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Movie Review: Straight Outta Compton Is an Unvarnished, Essential Underdog Story
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The story of pioneering L.A. gangsta rappers N.W.A. (as dictated and co-produced by the now-bazillionaire N.W.A.’ers themselves), Straight Outta Compton is among the most potent rags-to-riches showbiz movies ever made. It’s not the music itself that puts the film over, although hard-core bangers like "Fuck tha Police" still trigger both your exultation and fight-or-flight response. It’s the density of detail — along with jagged, hand-held camerawork that evokes a war zone — that renders the trauma universal. It’s how the movie
That League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reboot Will Be Female-Centric: Report
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Recall: Fox is rebooting The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at some point. Because of how the 2003 movie went, this news might've been met with some skepticism. Collider interviewed producer John Davis at TCA, however, and discovered that the new film franchise might come with a welcome change: It will actually be less
Morgan Freeman's granddaughter was murdered outside of her New York City
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Morgan Freeman 's 33-year-old step-granddaughter was murdered outside of her New York City home early Sunday morning. Law enforcement tells TMZ E'Dena Hines was found lying on the street and had suffered multiple stab wounds to her torso. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 30-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene and transported to a hospital nearby.
Straight Outta Compton’ Opens at No. 1 with $56 Million
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Straight Outta Compton ruled the box office this weekend. The N.W.A biopic debuted at No. 1 with a whopping $56.1 million. The F. Gary Gray-directed film, which chronicles the rise of the world’s most dangerous group, set a record for the biggest August opening ever for an R-rated film, surpassing the $45.1 million opening for American Pie 2 in 2001.
New Music: Khalil, Kehlani, & Justin Bieber – ‘Future’
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Justin Bieber is busy counting down to his new single, but first he joins his pal Khalil and R&B sensation Kehlani on their smooth collaboration “Future.” Over a stripped-down beat, produced by Rex Kudo and Charlie Handsome, Bieber contemplates what’s next for his relationship, while Kehlani reflects on the past
Jermaine Dupri feat. Bow Wow – ‘WYA (Where You At?)’
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So So Def is back in the building. Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow have a history of hits together, and now the producer and his protégé reunite in the video for “WYA (Where You At?).” In the G. Visuals-directed clip, the duo charters a yacht in Miami and invites some bikini-clad babes to meet them there before taking it to