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FilmWeek FOR April 5, 2019

FilmWeek: ‘Pet Sematary,’ ‘Amazing Grace,’‘Shazam!’ and the lost legacy of movie monster maker Milicent Patrick

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FilmWeek: ‘Pet Sematary,’ ‘Amazing Grace,’‘Shazam!’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases.
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The beauty behind the beast: uncovering the lost history of movie monster maker Milicent Patrick

The titular creature from “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” is one the most memorable movie monsters in Hollywood history, but what about the woman who created the creature?
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