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'Other Mommy' tops the box office with $27.5M; 'The Social Reckoning' opens to $5.5M The Jessica Chastain horror "Other Mommy" topped the North American box office this weekend with a bigger audience than expected, while "The Social Reckoning" got off to a lackluster start. …

Sumter Little Theatre brings back 'Wiley and the Hairy Man' on Oct. 16 "There's some mighty scary sounds when the Hairy Man's around," and you can experience it for yourself. Sumter Little Theatre will put its own spin on Suzan Zeder's "Wiley and the Hairy Man," beginning Oct. 16. The young cast will bring this …

Lightsaber Darth Vader used in 'I am your father' duel in 'Empire Strikes Back' goes up for auction LOS ANGELES (AP) — In July, a lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from "The Empire Strikes Back" sold for $3.75 million at auction, the highest price ever fetched for a prop used in a …

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