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Topic: Historical Movies
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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.
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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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Sundance: 5 festival documentary favorites
5 films shown at the famous Sundance festival that are already hits with critics and audiences
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10 romantic movies for Valentine's Day
Check out these 10 movies for the holiday
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10 great movies by Steven Spielberg
As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
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Top Picks: 'Agent 6,' alien diplomacy, and more
Gillian Anderson plays a tragic bride in a new 'Great Expectations,' 'American Masters' explores the lives of authors Harper Lee and Margaret Mitchell, master spy George Smiley is brought to life by actor Gary Oldman, and more top picks.
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Chapter & Verse
PBS specials will explore Margaret Mitchell and Harper Lee
The Southern authors, each of whom wrote a classic American novel, will have their lives and influence explored in two episodes of PBS's 'American Masters.'
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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.
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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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Sundance: 5 festival documentary favorites
5 films shown at the famous Sundance festival that are already hits with critics and audiences
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10 romantic movies for Valentine's Day
Check out these 10 movies for the holiday
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10 great movies by Steven Spielberg
As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
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Black Friday online deals lure shoppers to make it a cyber Black Friday
Black Friday online deals are available on everything from laptops to loudspeakers. Some bargains are short-lived. Others will last through the weekend, into Cyber Monday, and beyond.
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Robert Redford: Our readers' favorite films
Robert Redford celebrates his birthday today, and we asked the Monitor's followers on Facebook what their favorite films were by the legendary actor and director. Here are the top five:
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Will and Kate visit L.A.: Locals' top 10 southern California must-sees
Royal newlyweds William and Kate have a busy, business-first itinerary for their three-day visit to southern California, which begins Friday. If they had asked us, we’d have given them these 10 tips for how to savor the SoCal experience. For every obvious tourist gambit, we’ve thrown in some insider info about where to pan for the best Angeleno cultural gold.
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7 reasons we still give a damn about "Gone With the Wind"
Seventy-five years ago this month, a novel by an unknown young journalist from Atlanta was published. Originally submitted as a manuscript stuffed into dozens of manila folders, the book was a love story set against the backdrop of the US Civil War. Today, Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind” remains one of the bestselling books of all time. It has been translated into 35 languages, sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, won a Pulitzer Prize, and earned eight Academy Awards as a Hollywood motion picture. Here are some of the many reasons we still love "GWTW."
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Beginners: movie review
Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor square off as father and son in 'Beginners,' a quirky drama with poignant depth.
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From 'Glory' to 'Gone With the Wind,' fascination with Civil War endures
The Civil War, which began 150 years ago Tuesday, has long been a potent theme in film – highlighted by the release of a new Civil War film by Robert Redford Friday.
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Tom Hanks confirmed as graduation speaker at Yale
Tom Hanks has been confirmed as the 2011 Class Day speaker at Yale University. Can he outdo last year's speaker?
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In Pictures: Black History Month
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Ten best movies of 2010
If you haven't yet seen any or all of my top 10, I envy what awaits you. These are Monitor Film Critic Peter Rainer's favorite films of the year.
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In Pictures: Race in America
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Scarlett O'Hara dresses in need of repair
Scarlett O'Hara was an iconic movie character during Hollywood's Golden Age. Now, five dresses that actress Vivian Leigh wore in the 1939 classic 'Gone with the Wind' are damaged and in need of repair.
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Tom Cruise: Hollywood superstar or jump-on-Oprah's-couch weirdo?
Tom Cruise has the new movie 'Knight and Day' where he might be able to reestablish himself as a Hollywood dynamo. Or is he just too weird?
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Based on the true story of 'John Rabe': movie review
The little known but true story of John Rabe, a German businessman who saved thousands of civilians during the rape of Nanking in 1937.
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US postage stamp honors the late actress Katharine Hepburn
Star of 'African Queen' and 'On Golden Pond,' the late actress Katharine Hepburn is honored with her likeness on a US postage stamp.
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Gallery: Controversial video games
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Gallery: Oscar winners 2010
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In Pictures: This Week in Weather 02/01 - 02/05
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