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10 best movies of 2011

From young love to a documentary on capital punishment, here are the 10 movies that wowed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer at the multiplex this year
HBO makes great TV from books

More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.

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Hope, resiliency, and unity mark the Joplin tornado anniversary

One the worst tornadoes in US history hit Joplin a year ago. The Missouri city has good reason to now celebrate its path to recovery.
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Oscars: 5 films that should have been nominated

Oscar missed out on these 5 films that should have earned a nomination.
SAG Awards' unexpected winners: 'The Help,' Dujardin win

The Screen Actors Guild Awards featured some unexpected winners, including 'The Help' for best overall cast performance and French actor Jean Dujardin for best actor in 'The Artist.'
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.
10 best movies of 2011

From young love to a documentary on capital punishment, here are the 10 movies that wowed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer at the multiplex this year
HBO makes great TV from books

More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.
George Clooney in 'The Ides of March': movie review

George Clooney's political thriller ‘The Ides of march’ is a shrewd, somewhat cynical look at modern-day politics.
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'Prohibition' – so much more than gangsters and flappers

This Sunday (8 to 10 p.m. EDT) Ken Burns turns his prodigious research efforts and illuminating camerawork loose on America's failed attempt to sober up.
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Fall 2011 movie preview

The 2011 Fall Movie Season is here, and we have your guide to all the films keeping you warm at the theater, complete with images, release dates, and our recommendations!
The Hangover Part II: movie review

'The Hangover Part II' keeps the template of the original movie but adds a darker, scummier tone.
Top Picks: a musical tribute to Bob Dylan, 'Too Big To Fail,' Azam Ali's latest album, and more

Recordings of famous musicians performing Bob Dylan classics, an HBO movie about the 2008 economic crisis, a collection of lullabies sung by music superstar Azam Ali, and more recommendations.
Win Win: movie review

Paul Giamatti’s struggling lawyer is nuanced and fresh in 'Win Win,' a bittersweet drama with heart.
Barney's Version: movie review

In a lively adaptation of Mordecai Richler's book 'Barney's Version,' Paul Giamatti plays an incorrigible scamp who falls for the love of his life at his own wedding – among other escapades.
Barney's Version: movie review

The film, with standout performances from Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, will play for one Oscar-qualifying week this month.
The Last Station: movie review

In 'The Last Station,' Leo Tolstoy's domestic life and epic marriage is the story.
Ten best movies of the decade

The best of the decade include foreign fare and some American classics such as ‘Sideways’ and ‘No Country for Old Men.’
Review: 'Cold Souls'

An existential comedy with Paul Giamatti in a brilliantly deadpan lead role.
Review: 'Duplicity'

Romantic thriller rolls out star power but leaves audience with an empty puzzle of a plot.
Review: 'Trumbo'

Documentary about famous screenwriter Dalton Trumbo draws on letters he wrote from Mexico after being blacklisted by the US government.