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Historic Avalon Theater makes a 21st century projection change

Films at the D.C.'s oldest theater are no longer shown on 35-mm film projectors.

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GI Film Festival promises a wild ride

The festival promises celebrities and every conceivable emotion.

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'Jurassic Park 3D' proves classics are never extinct

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley hopes we find every excuse to re-release classic flicks as often as possible.

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'Olympus Has Fallen' is 'Die Hard' at the White House

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley breaks down the first of this year's two White House attack flicks.

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Spielberg's 'Schindler' out on Blu-ray for 20th anniversary

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley unravels what makes "Schindler's List" such a revered film as the black-and-white movie comes out in high-definition.

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Cinema Romance: From D.C. movie dates to the Oscars

Oscar winners Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine of Chevy Chase tell WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley about their movie dates in D.C., documentary quests and what it was like to stand on stage to accept their golden statues.

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D.C.'s 'Zero Dark Thirty' premiere brings celebrities, controversy

The D.C. premiere of "Zero Dark Thirty" brought VIPs to the Newseum Tuesday night.

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'Life of Pi' brings crouching tiger, hidden parable

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley says "Life of Pi" is fascinating, albeit difficult to market.

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Shed turkey pounds along the 'Lincoln' movie trail

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley takes a walk along the Lincoln Movie Trail.

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New app rewards proper movie etiquette

Gone are the days when people went to the movie theatre to just sit and watch a movie. One company is looking to return to the older and simpler days of movie watching when cell phone etiquette was not an issue.

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