Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (top); Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw in The Blind Side (middle); John Cusack in 2012 (bottom)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon stormed to the top spot at the North American box office this weekend with a phenomenal $140.
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Carrie Preston, Mia Wasikowska, Hal Holbrook in That Evening Sun
Directed by Scott Teems, who also adapted William Gay’s short story "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down," That Evening Sun stars Hal Holbrook as Abner Meecham, an elderly Tennessee farmer who, after fleeing from his nursing home, returns to his homestead only to discover that his son (Walton Goggins) has leased the farm to a no-good neighbor (Ray McKinnon).
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2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actor – Comedy or Musical
George Clooney, Up in the Air (with director Jason Reitman)
A professional downsizer finds his ideal frequent-flying partner right when he’s about to get grounded.
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"I’m looking forward to being ‘onstage’ Sunday at the Egyptian. I love talking about Irving, Norma, and Joan.
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Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (middle); Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (bottom)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon’s estimated take of $140.
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2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actress – Comedy or Musical
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
A bossy Canadian businesswoman forces her American assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her so she can stay in the US.
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Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, with Robert Pattinson (top) and Taylor Lautner (bottom)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the Chris Weitz-directed Twilight sequel starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, earned $72.
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Clapham Junction by Adrian Shergold (top); Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth in I Can’t Think Straight (middle); Patrik Age.
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2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actress – Drama
Annette Bening, Mother and Child
A middle-aged woman must come to terms with her past
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Radical ideologue Leo Tolstoy’s wife Sofya has to put up with him
Carey Mulligan, An Education
In 1960s London, a teenager falls for a man in his 30s
Michelle Pfeiffer, Chéri
An older courtesan gets back on the job
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
An abused pregnant teen tries to take control of her life
Hilary Swank in Amelia (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (middle, upper); Emily Blunt in Young Victoria (middle, lower); Natalie Portman in Brothers (bottom)
Not that long ago, there was a time — a very long time, stretching from the early [.
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2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actor – Drama
Colin Firth, A Single Man
In 1960s Los Angeles, a gay college professor wants to end his life after learning that his lover has died in an accident.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 semi-finalists in the animated short film category of the 2010 Academy Awards.
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2010 Golden Globes Predictions: Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Informant! (above, with Matt Damon), d: Steven Soderbergh; scr: Scott Z.
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I can feel the Twilight zeitgeist in the air tonight, perhaps it's because I live across from the cinema and the line around the block is across from me, and I hear them out there, howling.
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2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Picture – Drama
The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow; scr: Mark Boal
A US Army elite unit disarms bombs in Iraq.
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Marie Dressler in Dinner at 8
Marie Dressler IV: DINNER AT 8, THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN
Marie Dressler and Claire Du Brey.
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Noel Clarke’s Adulthood, which was screened at this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, opens this week on IFC Festival Direct, a distribution outlet presenting "a collection of the best and most innovative cinema" from film festivals around the world, exclusively on demand.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 semi-finalists in the 2010 Academy Awards’ Documentary Feature category.
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There are few web series that I’ve enjoyed watching; of those, Matt Koval’s "The Fuplers" is probably my favorite.
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European Film Award nominee and a very likely contender for the 2010 best documentary feature Academy Award, Yoav Shamir’s Defamation opens on Friday, Nov.
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Judy Garland in A Star Is Born (top); Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (middle); Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg in Breathless (bottom)
Turner Classic Movies‘ first-ever TCM Classic Film Festival, which will be held on April 22-25, 2010, in Hollywood, will feature the world premiere of a newly restored edition of George Cukor’s A Star is Born (1954), starring Judy Garland and James Mason; the North American premiere of the restored version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927); and a 50th anniversary screening of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg.
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