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Nine Days' John Hampson now an English teacher at Wantagh High School

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This is the story of a guy who went from rock star to English teacher

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Jude Law delivers one of the best performances of the year, and possibly of his career.

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This year's Hamptons Doc Fest launches Thursday with a slate of films that are already picking up awards-season buzz.

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"Anora," Sean Baker's odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun's psychological horror "I Saw the TV Glow" dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best feature and best director.

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Break out your "Dune" popcorn bucket: It's time for the best movies of the year.

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Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history came to an explosive end on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound.

Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult lead thriller about the real FBI manhunt for a white supremacist leader

Brady Corbet's 3 1/2-hour postwar epic "The Brutalist" won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody, also won best actor.

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The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed Wednesday in front of a midtown Manhattan hotel, the NYPD said. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in NYC

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce restrictions on the use of cellphones in schools, which would take effect next September. Newsday State Capitol correspondent Keshia Clukey reports.

'The idea would be bell to bell'

After 14 years, Suffolk's red-light camera program concluded on Dec. 1. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'The red-light program has ended'

On Tuesday, a memorial service was held for Omer Neutra, the Israeli-American soldier from Plainview who was killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'I have to grow old without him by my side'

Catholic parishes across Long Island will be required to pay thousands, in some cases millions, as part of a $323 million clergy sex abuse settlement that may be finalized within days.

Clergy sex abuse settlement will cost Long Island parishes

Connor Kasin, a 17-year-old Massapequa High School senior, collapsed over the weekend during a charity hockey game.

Funeral, services set for Connor Kasin

Nine students were taken to hospitals to be treated for minor injuries after a school bus crashed at North Babylon High School Sunday.

School bus accident leaves several injured in North Babylon 

The Long Island Harley Owners Group held its annual toy run on Sunday, riding from Babylon to Wading River to donate toys to a local charity for the holidays. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

'We could not do it without them' 

A bomb threat was made Wednesday at the Suffolk County home of former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the EPA. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'My family and I were not home at the time and are safe'

Hundreds of Long Island educators are double dipping, a term used to describe collecting both a salary and a pension. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'Let somebody else have a chance'

Modupe Ruth Ogunlaja Armstead and her husband, Don Armstead, owners of MRO Palace in Elmont, spoke about how they will be using Small Business Saturday to boost their business — not an easy task for a store where everything is custom-made.

'I want everybody that comes here to have an experience'

The Puppy Mill Pipeline Act will go into effect Dec. 15, and while some pet stores call the ban unconstitutional, proponents of the law say it will bring needed change. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'We have no choice but to shut down.'

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Get film reviews, movie news, and features about current and upcoming movies playing on Long Island from Newsday's film critic, Rafer Guzmán.

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