Invaluable auction house is putting Elvis Presley items up for auction on January 7, 2016, including his signature on a library checkout card for a book called Courageous Heart. Starting bid: $5000. If you have a bit more to spend you might be able to get a guitar he played on stage ($300,000-$500,000) or even …

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Turner Classic Movies is leading off 2016 with a great choice for their star of the month: Fred MacMurray. I grew up watching him as the genial single dad in “My Three Sons,” and the inventor of flubber (flying rubber) in “The Absent-Minded Professor.” It was only when I was a teenager that I discovered …

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Jenna Busch asked Hasbro to explain why the main character of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is not represented in their Star Wars Monopoly game. Even though one of the four figures in the game is Luke Skywalker, who does not appear until the film’s last moment. Their answer: they didn’t want her inclusion to …

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The Golden Globes will be awarded this week, followed by the Broadcast Film Critics Awards on January 17, 2016 and the Oscars next month. But none of them are likely to mention the following, which I came across in year-end best lists and especially enjoyed. Stephanie Merry wrote about the year’s best character actor performances …

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Can’t wait for more? Well, Disney says this is what we have to look forward to in the “Star Wars” universe. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (takes place before Episode IV, about obtaining the plans Leia will stash in the first of the “Star Wars” films to be released) Director: Gareth Edwards Written by: …

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