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“Rogue Nation”

“Rogue Nation”
“Rogue Nation” posts second straight weekend win, bucking a trend of box office misfires led by former A-listers like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Adam Sandler and Mark Wahlberg Who says A-list movie stars don’t matter at the box office anymore? This weekend, Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” withstood a challenge from “Fantastic Four” and ruled the…
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Number Crunching Shows Old Movies Are More Creative Than New Ones

Number Crunching Shows Old Movies Are More Creative Than New Ones
Tell your film buff friends they’re right: the most creative period in cinema history was probably the 1960s. At least that’s the takeaway from a detailed data analysis of novel and unique elements in movies throughout much of the 20th century. How do you objectively measure creativity in movies? Though there’s probably no perfect way,…
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LAX

LAX
Below a list of films set in Los Angeles. The list is not complete, and also includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. For instance, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, which is set in San Dimas, a suburb that is over ten miles to the east of the…
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The Legendary Sunset Strip

The Legendary Sunset Strip
The Legendary Sunset Strip Approximately 22 miles (35 km) in length,[1] the boulevard roughly traces the arc of mountains that form part of the northern boundary of the Los Angeles Basin, following the path of a 1780s cattle trail from the Pueblo de Los Angeles to the ocean.[2] From Downtown Los Angeles, it heads northwest, to…
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