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There’s a plethora of things to do for New Year’s Eve

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

It’s starting to feel more like 2019 with 2023 on the horizon. Unlike New Year’s Eve 2020, which was put on ice due to COVID, and 2021, in which options were limited, there’s plenty of fun possibilities for revelers, who look forward to ringing in the New Year.
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Chris Rock’s live Netflix special will film in Baltimore this March in first event of its kind

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

BALTIMORE — Comedian Chris Rock’s new Netflix special will be a first-of-its-kind event, livestreaming on the platform without edits. And it’s taking place in Baltimore. Netflix announced Sunday the upcoming “global event” would stream live at 10 p.m. March 4 from an undisclosed Baltimore venue. It said additional details on “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” would be announced “soon.” ...
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Christmas magic continues courtesy of The Illusionists

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

There are a number of types of magicians and it seems as if each sort of prestidigitator will be on hand Monday at the First Interstate Center for the Arts. The Illusionists, a touring magic production which features a rotating cast of five to eight magicians, will perform. Each entertainer specializes in specific branches of magic, from stage illusions and mind reading to escapology to comedic magic.
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Movie Review: ‘Matilda’ dances exuberantly onto the screen and into your heart

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Behold a Broadway musical that sings, dances and bedazzles so magnetically, it feels as if it were ordained for the screen by divine providence. "Roald Dahl's Matilda: The Musical" certainly is divine, but the inspirational figures are all mortal: a director, Matthew Warchus; a star, Emma Thompson; and a cast of perpetually whirling child wonders who propel the story forward with kinetic enchantment.
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Movie Review: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ biopic hits a flat note

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

When remembering the iconic life and career of Whitney Houston, there are many defining moments that instantly spring to mind: when she obliterated the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl, thereby rendering all other versions subpar, her soaring rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” from “The Bodyguard,” or even her concert at Wembley Stadium in honor of Nelson Mandela. In the new biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” those moments are acknowledged, albeit briefly.
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Movie Review: ‘Babylon’ is a lavish yet unfocused valentine to Hollywood’s heyday

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Say this much for Damien Chazelle: He shows his audience exactly what he's giving them within the first few minutes of "Babylon," his bruised, black-eyed valentine to Hollywood's sybaritic heyday. In a whopper of an opening number, Chazelle films the delivery of an elephant to the estate of film producer Don Wallach (Jeff Garlin), a bravura scene of extravagance and excess that ends with not a few bit players covered in pachyderm waste - recalling the famous joke about the guy who cleans up after the circus every day. Asked why he doesn't quit, he replies with incredulity: "What, and leave show business?"
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Game On: 2023 looks to be a stacked year for video games

The Game Awards took place on Dec. 8. It was about what you’d expect – various musical performances and appearances from celebrities who hold no relevance to video games, smarmy suits, meandering speeches and of course, this year’s story-driven third-person action-adventure led the way with 11 nominations and six awards.
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