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Box office smash “Black Panther” is pop culture landmark

“Black Panther” blew past box office estimates in its opening weekend. So far, it’s raked in an estimated $192 million in the U.S and Canada. That makes it the fifth highest-grossing opening weekend in Hollywood history, and the second-best opening ever for a Marvel Comics superhero movie. Jericka Duncan reports. Source

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Director Ryan Coogler discusses blockbuster hit “Black Panther”

Ryan Coogler, director of new film “Black Panther,” sat down with us to discuss the new film, which is expected to bring in over $200 million this President’s Day weekend. The movie has garnered rave reviews and a massive draw at the box office. Gayle King sat down with the young director to talk about the impressive film. Source

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Jimmy Buffett comes to Broadway

Tracy Smith profiles singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, whose popular music is now the basis of a Broadway musical, “Escape to Margaritaville.” Source

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Willem Dafoe: A challenging career

Martha Teichner profiles the stage and screen actor, star of “Platoon” and “The Last Temptation of Christ,” who is nominated for his third Oscar for the acclaimed film, “The Florida Project.” Willem Dafoe talks about his career trajectory as an actor, including his nearly three decades with the experimental theater company The Wooster Group, and his love for New York. Source

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From 1992: Jimmy Buffett and the “Parrotheads”

Correspondent Bill Geist visits with singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, famous for his 1977 hit “Margaritaville,” and for his music’s beach-bum flavor that draws thousands of “parrotheads” to his concerts – even in Cincinnati, far from the sub-tropical splendor of the Florida Keys. Originally broadcast August 30, 1991. Source

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“Black Panther” review by David Edelstein

Critic David Edelstein says Marvel’s nearly all-black superhero movie from director Ryan Coogler, starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o, is not just “a momentous event in pop culture history” – it’s also pretty good! Source

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