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2012 movies: 10 to look for

Hollywood's already looking ahead to the movies for this year -- here are 10 of the most anticipated
Gallery: Academy Award for Best Picture nominees: 2010
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A Battle Royale online over origin of 'The Hunger Games'

Some claim that 'The Hunger Games' is a rip-off of the 1999 Japanese series 'Battle Royale.' But the storyline of a death match being employed by authoritarian rulers dates back to the Roman Empire.
2012 movies: 10 to look for

Hollywood's already looking ahead to the movies for this year -- here are 10 of the most anticipated
Captain America: The First Avenger - Movie review

Despite lots of hype, Captain America is just another cookie cutter comic book movie from the Marvel assembly line.
Afghanistan: Pentagon contractors entwined with 'pro-Taliban' warlords

A Senate investigation finds that Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan are inadvertently helping the Taliban and becoming ensnared in the turf wars of local warlords.
Sofia Coppola film, 'Somewhere,' wins top Venice prize

Sofia Coppola has described the film, which made its world premiere at Venice, as a "portrait of today's L.A."
Thai film 'Boonmee' wins top honor at Cannes Film Festival

Winners were announced at the Cannes Film festival.
Chloe Moretz in 'Kick-Ass' -- are toddlers toting Uzis next?

Adapted from a comic book, Chloe Moretz and a bunch of wannabe young superheroes in ‘Kick-Ass’ don’t shy from expletive-filled hard-core violence.
Nuclear weapons: a political strike on the big screen

Producers of 'Countdown to Zero,' a docudrama about the dangers of nuclear weapons, hope it will boost the cause of disarmament the way 'An Inconvenient Truth' did global warming.
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God of War 3 review roundup

Kratos takes on Olympus in this PS3 exclusive, and the God of War 3 review scores are sterling.
Gallery: Academy Award for Best Picture nominees: 2010
Shutter Island: movie review

Based on Dennis Lehane’s book, ‘Shutter Island’ uses all the classic horror-film pyrotechnics and old-school frights to build a paranoid atmosphere.
Oscar nominations: 'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' take the lead

But some fresh faces appear in the Best Actress category with Carey Mulligan (‘An Education’) and Gabourey Sidibe (‘Precious’).
In Pictures: Oscar nominees 2010
Avatar: movie review

James Cameron’s long-awaited ‘Avatar’ uses the latest technology to transport viewers to the war-ridden world of Pandora and its indigenous Na’vi clan.
Chapter & Verse
Plenty of real-life drama over "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series

The trilogy of thrillers penned by Swedish author Stieg Larsson are selling like hotcakes and making headlines for some unusual reasons.
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Gaza war analyst: Does his Nazi-era collection indicate bias?

Mark Garlasco was suspended by Human Rights Watch. But does his hobby mean his report on white phosphorus use in Gaza is inaccurate?
Review: 'Inglourious Basterds'

Tarantino turns history on its head in this World War II fantasy where the Jews come out on top.
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In Germany, an ovation for 'Inglourious Basterds'

The film – opening in 22 countries this weekend – is so far from reality that it allows the audience to let go and accept the movie in all its entertaining absurdity.
Review: 'I Love You, Beth Cooper'

Romantic comedy for teens has fresh twist and new acting find Paul Rust.
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Cannes shines global spotlight on Austria's budding movie industry

Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon" won the top prize Sunday at this year's film festival, which press and industry attendees agreed presented a weaker lineup than in 2008.
At Cannes, vivid and violent films figure prominently

While the famed festival kicks off with Disney-Pixar's 'Up,' other titles are far less fanciful.
Review: 'Sukiyaki Western Django'

This riff on spaghetti westerns gets a Japanese twist as two Samurai fight it out over a batch of gold.
Review: 'Wanted'

Latest comic-book hero movie is a luridly violent film about an assassin in training.