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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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Ten best movies of 2010
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'Cloud Atlas' is occasionally exhilarating but mostly confusing (+trailer)
'Cloud Atlas' features a large cast, and it's fun to spot who's who. But the mash-up plot of 'Cloud Atlas' is largely exasperating.
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Toronto International Film Festival: Fewer political movies, more literary adaptations
A new version of a Henry James novel and a Shakespeare adaptation by Joss Whedon were standouts.
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Chapter & Verse 'Cloud Atlas': 6-minute trailer stokes excitement – and book sales (+ video)
An unusually long trailer for the upcoming film version of David Mitchell novel 'Cloud Atlas' suggests an ambitious and visually stunning movie.
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Disney's 'The Secret World of Arrietty': movie review (+trailer)
'The Secret World of Arrietty' is a supernal coming-of-age story. The movie's hushed mystery and lyricism casts a hypnotizing spell.
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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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The Iron Lady: movie review
Thatcher biopic 'The Iron Lady' is a sprawling review of the British prime minister's life that may leave supporters and detractors unsatisfied.
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"Cloud Atlas" gets an A-list cast
The well-received but challenging novel "Cloud Atlas" has actors Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and Hugh Grant lined up to star in its film adaptation, due to be released next fall.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: movie review
Eight films and $2 billion later, a poignant send-off for 'the boy who lived.'
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'The Iron Lady' trailer shows Meryl Streep at her best
The international teaser trailer for ‘The Iron Lady’ offers an early look at Meryl Steep’s already-an-awards-contender turn as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 'The Iron Lady' is set to hit U.S. theaters December 16.
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Top Picks: Brainteasers, 'Invizimals,' 'Radioactive,' and more
PBS specials on scientific wonders, a PlayStation game that projects monsters, a book on Madame Curie, and more recommendations.
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Another Year: movie review
Mike Leigh’s film ‘Another Year’ offers an intimate portrait of the sadness of the middle class.
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Ten best movies of 2010
Even middling years can yield marvelous movies. Despite all the frazzled franchises and star-studded misfires of 2010, there were still wonders to behold –historical dramas of the finest intelligence, animation of great wit and delicacy, documentaries that brought out the human drama behind the headlines, and small, independent movies that showcased the emerging artists of tomorrow. If you haven't yet seen any or all of my top 10, listed here alphabetically, I envy what awaits you.
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The Young Victoria: movie review
A portrait of Queen Victoria before she took the throne, ‘The Young Victoria’ comes across at times rather like a plodding royal pageant.
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Review: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
For 'Harry' fans the intensity deepens at Hogwarts – as do adolescent romantic interests.
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