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Melissa Leo on ‘Welcome to the Rileys’

Arts, Culture & Media

Melissa Leo joins us from New Orleans to talk about ‘Welcome to the Rileys’ and her many other projects.

Army Sergeant First Class Robin Johnson and a member of the Iraqi army.

The military is going beyond PTSD to help soldiers who have suffered a ‘moral injury’

Conflict & Justice

Joyful Noise the highlight of a weekend with three big new movie releases

Arts, Culture & Media

New Movie Releases: ‘The Big Wedding’ and ‘Pain and Gain’

New Movie Releases: ‘Mama,’ ‘Broken City,’ ‘The Last Stand’

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The First Big Movies of 2012

After the December onslaught of Oscar-hopefuls and arthouse faire, two star-powered crowd-pleasers open this week: “Contraband” and “Joyful Noise.” The latter sees the big-screen return of Dolly Parton after a decade, and the former promises big-budget CGI thrills from Mark Wahlberg.  But whether or not the year’s first popcorn flicks deliver on their excitement and laughter […]

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Movies: ‘The Other Guys,’ ‘Step Up 3D,’ ‘Twelve’

Arts, Culture & Media

Several big movies open today, and Rafer Guzman, Takeaway contributor and Newsday film critic, gives us his take on what to catch in the theater and which ones to avoid.

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