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Oscars: Check out the front-runners
Here are the nominees with the best chances of snagging that gold statuette on Oscar night
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Oscar nominations 2012: the Academy's picks for best films
The Oscar nominations are announced, with a few surprises.
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10 roles that earned Meryl Streep Oscar nominations
As Streep earns buzz for 'The Iron Lady,' here are 10 other films that got the attention of the Academy
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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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In Pictures: Worst movie bosses
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Chapter & Verse
'Devil Wears Prada' may be getting a book sequel
'Devil Wears Prada' author Lauren Weiner is said to be releasing a sequel to her bestseller next April.
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With Oscar winners 2012, Hollywood stays in its comfort zone
Nostalgia and historical fare carried the day at Sunday's Academy Awards. 'The Artist,' a black-and-white silent film celebrating Hollywood history, topped the list of Oscar winners 2012.
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Australian mystery reexamined: Did a dingo kill the Chamberlain baby?
The Chamberlains insist a dingo killed their baby, Azaria, in 1980. With new evidence, Australia is investigating the Chamberlain dingo-baby case for the fourth time.
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Top Picks: Woody Allen's 'Manhattan,' an all-star blues concert, and more top picks
One website shows Google and Twitter's first days on the Internet, saxophonist and composer Tim Berne releases a new album, 'American Masters' celebrates jazz legend Cab Calloway, and more top picks.
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Oscars: Check out the front-runners
Here are the nominees with the best chances of snagging that gold statuette on Oscar night
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Maggie vs. Gorby: the scene that ‘The Iron Lady’ forgot
The scripted and unscripted confrontations between Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev were of such epic consequence they could not be condensed into film. Yet we do Britain’s first female prime minister a great disservice in omitting them.
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Oscar nominations 2012: the Academy's picks for best films
The Oscar nominations are announced, with a few surprises.
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Oscar nominations: 'Hugo' leads the way with 11
Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' garnered 11, including best picture. Also nominated for an Oscar are 'The Artist,' The Descendants,' and 'The Help.'
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The Artist and The Descendants big winners at Golden Globe awards
Golden Globe winners, including 'The Artist,' and 'The Descendants,' are likely now to be frontrunners for the Oscars. Meryl Streep won best actress for 'The Iron Lady.'
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A tamer Ricky Gervais leads predictable Golden Globes
The victory for "The Descendants" in the best drama category sets it up in an expected battle at the Academy Awards with "The Artist," which won the award for best musical or comedy.
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"The Artist" leads the Golden Globes in nominations, but others not far behind
The Hollywood Foreign Press Asssociation's annual awards are considered strong predictors for Oscar glory.
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10 roles that earned Meryl Streep Oscar nominations
As Streep earns buzz for 'The Iron Lady,' here are 10 other films that got the attention of the Academy
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Robert Reich
The decline of the American public good
Much of what’s called “public” is increasingly a private good paid for by users, and the rest has become so shoddy that that those who can afford to find private alternatives.
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Mission Impossible leads box office at end of weak year
The year's final weekend saw top movies add to ticket sales from the Christmas holiday one week earlier but no change in the top three chart positions. The "Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks" franchise films took the No. 2 and 3 positions behind Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.'
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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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The best films of 2011
Monitor film critic, Peter Rainer, remembers the hundreds of movies he watched in 2011, and highlights his favorites ... and some he thought were overrated.
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2012 Golden Globe nominees: Spotlight shines on 'The Artist'
The throwback black-and-white, almost silent movie garnered the most film nominations for the Golden Globe awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills.
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Words with Friends gets actor Alec Baldwin kicked off flight
The Words with Friends cellphone game seems to have gotten Alec Baldwin kicked off an American Airlines flight from LA to New York.
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Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
New Yorker writer Susan Orlean tells the larger-than-life story behind canine movie star Rin Tin Tin.
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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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In Pictures: Worst movie bosses
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Culture Cafe
'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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The best movies to watch this summer with your family.
For some quality bonding time with your family this summer, pop in one of these family classics from the last decade that are sure to delight toddlers, teens, and parents alike.
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Culture Cafe
Tommy Lee Jones Joins Meryl Streep and Steve Carell in Great Hope Springs
Lee Jones and Streep will play a married couple, who are having problems with their relationship. Before considering divorce, however, they decide to give their marriage one last try, and head off to a retreat which offers a series of intense counselling sessions with an expert therapist (Steve Carell).
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10 best books for Mother's Day
Looking for that just-right book for a Mother's Day gift? Here's an excellent crop.
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