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Charles Dickens: 12 great movie and TV adaptations

12 versions that successfully brought Dickens' classic novels to the small and big screens.
10 book-to-movie adaptations coming this holiday season

These movies adapted from both children's and adult books are hitting the screen this holiday season.

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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator': movie review (+trailer)

Sacha Baron Cohen's film is funny for about half its running time, and the lack of improvisation in the movie is somewhat stifling.
State dinner for Cameron includes musicians and actors from both sides of the pond

The guest list was heavy on celebrities but also included donors to the President's re-election campaign.
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'Ender's Game' gains three new cast members

'Ender's Game' finishes its casting announcements as the adaptation of the sci-fi classic moves forward in production
Charles Dickens: 12 great movie and TV adaptations

12 versions that successfully brought Dickens' classic novels to the small and big screens.
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Hugo gets the most Oscar nominations in 2012. Why?

'Hugo' got 11 Oscar nominations. But the Oscars are only the most recent acclaim for Hugo, the movie and, Hugo, the children's book by Brian Selznick
10 book-to-movie adaptations coming this holiday season

These movies adapted from both children's and adult books are hitting the screen this holiday season.
Martin Scorsese's 3-D 'Hugo': movie review

Martin Scorsese dives into a child's fantasy in 'Hugo,' the story of an orphaned boy with a dream in 1930s France.
Toronto International Film Festival: An insider’s guide to babe magnets and albino alligators

Colin Firth was in town to promote his new film ‘The King’s Speech,’ while Werner Herzog intoned about albino alligators in his 3-D film ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams.’
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: movie review

Jake Gyllenhaal wears his heroism lightly as the prince in the video-game inspired ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.'
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

HBO’s World War II blockbuster ‘The Pacific,’ Norah Jones’s new tour, ‘Up in the Air’ on DVD, and more.
Shutter Island: movie review

Based on Dennis Lehane’s book, ‘Shutter Island’ uses all the classic horror-film pyrotechnics and old-school frights to build a paranoid atmosphere.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Audubon's new butterfly guide, a PBS documentary on rock icon Neil Young, Allen Toussaint's first solo album in 10 years, and more.
Review: 'Elegy'

Based on a Philip Roth novel, 'Elegy' traces the passionate entanglement of an aging professor with a strikingly beautiful student, played by Penélope Cruz.
Review: 'The Wackness'

Set in the hip-hop culture of 1990s New York, this tale of a cross-generational friendship between two self-indulgent men quickly wears thin.
Review: 'The Love Guru'

Mike Myers pulls off some hilarious moments in this crude but funny comedy.
Review: 'War, Inc.'

Edgy black comedy alternates with sophomoric gags – and it works.
Hazy screens: Is Hollywood pushing marijuana?

A raft of films has some observers citing a generational shift among filmmakers.
At Sundance, the big draws are Patti Smith, U2, Roman Polanski, Osama bin Laden

At this year's film festival, nonfiction films outshine the usual angst-ridden, quirky indies.