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Above: "Downton Abbey: A New Era" opens Friday. (Photo/Focus Features) Like other series about upper-crust British life that preceded it, the BBC’s popular “Downton Abbey&rdqu...

Above: The Norwegian film "Ninjababy" opens Friday at Regal's Coeur d'Alene Riverstone Stadium. (Photo/Sorø Films) I’ve never understood the formula for movie schedul...

Above: "Ponyo" will screen at four area theaters as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2022. (Photo/GKIDS) Anime fans rejoice: Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 continues for three days beginning Sunday. ...

Above: Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars in a new adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Firestarter." (Photo/Blumhouse) How’s this for an obvious statement? Stephen King novels and ...

Above: Annamarie Vartolomei stars in the French-language film "Happening." (Photo/IFC Films) Today’s big story, other than the ongoing war news from Ukraine, involves the very real ...

Above: The meat makes the mouth water at Seattle's Lady Jaye West. (Photo/Lady Jaye West via Instagram) As I write this, it’s raining. That’s a welcome occurrence in some respects, ...

Above: The Met: Live in HD production of the opera "Turnadot" will screen at select theaters on Saturday and Wednesday. (Photo/Fathom Events) Italian composer Giacomo Puccini never got to...

(Photo/Bundabergnow) Bees seem to come up regularly in the news. Either they’re being threatened by climate change or by invasive so-called “killer bees.” They even play a part...

Above: The French film "Petite Maman" opens Friday at the Magic Lantern Theatre. (Photo/Neon) Movies that capture life through the eyes of a child can be pure magic. I’m not refe...

Above: Benedict Cumberbatch stars in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," which opens Friday. (Photo/Marvel Studios) Unless it involves that bespectacled kid Harry Potter, I&rsq...

Above: Filmmaker Robert B. Weide and author Kurt Vonnegut in a scene from Weide's documentary "Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time." (Photo/IFC Films) Movie review: "Kurt Vonnegut: Un...

Above: "Spirited Away" opens today at selected area theaters. (Photo/Walt Disney Studios) One of the good things about anime movies is that you can watch them anywhere. At home on your TV...

Above: Siiri Solalina stars in the Finnish horror film "Hatching," which opens at AMC River Park Square on Friday. (Photo/IFC Midnight) I’ve already written about “Memory,&rdq...

Above: Slim Pickens in the 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." (Photo/Columbia Pictures) The Magic Lantern is known for playing alternative f...