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By affecting a lighthearted tone, “The Duke” takes a serious story and makes it something to savor, Dan Webster says in his movie review.

The last film by Roger Michell, who died suddenly last September, reminds us of our monarch's profound decency – and, oddly, of ours

Queen Elizabeth doc A Portrait in Part(s) premieres Friday on Showtime. Showtime announced the premiere date of its Queen Elizabeth II documentary on Monday. Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) premieres Friday at 9 p.m. EDT on Showtime and will be available to stream.

Roger Michell’s blandly tasteful documentary uses found footage to trace the Queen’s reign, hitting all the familiar landmarks without creating one

In less than a month’s time, Her Majesty The Queen will become the second longest-reigning monarch ever after Louis XIV of France, and she’s only a couple of years off surpassing The Sun King. It’s no surprise then, in this modern era, that as Elizabeth II celebrates jubilee after jubilee, there’s always going to be

Park City Film winds down its spring season and winds up its summer screenings.

NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 29. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence, and sexual situations. Monday, May 30, 8-11:15 p.m. EDT (TCM) The Longest Day (1962). The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is re-created on an epic scale in this dramatization of the operational preparations, behind-the-line activities and mostly the ferocious battle

For this week’s “Movie Minutes” review, Robin Holabird takes a look at “The Duke,” a new film starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.

Park City Film packs May with an eclectic schedule of films.

A British comedy based on a real heist by a witty workingman.