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Zach Tyler in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The mature-for-kids action cartoon 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' has become the hit of the summer, thanks to Netflix. But we have Nickelodeon to thank for its creation ... a full 15 years ago.

Scott Beggs
A scene from The Muppets (2011).

Movies can and do serve different purposes in our cultural diet: some are educational, some are inspiring, others shine a necessary light on injustice or tragedy, and some just make you feel good.

Todd Gilchrist, Jake Rossen














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Find yourself getting restless during a film? It might be because we've become conditioned to expect movies to entertain us for a very specific amount of time.

Jake Rossen