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“You're an unprincipled man," the old rancher tells his reckless, short-tempered son. "You live just for yourself." The younger one has just proposed quickly selling their large herd of diseased cattle before word gets out about the animals' sickness, a despicable notion that takes his father aback. "It doesn't take…

Harriet Frank Jr., whose many screenplays co-written with husband Irving Ravetch included the acclaimed Hud and Norma Rae, died Tuesday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 96. Her death was announced by nephew Michael Frank to The New York Times. The Writers Guild of America West later tweeted its…

Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain and Disney’s 1950 animated Cinderella are among the 25 motion pictures that have been inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Wednesday’s additions to the registry, now in its 30th year, boosts the…

April Ryan Thursday afternoon said she did not accept a tweeted apology from a Trump appointee who fat-shamed her on Twitter. Ryan said she is anxious to talk to the official’s boss, Ben Carson, about the attack. A Twitter war that erupted between Ryan and event-planner turned HUD honcho Lynne Patton foamed over when…

UPDATED with video: “It was an exciting day for President Trump, because he went on a field trip,” Stephen Colbert said at the top of Late Show. “He was so worried Steve Bannon would not sign his permission slip,” Colbert snarked. He took a previously postponed tour of the National Museum of African American History…