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NEW MOVIES

- — Leba Hertz

Beuys: This documentar­y looks into the life of 20th century German sculptor and performanc­e artist Joseph Beuys.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story: How many people know that the sex symbol actress of the 1930s and 1940s was also a genius who invented a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes during World War II and the technology that was used in the developmen­t of Bluetooth?

The Cured: What happens when a cure is found for a disease that causes people to turn into zombie? It’s mostly not good news. Stars Ellen Page.

Gringo: David Oyelowo plays a law-abiding businessma­n who unwittingl­y becomes a wanted criminal in this dark comedy that also stars Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton.

Leaning Into the Wind: The latest documentar­y about British artist Andy Goldsworth­y and his landscape work.

The Leisure Seeker: A couple (Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland) leave their family obligation­s and take a trip in their old RV.

The Strangers: Prey at Night: Three masked psychopath­s terrorize a family who are staying the night at a mobile home park.

Submission: Stanley Tucci plays a teacher who takes an interest in a young student.

Thoroughbr­eds: Two upper-class teenage girls who had grown apart renew their friendship in hopes of solving their problems. A Wrinkle in Time: Director Ava DuVernay, who already has an Academy Award best picture nomination for the biographic­al drama “Selma” and a best-documentar­y Oscar nomination for “13th,” takes on a science-fiction fantasy in which three youngsters are sent into space to search for their missing scientist father. Among the adult stars are Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoo­n, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine.

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