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Workers of the world unite with these classic films for Labor Day

As the Hollywood strikes drag on, here are 30 movies that champion working class folks who just want a fair wage and a little respect

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Diplo and Chris Rock made a harrowing escape from Burning Man

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Guillermo del Toro served as the secret back-up director on William Friedkin’s final film

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Francis Ford Coppola teases a Megalopolis novelization from Colleen McCullough—who died in 2015

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Fall 2023 preview: 14 burning questions about big TV shows, buzzy films—and the strikes

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Fall 2023 music preview: The season's most anticipated albums, tours, and festivals

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He got game: Denzel Washington's 21 best performances ranked

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Best Deals of the Day: Samsung Galaxy Buds2, Garmin Venu3 and Venu3S,...

Check out the best deals of the day for Sunday, September 3, 2023.

Amazon Fire 55" Smart TV

Amazon Fire 55" Smart TV

This 55" smart TV has 4K visuals, has Alexa built-in, and thanks to Fire TV, it can easily access a bunch of streaming services in one place too.

Best Buy Labor Day Sale

Best Buy Labor Day Sale

For the next four days the electronics superstore is the place to go for incredible markdowns on everything from appliances to earbuds.

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Equalizer 3 sets its stopwatch and takes out the weekend box office

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R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett, "Margaritaville" legend

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Damn, there's a lot of Yellowstone drama going on this weekend

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Skyrim follow-up Starfield is more small step than giant leap

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Great British Bake Off promises no "Mexican Week" debacles this year

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John Wilson walks us through the series finale of How To With John Wilson

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Armored Core VI's brutal first boss is all about the horrors and pleasures of climbing The Wall

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Taylor Swift takes down Spider-Man

Taylor Swift takes down Spider-Man

4 action heroes who prove you're never too old for revenge

Iron Man is dead and Gwyneth Paltrow is just sitting here

Miguel's back-piercing stunt has such sights to show you

Spellbound & Power: Book IV Premieres Are Our TV Picks This Week

Comedy Month

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The 30 greatest stand-up comedy specials of all time

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How Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker spoofed their way to a serious comedy legacy

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The 38 funniest movie performances of the 21st century

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The 40 best comedy albums of all time, ranked

Film streaming guides

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The 11 best new movies to check out on Hulu this September

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11 movies to check out on Prime Video in September

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11 movies to check out on Netflix in September

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The best movies to watch right now on Max

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The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

In theaters

Sequel premieres

Disenchantment

Disenchantment

Netflix

Final season premieres

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

Prime Video

Season 2 premieres

Power Book IV: Force

Power Book IV: Force

Starz

Season 2 premieres

How to with John Wilson

How to with John Wilson

MAX

Final season continues

TV

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What's on TV this week—I Am Groot, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Virgin River

Plus, Netflix drops a nature docuseries, Gamera returns to save the planet, and more

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Killing It is a perfect comedic takedown of late-stage capitalism

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George R.R. Martin names his favorite TV series finale, and, nope, not that one

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Farewell, The Great

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Ahsoka recap: Why teach someone who doesn’t want to learn?

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Film

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Fall 2023 film preview: The season's 26 most anticipated films

From the horrific (The Exorcist: Believer) to the historic (Napoleon) to the heroic (The Marvels) here are all the movies we can't wait to see this fall

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Studio CEOs are apparently trying to find the guys who caused the strike

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Bonnie Wright knows the Harry Potter movies didn't do Ginny justice

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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Universal over Ana de Armas not appearing in Yesterday

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Florence Pugh is tired of her body and fashion creating discourse

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TV streaming guides

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28 best shows streaming right now on Peacock

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What to watch on Apple TV Plus: 25 best shows streaming right now

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What to watch on Hulu: 45 best TV shows streaming right now

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What to watch on Netflix: 34 best TV shows streaming right now