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"Movie: Let the Right One In" It's a vampire young-love story, but this 2008 adaptation of Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel is no "Twilight." A lonely boy named Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) falls for a neighbor girl (Lina Leandersson) who happens to be a vampire — handy for keeping the bullies at bay but awkward in the romance department. The film was remade in 2010 as "Let Me In." "Bang Bang Baby" Set in 1980s Milan, this Italian crime drama series tells the story of Alice (Arianna Beche- roni), a shy, awkward teen who becomes the youngest member of a criminal organization, not for money, ambition or the desire for power, but to gain the love of her father. Antonio Gerardi, Dora Romano and Lucia Mascino also star. (ORIGINAL) "Movie: Marmaduke" The mischievous canine with a big heart and a propensity for getting into trouble sets his sights on a goal in this animated feature as he teams with a legendary dog trainer who be- lieves he can help Marmaduke become the first Great Dane in history to win the Westminster Champion's trophy. Pete Davidson, J.K. Sim- mons and David Koechner head the voice cast. (ORIGINAL) The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! "Sneakerella" (May 13) This modern twist on the classic tale is set in the avant-garde street-sneaker subculture of New York City and follows El (Chosen Jacobs, "Castle Rock"), an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens who must hide his talent from his overburdened stepfather and mean stepbrothers before finding salvation in Kira King (Lexi Underwood), the daughter of a basketball star. (ORIGINAL) 10 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • May 8 - 14, 2022 BEST JOURNALISM MOVIES "His Girl Friday" (1940) "The Front Page" has gotten several screen workouts, the most successful arguably being this Howard Hawks-directed triangle among an editor (Cary Grant), his reporter ex-wife (Rosalind Russell) and her fiance (Ralph Bellamy). Turner Classic Movies shows the film as part of a night of newspaper comedies Wednesday, May 11. "Citizen Kane" (1941) The enigma of "Rosebud" is just one of many classic elements of Orson Welles' saga of a tyrannical publisher, rightfully one of the most acclaimed attractions in movie history. "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957) One of the nastiest – and that's a compliment in this case – movies yet made, this searing drama has the aroma of New York nightlife as a desperate publicist (Tony Curtis) seeks the favor of, and favors from, a powerful and unforgiving columnist (Burt Lancaster). "All the President's Men" (1976) The Oscar- winning dramatization of Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein's (Dustin Hoffman) probe of the Watergate break-in remains every bit as compelling as when the film was in close proximity to the real events it depicts. "Network" (1976) It's amazing how Paddy Chayefsky predicted much of the media's future in his then-satirical script about news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) and his crusade to make the viewing public "mad as hell" about the world around them. Faye Dunaway, who won an Oscar here as did Finch and Chayefsky, and William Holden also do brilliant work. "Absence of Malice" (1981) An innocent man (Paul Newman) craftily turns the tables on those who have targeted him for investigation, including an ambitious reporter (Sally Field) and a brigade of local politicians, in director Sydney Pollack's excellent drama. "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982) Unrest in mid-1960s Indonesia is covered by an Australian journalist (Mel Gibson) who becomes involved with an embassy official (Sigourney Weaver) and a somewhat mystical local (Oscar winner Linda Hunt) in this fine film from director Peter Weir. "Broadcast News" (1987) Writer-director James L. Brooks added smar t humor to then-timely aspects of the TV-news business, as well as a compelling romantic triangle involving William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks. Susan Zirinsky, who was a technical adviser to Brooks (and the model for Hunter's character), became a president of CBS News. "The Insider" (1999) Michael Mann's great, somewhat underrated drama boasts top-notch performances by Russell Crowe as a tobacco-industry whistleblower and Al Pacino as "60 Minutes" producing veteran Lowell Bergman, who fought to bring the man's story to public attention. "Good Night, and Good Luck." (2005) George Clooney, both the director and a co-star here, very effectively revisits the battle between newsman Edward R. Murrow (played by David Strathairn, who conveys Murrow's famous bowed-head image perfectly) and communist-seeking politician Joseph McCarthy. "Spotlight" (2015) Oscar's best picture for its year, this true drama of a Boston investigative-journalism unit's fact-finding on the sex abuse committed by a shocking number of priests offers a superb cast led by Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber and John Slattery. BY JAY BOBBIN "Absence of Malice" "Citizen Kane" "All the President's Men"