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The biggest bang
Apocalypse now and then: Tracing disaster films from "When Worlds Collide" to the uber-disaster flick "2012."
'Napoleon' complex-free
Director Jared Hess talks about his new film, "Gentlemen Broncos," and how much science fiction has influenced his work.
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Do you remember these onscreen aliens from yesteryear? Test your knowledge of the films in which these otherworldly beings star.
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Hollywood invades Boston
As more movie studios use Boston as their set, the Hub increases its star power.
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‘The Box’
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- 'Crude'
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‘American Casino’
‘Brief Interviews With Hideous Men’
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- ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’
‘Gentlemen Broncos’
‘The Fourth Kind’
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‘35 Shots of Rum’
- ‘Michael Jackson's This Is It’
- ‘The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day’
‘The Canyon’
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Weekend box office
(Week of Oct. 30/Source: IMDB)
| 1. 'This Is It' |
$21.3M |
| 2. 'Paranormal Activity' |
$16.5M |
| 3. 'Law Abiding Citizen' |
$7.3M |
| 4. 'Couples Retreat' |
$6.1M |
| 5. 'Saw VI' | $5.56M |
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Critics Ty Burr and Mark Feeney offer up contenders for the best Boston flick ever.
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Q&A with John Krasinski of NBC's 'The Office'
The Newton native — in town to promote his film "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" — visited our office to answer your questions.
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A spirited ‘Christmas Carol’
Director Zemeckis makes a leap in creative visualization with a stunning, fresh retelling of the Dickens classic. - Photos Best and worst holiday movies
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‘The Box’
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden star as a married couple with a moral dilemma. The movie almost squeezes the non-anatomical part of your stomach that tenses up in moments of dread.
‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’
Film falls prey to a first-time feature director, an unfocused script, and a lead role that's both underwritten and miscast. Not Clooney; he's fine.
‘Brief Interviews With Hideous Men’
Julianne Nicholson plays a graduate student gathering information on men's sex lives.
‘Crude’
Joe Berlinger's documentary chronicles what happens when an ecological disaster meets a media circus.
‘American Casino’
Leslie Cockburn's documentary is about the causes and consequences of last fall's financial meltdown.
‘Michael Jackson's This Is It,’
Watching Michael Jackson on stage, even at 50 percent, leaves a feeling of woe: This London show really would have been major.
‘35 Shots of Rum’
Director Claire Denis puts the emphasis on the characters and the rhythms of their lives.
‘The Boondock Saints II’
Troy Duffy proved long ago that you can make a terrible film and still find an audience. This sequel is a reward for the faithful and no one else.
‘Amelia’
Exploring how a pilot became a celebrity, the film stars Hilary Swank as the legendary aviator Amelia Earhart.Latest news
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- Zhang says 'Blood Simple' has shades of Chow (AP, 11/4/09)
- Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash (AP, 11/4/09)
- Stars switch on London's Christmas lights (AP, 11/3/09)
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