'Spotlight' makes news, beats 'The Revenant' for Best Picture
Leonardo DiCaprio finally won, but "The Revenant's" momentum was stopped by the surprise best picture.
Live: 2016 Oscars from red carpet to winners' circle
Follow along with a crew of reporters and editors at the Star Tribune as we watch and react to the 2016 Academy Awards.
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Graphic: Whitewashing the Oscars
Since 2002, only 41 people of color have been nominees, out of 300 available spots. Only nine actors of color have won.
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Whitewashing the Oscars: How did Hollywood get in this predicament?
A history of minority exclusion culminates with Sunday's much-maligned ceremony.
From the biggest box-office blockbuster to the smallest arthouse film, we have reviews for every movie playing in the Twin Cities.
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Movies opening March 4
Movies opening FridayThe Boy and the Beast (PG-13) An orphan is taken in by a ferocious beast in this animated film from Japan.London…
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New album, video releases: M. Ward, Polica; 'Creed,' 'Room'
Albums• M. Ward, "More Rain"• Poliça, "United Pressures"• Ray LaMontagne, "Ouroboros"• Loretta Lynn, "Full Circle"• Esperanza Spalding, "Emily's D+Evolution"• Jack Garratt, "Phase"• Violent Femmes, "We…
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Home video review: Sylvester Stallone gives a knockout performance in 'Creed'
HOME VIDEOA knockout performanceWith Michael B. Jordan starring as the one-dimensional boxing upstart Adonis Creed in "Creed" (PG-13, MGM/Warners), that left it to Sylvester…
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For a formulaic sports movie, 'Eddie the Eagle' aims high but needs more lift 
REVIEW: Aiming for a feel-good Olympic yarn, "Eddie the Eagle" only sort of soars.
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There's still time to watch the Oscars' best-picture nominees
Here's how to catch this year's top contenders
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5 black actors who should have received Oscar nominations
In a year when all of Oscar’s acting categories are 100 percent white, here are five people of color who should have been nominated. Samuel…
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Minnesota stuntman 'bears' all in Oscar front-runner 'The Revenant'
Tim Sitarz had a special role in making the Oscar-nominated hit, "The Revenant."
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Hugh Jackman happy to trade superhero fights for ski jumping
The X-Man was happy to turn in his claws for a feel-good, Disney-style sports movie, "Eddie the Eagle."
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All-star cast, exquisite action propel underworld thriller 'Triple 9' 
REVIEW: Prepare for vivid gun violence and stark dialogue, a la "Heat," in the feverish cops-are-robbers noir "Triple 9."
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'Gods of Egypt' is a clash of (terrible) titans 
REVIEW: Overstocked, overstuffed and overlong, "Gods of Egypt" packs a squadron of immediately forgettable mythological deities into 127 inefficient minutes.
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Michelle Yeoh returns to action in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Netflix has a pretty tight-lipped business model. It notoriously doesn’t release its ratings. And its policy of confidentiality…
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Ex-Wild player John Scott's path from goon to MVP to become a movie
Scott's agent confirmed a movie deal for the ex-Minnesota Wild player who was named NHL All-Star MVP last month despite being sent to the minors.
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Movies opening Feb. 26
opening FridayThe Club (not rated) A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean town populated by disgraced priests and…
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'Spotlight,' 'Big Short' and other movies are punching in at the box office
Hollywood is working overtime to churn out movies focused on what people do for a living.
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'Risen' turns the oldest story in the book into a clever detective tale 
REVIEW: What a good surprise it was to watch a biblical feature less preachy, less stuffy and more entertaining than most.
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'The Witch' offers a wickedly scary time in 1630 New England
REVIEW: You might expect that a film titled "The Witch" is giving away the game from the start. How wrong you might be.
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'Touched With Fire' catapults audience into the mind of a bipolar person 
REVIEW: Two bipolar poets fall in love in "Touched With Fire," a drama that authentically conveys the highest highs and unbearable lows of mental illness.
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Michael Pollan's 'Cooked' book becomes four-part Netflix documentary
The author of the bestselling book "Cooked" turns to film to share his love of home cooking.
Event Calendar
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Arts and EntertainmentUnfiltered: Instinct Art Gallery’s final exhibit features works by British-born Sue Coe and Minneapolis’ own Nancy Robinson.Family EventsGames and Chores: An interactive exhibit displaying how Minnesotans spend their days.On The StageThe Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats: Playwright Jerome Hairston has adapted the work of the renowned children’s book author. Peter Brosius and celebrated Italian puppet master Fabrizio Montecchi direct the production, which marks Keats’ 100th birthday year.
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MusicCarrie Rodriguez: Rootsy singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez, known more for her fiddle-accompanied folk/alt-twang albums, explores her Tex-Mex roots in both personal and enticingly playful ways on an entertaining new Spanglish record, “Lola.”Arts and EntertainmentUnfiltered: Instinct Art Gallery’s final exhibit features works by British-born Sue Coe and Minneapolis’ own Nancy Robinson.Family EventsGames and Chores: An interactive exhibit displaying how Minnesotans spend their days.
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MusicBrian Blade Fellowship: Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band is a stable, two-horn quintet on tour with lyrical folk forms tweaked by improvisation into jazz-inflected gems that are variously driving and contemplative.Arts and EntertainmentUnfiltered: Instinct Art Gallery’s final exhibit features works by British-born Sue Coe and Minneapolis’ own Nancy Robinson.On The StageThe Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats: Playwright Jerome Hairston has adapted the work of the renowned children’s book author. Peter Brosius and celebrated Italian puppet master Fabrizio Montecchi direct the production, which marks Keats’ 100th birthday year.
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MusicBrian Blade Fellowship: Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band is a stable, two-horn quintet on tour with lyrical folk forms tweaked by improvisation into jazz-inflected gems that are variously driving and contemplative.Arts and EntertainmentUnfiltered: Instinct Art Gallery’s final exhibit features works by British-born Sue Coe and Minneapolis’ own Nancy Robinson.On The StageThe Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats: Playwright Jerome Hairston has adapted the work of the renowned children’s book author. Peter Brosius and celebrated Italian puppet master Fabrizio Montecchi direct the production, which marks Keats’ 100th birthday year.
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MusicSt. Paul Chamber Orchestra: Violinist Gil Shaham plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor with works by Haydn and Stravinsky.Arts and EntertainmentUnfiltered: Instinct Art Gallery’s final exhibit features works by British-born Sue Coe and Minneapolis’ own Nancy Robinson.On The StageThe Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats: Playwright Jerome Hairston has adapted the work of the renowned children’s book author. Peter Brosius and celebrated Italian puppet master Fabrizio Montecchi direct the production, which marks Keats’ 100th birthday year.
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