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Director Noah Baumback (“The Squid & the Whale,” “Marriage Story”) brings us a squeaky clean, crisp tale which follows celebrated movie star Jay Kelly, played by George Clooney, as he faces the decisions of his past and present. What a stretch it was seeing George Clooney play an overly tanned movie star in a fitted Armani suit, where everyone in public falls all over him. We have seen this man play this same role 15 times before, and it has become nauseating. Like usual, you know you are watching George Clooney, never trying to mask his appearance like other better character actors do.

How is every boy’s teenage crush in 1995 Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless,” “Batman & Robin”), 49 years old today? Well, it happens to all of us, if we are lucky enough.

If you watched and loved the animated 1982 film “The Snowman” when you were growing up, perhaps you identified with a boy named James who builds a large snowman. And, you probably wished you could have an adventure like his — when the snowman comes to life and accompanies him through the aurora borealis to the North Pole.

The last time local ballet fans saw Melina Ospina-Wiese perform on stage, it may have been Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre’s spring production of “Mulan.”

Based on the wildly successful worldwide New York Times Bestseller book by Ruth Ware, “The Woman in Cabin 10” follows a big city journalist who gets a prestigious invite aboard a luxury cruise ship of elite rich folks. It is aboard this vessel where the writer encounters dark, hidden secrets that she was not meant to see.

“Die My Love”

Stop! Before reading any further, please go read my colleague Margaret Roarty’s “In Frame” column from August entitled ‘The Wizard of Oz’ turns 86. Like Margaret, I’m an Oz-head for life. She got to this topic a few months before me, but if any film deserves to be featured twice, it’s “The Wizard of Oz.”

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The Dietrich Theater will host a free screening of the beloved film “An Officer and a Gentleman” at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. This special event is presented by Veterans Connection: Meetup & Workshop and generously sponsored by M&T Bank.