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Also reviewed: ‘The Double,’ ‘Devil’s Knot,’ ‘Generation War.’ Veronica Mars: The Movie

Directorial acclaim never comes easy. When it hits, though, the results can be significant not only for the helmer but for cinema itself.

By the luck of the draw, two significant films by director William Friedkin are about to be released for home viewing almost simultaneously.

Also reviewed: ‘Blue Ruin,’ ‘Big Bad Wolves,’ ‘Bettie Page Reveals All’ Sorcerer

Movie soundtracks from animated films such as ‘Frozen’ and ‘Despicable Me 2’ are booming, and studios couldn’t be happier. Considered deeply uncool at one point, music from animated movies is back — and singing along is now not only OK for kids, it’s something adults record themselves doing on their phones and share on YouTube.

This has been a fine season for fans of the perennially under-appreciated star Barbara Stanwyck. The first part of “A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940,” a massive two-volume biography by Victoria Wilson, has been getting review attention

Also reviewed: ‘The Invisible Woman,’ ‘Ride Along,’ ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.’ Philomena

Turner Classic Movies puts on a bus tour of film locations for movie fans as part of cable network’s 20th anniversary celebration. There’s a Chick-fil-A on the Sunset Boulevard corner where Lana Turner was said to have been discovered, a public school at the former Ambassador Hotel site where Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft filmed their trysts in “The Graduate” and a CVS in the Art Deco …

Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute to Mickey Rooney, who passed away April 6 at age 93, with a 24-hour marathon of his movies.

New Releases: ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Grudge Match’ and ‘A Field In England’ also for sale August: Osage County