“Heightened Scrutiny” follows ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, in a riveting look at media bias and the fight for trans rights.
Film & Television
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Incoming! Spiritual Ecstasy, Murder Comedy, and Anglophilia
Amanda Seyfried as Mother Ann Lee, a new Park Chan-wook thriller, documentary “Rising Above Helene,” and more films playing around the Triangle this month.
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Incoming! Existential Comedy, Historical Drama, and Hitmen vs. Monsters
Chloé Zhao’s emotionally devastating “Hamnet,” Elizabeth Olsen in the family-friendly “Eternity,” and more movies coming to theaters near you.
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Incoming! Showbiz History, Extraterrestrial CEOs, and Mary J. Blige.
Look, these are laugh-or-cry times. Might as well laugh.
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Incoming: Southern Families, Fallen Angels, and the Perils of Cynicism
A drama set in NC that tackles heavy themes, a goofy comedy from Aziz Ansari, a documentary on income inequality—and plenty of spooky season picks.
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Forthcoming Documentary to Follow the Journey of a Trans Trucker
Even as the industry becomes more fraught “people are making their lives happen in red states,” says Sowj Kudva, a Durham resident and the editor of The Trans Trucker Project.
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Incoming! Heavy Metal, Musical Theater, and Revolution
An action thriller from Paul Thomas Anderson, a dark comedy about spousal warfare, and more films coming to theaters across the Triangle.
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Downtown Durham to Get New Arthouse Cinema
Shadowbox Studio owners Alex Maness and Jim Haverkamp plan to open the venue, Skin and Bones Theater, next summer at 118 West Parrish Street.
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The Summer UNC-Chapel Hill Turned Pretty
Hit Amazon Prime series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” filmed its recently released final season in Chapel Hill, giving the campus new clout online.
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Incoming! Spike Lee, Ethan Coen, and Norwegian Sled Dogs
A monthly feature spotlighting interesting films coming to local theaters.