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With the release of “Brave the Dark,” about a teacher taking a special interest in a troubled young man’s life, it brought to mind the other many films about inspiring teachers and the young minds they shape, whether based on a true story or not. Since the kids are back in school, let’s take a look at some of the best movies about teachers using unorthodox methods to connect with students.

In the pilot episode of the surrealist mystery and pop culture phenomenon “Twin Peaks,” good-natured yet idiosyncratic FBI agent Dale Cooper notes that the town lies about 5 miles south of the Canadian border and 12 miles west of the state line.

Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball player into a successful second career as a baseball broadcaster, humorist and comic actor in television, film and commercials, died Jan. 16 at 90.

Since taking a short break from filmmaking about a decade ago, Steven Soderbergh has churned out films at a rapid clip, often using certain creative constraints to dabble in cinematic experimentation.

Rachel Maddow is going back to nightly prime-time duty on MSNBC. The return to a daily time slot for Maddow, the progressive network’s most popular host, will run though the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, starting Jan. 20, the network announced Monday. 

“Sesame Street” is rolling out an all-star lineup for its last new season on Max. The long-running children’s series — set to debut its 55th season on Jan. 16 on the streaming platform — will feature appearances by pop star Renee Rapp, Grammy winner SZA, platinum-selling singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, heartthrob actor Michael B. Jordan, jazz ingenue Samara Joy, country crooner Chris Stapleton, ...

Scarlett Johansson is making a pivot to hosting daytime TV — at least for the time being, as she temporarily co-hosts the “Today” show following Hoda Kotb’s departure.

If you watched the Golden Globes on Sunday night (still available to stream on Paramount+) hosted by Nikki Glaser, you may have been pleasantly surprised by, well, what a surprising evening it was. The Golden Globes handed out trophies to some well-celebrated series such as “Hacks” (Max) “Shōgun” (Hulu) and “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix), which all did well at the Emmys a few months ago. But in terms of the Oscar race, which is in full swing, the Globes demonstrated that the field is wide open, with a rash of shocking wins that makes the race that much more interesting.

There is nothing like a familiar face to serve up TV’s ultimate comfort food. In September, Sony Pictures Television handed the keys to its game show “Wheel of Fortune” to Ryan Seacrest, broadcasting’s iron man.

LOS ANGELES — World Wrestling Entertainment, better known as WWE, has survived scandal, controversy and seismic shifts in the media business. Next week, the pro wrestling franchise enters yet another new arena: Netflix. Starting Monday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, WWE’s popular weekly wrestling program “Raw” will stream exclusively on the streaming giant in the U.S., marking the first time ...

With her daring new erotic thriller “Babygirl” hitting theaters Christmas Day, Nicole Kidman turns in yet another unconventional (and sexy) Christmas movie, making for a perfect pairing with “Eyes Wide Shut,” Stanley Kubrick’s Christmas in New York tale of sexual obsession, starring the married (at the time) couple of Kidman and Tom Cruise.

Netflix on Friday said it will stream for the first time the FIFA Women's World Cup, as the streamer continues to expand its library of live sports content.

After a nearly decadelong run with HBO, the group that produces "Sesame Street" is seeking a new television partner to continue production and distribution of the beloved program. One of the world's most recognizable children's shows will launch its 55th season next month — the final season under its expiring HBO deal.

Pop star and actor Sabrina Carpenter has had quite a year: she debuted a No. 1 album on the Billboard Top 200 (which landed her nominations in the Grammy Awards’ four big categories), completed her first arena tour (which sold out in North America), opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour 25 times and was granted an unprecedented unlimited budget for her Netflix special, “A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter.”

It’s likely a crazy travel week for many, heading home for the holidays, which means it’s time to load up the watch list or iPad with content to keep you content through long travel times and potential delays. 

With “September 5” hitting theaters, depicting the events of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games and the scrappy team of ABC Sports journalists who covered it live, it may give you a hankering for a good old journalism movie. Shoe-leather reporting, ethics in journalism and teams of disciplined professionals coming together to shape the chaos of the world into something comprehensible – or perhaps trying and failing to do so – it seems to be a thing of the past. There’s a pleasure in reveling in this quest though, and it has always made for thrilling cinematic material. So here’s a list of our favorite movies about journalists, on streaming.

Jamie Foxx, who nearly died last year at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, returned to the city in October to tape a Netflix comedy special to talk in-depth for the first time about his medical issues. The special, "Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...," came out Tuesday on Netflix.

With Kyle Mooney’s nostalgia-packed horror comedy “Y2K” hitting theaters, it may be time for a bit of an education about the millennium, especially for Gen Z, who have the appetite for all things 2000s, but might not have all the references. Or, this streaming guide can serve as a comfort watch for millennials who miss the good ol' days of flip phones and JNCO jeans (or remember that maybe things were also not great then, too).

Last fall, when the world’s most famous pop star and one of the NFL’s most talented players started very publicly dating amid a historic world concert tour and a run to the Super Bowl, it was so improbable, so entertaining, so cinematic that it felt like … well …