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There's been Network . All the President's Men. The Newsroom . Last year's Nightcrawler . All look at the state of the fourth estate. They have different takes, but they make us confront what we expect of journalism. Tom McCarthy 's Spotlight  follows in that tradition, and it makes a powerful impact. Spotlight  (written by McCarthy and Josh Singer ) tells the true story of the Boston Globe reporters who broke the Boston church sex scandal in 2002. The four-reporter team made up the paper's Spotlight division, a vertical dedicated to long-form investigative journalism. There's the self-described player–coach, Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), and his three tenacious team members, Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams), and Matt Carroll (Brian d'Arcy James). The Globe  had covered pieces of the alleged sex scandal before, but when the new editor, Marty Baron ( Liev Schreiber ), arrives, he makes it a Spotlight pie...

Lupita Nyong'o to Star in Eclipsed Off-Broadway Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o ( 12 Years a Slave ) will star in the New York premiere of Eclipsed , written by Zimbabwean-American playwright and actress, Danai Guirra . The production was just added to the Public's season, and is set to run September 29 through November 8. Directed by Liesl Tommy , Eclipsed takes place during the Liberian Civil War, and focuses on the wives of rebel officers and the community they form. This will mark Nyong'o's New York stage debut. Spotlight on Spotlight Check out the trail for the new movie, Spotlight . The film follows Boston Globe reporters as they break the story of the Catholic church child abuse/sex scandal. The trailer makes it look like the film is paced like a thriller (reminiscent of Aaron Sorkin's approach to The Social Network , but without his trademark snappy dialogue), and boasts an impressive cast: Michael Keaton ( Birdman ); Mark Ruffalo ( Th...

The glitter has settled and the champagne flowed at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. The full list of winners is ahead, but first the fashion. Let's start with one of the night's biggest fashion trends: Red. Above, we see red done right. Viola Davis looks great in Donna Karan Atelier. It's a deeper shade of red than the typical tomato red, and the sparkle detailing not only adds visual interest, flattering her figure, but it also incorporates another trend. Helen Mirren stuns in Dolce and Gabbana, and she accessorizes perfectly with a pen pin. Who says you can't make a statement on the red carpet? And Allison Janney looks cool and comfortable in Ella Zahlan. Below, though, we see red done wrong. Kate Mara misses the mark by adding a belt to her pretty red dress. The belt looks like an afterthought, not like it's part of the dress. Allison Williams is in Armani Prive. The dress isn't a disaster, but it looks like it's overtaking the beautiful actress....