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Is there a chance for young love to survive when high school senior, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is smitten, but not bitten by her pale, brooding classmate (Robert Pattinson)?  This vampire chick flick, based upon Stephenie Meyer’s novels aimed at teen girls hits the mark with those dying for an uncommon take on mindless romance. [...]

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The Vuillards come together for the Christmas holiday to dig up old sibling rivalries, exhibit their psychosis, and support their mother (Catherine Deneuve) in her search for a bone marrow transplant. Depending upon your taste for French cinema, you will either become enthralled with the personalities and mannerism of the group surrounding [...]

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As Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), a “slumdog” from Mumbai is poised to win 20 million rupees on India’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” police officers (Saurabh Shukla and Irfan Khan) launch into a brutal interrogation based on suspicions that Jamal is cheating. Director Danny Boyle pairs up with Loveleen Tandan [...]

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A more detached James Bond (Daniel Craig) tries to pick up the pieces where Casino Royale left off as he crashes, slams, blasts, and smashes impediments in his path to discover Vesper’s killer. As Bond wreaks havoc internationally, his usual contacts including M (perfectly suited to the part, Judi Dench) distance themselves and [...]

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Platonic roommates Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are behind on rent and utilities and determine that producing a porn video is the best way to raise cash quickly. Depending upon your tolerance for toilet humor, you’ll find more than a few laughs in Kevin Smith’s new comedy that mixes business, friendship, fun, [...]

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Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commandant (David Thewlis) befriends a young boy named Shmuel (Jack Scanlon) who happens to live nearby, behind a barbed wire fence (concentration camp). The film, based upon the compelling fable by Irish writer John Boyne, is so superbly directed (Mark Herman), acted (provided you get past British [...]

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LAPD corruption and incompetence in the early 1930’s is splayed out in this fact-based crime case, marvelously directed by Clint Eastwood. Christine Collins’s (Angelina Jolie) efforts to find her missing son (Gattlin Griffith) with the assistance of a local outspoken clergyman (John Malkovich) lead to dramatic confrontations and conclusions, sure to keep audiences [...]

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