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This article originally appeared on Variety. Back in 1995, in the midst of cinemas brief fixation with Jane Austen, director Roger Michell made the definitive film of "Persuasion": as literate and elegant as it was underestimated upon release. That same year, Amy Heckerling set the bar for modernized Austen adaptations with her lithely funny and era-defining "Emma" riff "Clueless." A quarter-century later, the straightforwardly titled "Modern Persuasion" falls some way short of either benchmark...

Chadwick Boseman (foreground) stars in "Ma Raineys Black Bottom." Ma Raineys Black Bottom (2020): (L to R) Glynn Turman as Toldeo, Chadwick Boseman as Levee, Michael Potts as Slow Drag, and Colman Domingo as Cutler. Cr. David Lee / Netflix David Lee, Netflix

"After the Murder of Albert Lima" Acquired by Screen Media as a Crackle Original The film tells the story of a son obsessed with capturing his fathers killer. [via press release from Gunpowder & Sky] "AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA" ACQUIRED BY SCREEN MEDIA AS A CRACKLE ORIGINAL Executive Produced by Gunpowder & Sky and Meredith Vieira Produced by This Is Just A Test and Meredith Vieira Productions New York - December 16, 2020 - Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: ...