This week’s release of “Finding Dory” is a good reason to revisit some great movies about fish — and other creatures who live under water, starting with the movie where we first met Dory. 1. Finding Nemo is my favorite Pixar film, an epic journey filled with adventure and discovery encompassing the grandest sweep of …

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Some flag history in honor of Old Glory:

It was a very great pleasure to talk to A. Scott Berg, whose college paper about editor Maxwell Perkins became the first of his many distinguished biographies of 20th century Americans. Berg was the first to read the just-donated collection of papers from the publisher of books by Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, and …

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Cameron Crowe, whose teenage adventures covering groups like The Allman Brothers and The Eagles for Rolling Stone inspired Almost Famous, has a new behind-the-scenes rock music drama, this time a Showtime series called “Roadies,” starring Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino, Imogen Poots, and Rafe Spall. It looks great!

Just the right refreshing treat to celebrate the end of school and the beginning of summer! It’s “Pudsey the Dog: The Movie,” a sweet British film about a stray dog who unexpectedly finds a family when he meets up with some kids who have just lost their father. The cat-owning landlord who does not like …

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