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'Star Trek': How well do you know the Trek universe?

'Star Trek' is a story that's spawned TV shows, movies, and spin-off books. As the newest movie, 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' hits theaters, test your Trek knowledge!
You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him

Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
The 25 best movie musicals of all time

The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
Charlie Chaplin: 10 quotes on his birthday

Read these 10 quotes by Charlie Chaplin, the silent-movie icon most famously known for his character with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane, and funny walk.
Jennifer Lawrence: 3 reasons why she's charmed Hollywood

Jennifer Lawrence is everywhere, and not just because she recently picked up a Best Actress Oscar. Here are three reasons she's won over many in Hollywood and those outside it.

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Let the Great World Spin

Colum McCann’s evocative new novel imagines how it felt to watch Philippe Petit from below.
Will Ayn Rand (finally) make it to the small screen?
Review: 'Soul Power'

Concert footage not to be missed in this documentary about the music superstars who performed before the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman fight in 1974.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

'Enchanted April' on DVD at last, an intimate look at Iran's revolution on HBO, a documentary that will have you dancing, and more.
English language gets its one millionth word, website says
Tough choices for the Tonys

A year of strong dramas, tragedies, and farce made for a tight race.
Review: 'Departures'

Quirky Japanese film follows a cellist's inadvertent career change to corpse dresser after his orchestra disbands.
Review: 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'

The newest installment in the X-Men series has Hugh Jackman fighting off mutants on every front.
What terrorist threat? In Indian elections, local issues dominate.

Voters head to the polls this week in staggered nationwide elections.
Six Picks: Newspaper movies we recommend

Six of our favorite newspaper flicks full of intrepid reporters, romance, and quick-witted repartee.
Horton Foote, an appreciation

A playwright for the common man.
Horizon highlights – 'How'd they do that?' edition
Ultimate Arm: Capturing action from every angle

The technology behind movie magic.
Israel's 'Waltz with Bashir' misses an Oscar, but scores in Lebanon

The animated antiwar movie struck a chord in Lebanon and many are finding ways to see it despite the ban on Israeli films.
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Salman Rushdie: Thumbs down on "Slumdog Millionaire"
Africans improvise the movie house

Surround sound, it’s not. But a bamboo-and-mud hut is all it takes to draw film audiences ready for entertainment at 40 cents a ticket.
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Children's CDs and DVDs in the spotlight

All the adventures of Curious George in one spot, Robbert Bobbert's lastest infectious beat, a Carly and Lucy Simon classic reissued, and more.
Broadway leaps into spring

Some big-name actors return to the stage and stir up the classics.
Bill Ayers lives on: Amid rising discontent in Europe, London playwright launches 'Weathermen' drama
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Book cover blog for the design savvy, antelope adventures on PBS Nature, new compilation from Glenn Campbell country, and more.
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Review: 'The Class'

Docudrama superbly explores the interplay of a teacher and his racially mixed students in Paris classroom.
India revels in acclaim for 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Some see hope for change as the film, with four Golden Globe awards and 10 Oscar nominations, spotlights the desperation of slum life.