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In the latest episode of Celebrity Race Across the World, actor Kola Bokinni and his cousin Mary Ellen encounter a significant setback as they race from São Paulo, Brazil, to Tigre, Argentina. The pair, who are already facing challenges due to their low budget and previous setbacks, now have to deal with a missing passport. […]

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Can you recall any true crime stories that examine the disappearance or murder of Indigenous women?

That’s probably because their presence in the media is nearly nonexistent. It’s all the more shocking because, according to the federally funded National Criminal Justice Training Center, the rate of Indigenous women being murdered in the United States is ten times higher than any other ethnicity.

When writer/director Sabrina Van Tassel saw just how underrepresented these victims were in the media and how ignored most were by the justice system, she created the documentary “Missing from Fire Trail Road,” which just had its world premiere at NYC’s Tribeca Festival. “Our goal is to make as much noise as we can,’ she says.

One unique aspect of the film is how it connects the dots between the boarding school scandals of the last century — in which Native American children were taken from their parents,...

Veteran character actor Tom Bower, best known for his roles in The Waltons and Die Hard 2, has died. He was 86. His passing was confirmed by his sister-in-law, Mary Miller, who told The Hollywood Reporter he died on Sunday, May 30, in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born on January 3, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, Bower’s on-screen career began in the 1970s when he appeared in several classic television series. His early credits included The Rockford Files, The Bionic Woman, Lou Grant, Barnaby Jones, and, most notably, The Waltons, where he first played stunt pilot Rex Barker and then, more prominently, Dr. Curtis Willard, who married Mary Ellen (Judy Norton). Bower was later written out of The Waltons when it was revealed his character was killed off-screen during World War II. However, the character returned in an 1981 episode, only he was played by a different actor, Scott Hylands.

Tom Bower, the veteran character actor best known for prominent turns on The Waltons and in Die Hard 2, has died. A family member confirmed the news to Deadline’s sister publication The Hollywood Reporter. He was 86.

Bower never had what one might call a “breakout” part, but he was an actor one recognized from, well, everywhere. His more than 180 screen credits include appearances on The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Quincy M.E., Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Law & Order and many other TV staples of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and early 2000s.

And he kept on working. In the past 15 years, Bower was on Ray Donovan, Bosch, Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, The Office and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He also played the father of Bob Odenkirk’s character on Lucky Hank and had a part in Vince Gilligan’s El Camino, A Breaking Bad Movie.

Annabelle! She's everyone's favorite hideous terror doll! The ugly porcelain figure has appeared in several "Conjuring" movies, first popping up in the original "The Conjuring" before starring in her own film series. And, just to make things extra scary, she's real. Sort of. The "real" Annabelle is actually a rather harmless-looking Raggedy Ann doll, but that wouldn't fly for the movies. So when it came time for Annabelle to make her big screen debut, she was redesigned into the grinning ghoul we all know and love/loathe. In honor of Annabelle and all her horrific mayhem, we've decided to go ahead and rank all of the "Annabelle" movies. For the sake of brevity, we'll only be counting the three films with "Annabelle" in the title, since those are officially her films. So let's get to it! And remember: if someone brings you home an ugly monster doll, just chuck that...

Annabelle is a step up from the first film, featuring the Warrens and introducing more potential spinoff monsters, with effective scares and likable performances. Annabelle: Creation (2017) is the best and scariest of the Annabelle movies, thanks to its talented director, period setting, great performances, and a chilling ending that connects to the first film.

The Conjuring universe's resident demonic doll, Annabelle, has so far starred in three films of the Annabelle film series, and just which Annabelle movie is best might garner some disagreement among fans. It may not measure up to a juggernaut like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Warner Bros. and producer James Wan still deserve a ton of credit for turning what could've easily been a one-off hit in The Conjuring into what should soon become a $2 billion-grossing franchise. That's all on a combined production budget of less than $140 million. Annabelle was the first villain to get its own Conjuring spinoff,...