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Pingree offering socially distanced outside art exhibit

This year’s show, “Art at a (Social) Distance,” opens Sept. 5 with close to 50 pieces representing a wide range of genres, materials, and sizes.

70 animatronic dinosaurs — including an 80-foot spinosaurus — coming to Gillette

The Jurassic Quest exhibit will run from Sept. 4 through Sept. 13.

Support Black-owned businesses at outdoor Seaport market

The event will take place outside, with social distancing and safety in mind, and showcase businesses from throughout Greater Boston.

WBZ making changes to its newscasts with new anchor roles and a new weekend meteorologist

If you’re a regular viewer of WBZ-TV’s news broadcasts, expect to see some changes this week.

Ben Affleck will reportedly play Batman once more in ‘The Flash’
Affleck will reprise his role as the Caped Crusader in “The Flash,” the upcoming superhero movie starring Ezra Miller as lightning-quick superhero Barry Allen. Another former Batman, Michael Keaton, also will reportedly make an appearance.

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Here’s how much Mark Wahlberg, Ben Affleck, and Adam Sandler got paid in 2020, according to Forbes
Netflix wasn’t just a savior for people stuck inside during the coronavirus pandemic: The streaming giant played a big part in getting some of Hollywood’s A-list actors seriously paid.

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Great Scott hopes to move into former Regina Pizzeria space in Allston

Great Scott, which closed its doors in May after 44 years, hopes to reopen at a new location not far from its former home on Comm. Ave.

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Tyler Perry’s work honored with 2020 Governors Award

The prize, picked by the Television Academy board of governors, honors Perry “for his unprecedented achievements in television and his commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities.”

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Ben Affleck, ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels team up for ‘The Big Goodbye’

Affleck's return to directing will be a movie based on the making of the film "Chinatown."

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Coolidge Corner Theatre will screen ‘Shutter Island’ on grounds of closed Medfield State Hospital

Drive-in screenings of Martin Scorsese’s 2010 mystery/thriller will be Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, at the site where the movie was filmed.

‘Wicked Sharks’: New Cape Cod-filmed special to air during Shark Week

Discovery joins marine biologist Greg Skomal on Cape Cod as he tags and tracks great whites for "Wicked Sharks," airing this weekend.

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New Berklee scholarship honors DJ Henry, a Black college student from Easton killed by police

The Henry Social Change scholarship will aid a number of Berklee and Boston Conservatory students who are “financially and academically deserving with the potential to make a significant contribution to society through the performing arts."

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Give your kids a week, and they’ll create their own films

A special in-person Filmmaking 101 camp starts Aug. 24 at The Cabot in Beverly — or opt for an online Stop-Motion Animation class beginning Aug. 17 and Aug. 24.

Elle Fanning to play Michelle Carter in a new show based on the texting suicide case

An upcoming Hulu series based on the Michelle Carter texting suicide case that sparked attention worldwide has its lead.