the trek, with the duo encountering numerous adventures – some involving life that isn’t human – along the way. Special credit goes to cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema (“Spectre”) for the distinctive look of the film, a harrowing spacewalk sequence being an excellent example. Experienced men-in-space paramour (see: “Armageddon”) Liv Tyler plays Pitt’s wife in a cast that also includes Ruth Negga, Natasha Lyonne and Kimberly Elise. ››› (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
“RAMBO: LAST BLOOD”
Second Saturday: Holiday Ceramics
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about this next-to-last round of the Netflix sequel series to “Full House,” yes, Lori Loughlin (alias the show’s Becky) still is part of the cast here ... her recent, much-reported troubles not having developed until after these episodes were filmed and originally shown. Appropriately for this time of year, the stories begin with a Christmas tale, as D.J.’s (Candice Cameron Bure) trek to take her youngest sons to see Santa has unexpected results. Other plots in the 13 episodes involve D.J.’s dating life, Stephanie’s (Jodie Sweetin) pregnancy and Danny’s (Bob Saget) struggle with retirement. Andrea Barber also is back as Kimmy Gibbler. John Stamos and Dave Coulier also reprise their roles from the original show. ››› (Not rated: AS)
“UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION VOLUME 3”
The series of Blu-ray releases that opens the Universal Pictures vaults to compile scary relics gets another edition by assembling four more chillers, featuring some of the genre’s most legendary stars. “Tower of London” casts Boris Karloff as the fictional henchman of the future King Richard III (Basil Rathbone), with Vincent Price also appearing; “The Black Cat” also features Karloff and Rathbone – and Alan Ladd and Broderick Crawford – in an adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story; “ManMade Monster” presents Lon Chaney Jr. as an electrically charged accident survivor; and “Horror Island” lacks iconic actors of the category, but offers a mysterious phantom who provides treasure-hunt guidance. Extra features
PLAYING WITH FIRE PG, 1 hr 36 min Comedy, Family
HARRIET (2019)
PG-13, 2 hr 5 min Drama, Historical Film
Coming Home Soon
“JUDY” (Dec. 24) “BIG LITTLE LIES: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON” (Jan. 7) “CROWN VIC” (Jan. 7) “KRYPTON: THE COMPLETE SECOND & FINAL SEASON” (Jan. 14) “THE MINDY PROJECT: THE COMPLETE SERIES” (Jan. 14) “VEEP: THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON” (Jan. 14) include audio commentaries by film historians, theatrical trailers and photo galleries. ››› (Not rated: AS, V)
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