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8:11 am ET -The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
Top Movies (View all)
- 'In the House' has a great premise but fails to fully explore its plot
- 'To the Wonder' is director Terrence Malick at his most incomprehensible
- 'Arthur Newman' has a dreary plot despite its star leads
- 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' has a great cast and timely story
- 'Pain & Gain' never comes to life
- '42' is a dull treatment of Jackie Robinson's story
- 'The Angels' Share' is an odd mix of frivolous and socially conscious
- 'Django Unchained' pulled from Chinese theaters: Did it run afoul of censors?
- 'Trance' tries to fit into too many genres
- 'Room 237' examines possible hidden meanings in 'The Shining'
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'Evil Dead' should please fans of the original and newbies
'Evil Dead' has high production values and nonstop action. 'Evil Dead' stars Jane Levy.
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'The Company You Keep' never quite figures out what it wants to be
'Company,' directed by and starring Robert Redford, is equally preachy and melodramatic.
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Roger Ebert dies, leaves legacy as groundbreaking movie critic (+video)
Roger Ebert dies: He started as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. Roger Ebert won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the first movie reviewer to do so.
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Kate Hudson gives advice to teen girls at leadership forum
Kate Hudson spoke to teenage girls at the ANNpower Leadership Forum, a program which features female speakers from the worlds of business, entertainment and nonprofit. Kate Hudson told forum attendees to take risks and trust their own talent.
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'From Up on Poppy Hill,' an animated film by Miyazaki's son Goro, is a must-see
'From Up on Poppy Hill,' which follows the romance between a lonely teenager and her dashing classmate, is the exception in an industry where family entertainment is often bland.
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'Renoir' explores the final chapter in the life of the Impressionist
The central romance is sketchy, but the cinematography makes 'Renoir' beautiful to look at.
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'Reality' examines the dangers of celebrity worship
'Reality' has some loose ends, but actor Aniello Arena as protagonist Luciano is a live-wire presence.
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Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in 'Admission'
Tina Fey is sharply funny on TV and on the page, but she and Rudd are working with hackneyed material in 'Admission.'
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Kate Winslet joins YA adaptation movie 'Divergent'
Kate Winslet will play the leader of a scholarly people known as the Erudite in the new movie, according to the film's studio Summit Entertainment. Kate Winslet recently appeared in the movie 'Contagion' and starred in the miniseries 'Mildred Pierce.'
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'Gimme the Loot' mines class, race and friendship
'Gimme the Loot' writer-director Adam Leon has a marvelous eye for blending staged dramatic sequences into documentary settings, which lets his actors work up their distinctive rhythms.
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