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Oscars: 10 family films the Academy loved

'Hugo' and 'War Horse' aren't the only family films to get recognized with Oscar nominations

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Roswell UFO incident: Why we love alien visitors

Google commemorates the 1947 Roswell UFO incident on its homepage Monday, with an interactive homage to pop culture's friendly extraterrestrials.
Ray Bradbury, a passionate sci-fi writer with the gifts of a painter

Ray Bradbury wrote his more than 500 stories, novels, plays, and poems on a typewriter, creating imagery that helped bring sci-fi and fantasy into the mainstream of American popular culture.
Movies' second drafts: Titanic, Star Wars, and more

Changing the sky in 'Titanic' for its 3-D re-release isn't the first time movies have been tinkered with.
Top Picks: A tribute to John Williams, exploring a 'Frozen Planet,' and more

Steve Martin tweets about 'The Da Vinci Code' and the Super Bowl, Nada Surf banishes the March blues, the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D.C. includes a preview by Ken Burns, and more top picks.
Oscars: 10 family films the Academy loved

'Hugo' and 'War Horse' aren't the only family films to get recognized with Oscar nominations
War Horse: movie review

In 'War Horse,' Steven Spielberg brings his trademark storytelling to this somewhat sentimental tale of a boy and a horse he loves and loses.
12/22/2011 12:18 pm
Chapter & Verse Beloved Roald Dahl book "The BFG" will get the big-screen treatment

The 1982 children's novel will be adapted by "E.T." screenwriter Melissa Mathison.
09/26/2011 04:34 pm
Culture Cafe The music of 'Harry Potter': A glockenspiel and E minor make for an iconic theme song

First composed by John Williams, “Hedwig’s Theme” is the music associated with Harry Potter. Just like the 'Harry Potter' franchise itself, “Hedwig’s Theme” will probably be one of those immortal pieces off a movie magic in the twenty-first century.
07/19/2011 01:06 pm
Culture Cafe Secret 'Super 8' screening was a crowd pleaser

Paramount Pictures held super secret screenings of J.J. Abrams 'Super 8' in cities across the country on June 8 to promote the films release. 'Super 8,' which has received favorable reviews, hits theaters Friday.
06/09/2011 12:36 pm
Culture Cafe 'Super 8' star Joel Courtney talks about his debut film and J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams’ new discovery, Joel Courtney, talks about keeping the secrets of ‘Super 8,’ feeling the shock waves from massive explosions and hitting Abrams with the perfect April Fools prank.
06/07/2011 02:49 pm
Horizons Avatar smashes past $2 billion, but can it beat Gone with the Wind?

The sci-fi epic Avatar raked in more money than any other, but what about inflation?
02/04/2010 05:10 pm
Horizons How 'Paranormal Activity' became the most profitable movie ever

'Paranormal Activity,' the spooky mockumentary produced on a shoestring budget, has apparently garnered the highest return on investment of any film ever.
10/30/2009 01:00 am