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Gallery: Oscar winners 2010
Gallery: Academy Award for Best Picture nominees: 2010
In Pictures: Oscar nominees 2010

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'Act of Valor' glorifies Navy SEALs. But can they act? (+trailer)

Act of Valor: War movies in wartime inevitably are controversial. "Act of Valor" – the movie about US Navy SEALs – is bringing mixed reviews from professional film critics and moviegoers.
Act of Valor: movie review

Using active-duty US Navy SEALs boosts 'Act of Valor' beyond being a garden-variety action flick.
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?
Hey, Soul Sister by Train, Angry Birds top iTunes top music and apps lists for 2010

Eminem and Ke$sha had the best-selling albums on iTunes and the addictive game Angry Birds was the top selling mobile app.
Lebanon: movie review

‘Lebanon’ plays out in the claustrophobic interior of an Israeli tank as hostilities intensify.
Restrepo: movie review

'Restrepo' offers frontline seats to Afghanistan's war, as Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington document a 15-month deployment of a U.S. platoon in the dangerous Korengal Valley.
The Warlords: movie review

Set in 19th-century China, 'The Warlords' is crammed with gritty, exciting battles scenes as three flawed heroes overcome the odds.
'The Hurt Locker': Hollywood's unsettling view of the Iraq war

‘The Hurt Locker’ is said to be apolitical. But shouldn’t a movie about the Iraq war have a strong point of view?
Green Zone: movie review

Set in US-occupied Baghdad, ‘Green Zone’ confronts the WMD fiasco with Matt Damon playing an Army office tracking down the truth.
Oscar winners 2010: full of drama

Oscar winner 'Hurt Locker' beat out 'Avatar' for Best Picture, while Sandra Bullock won Best Actress, beating out 16-time nominee Meryl Streep.
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'District 9' bests 'Avatar' among BitTorrent fans

Of the ten Best Picture nominees, 'District 9' was the most popular with users of file-sharing services. That's almost as good as an Oscar.
Gallery: Oscar winners 2010
Gallery: Academy Award for Best Picture nominees: 2010
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
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

A new mouthwatering book on artisan cheeses, singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston's lastest album, History Channel's new 'American Pickers' series, and more.
Ten best films of 2009

Uncovering some gems in an uneven year at the movies.
Brothers: movie review

Tobey Maguire plays a returning vet in ‘Brothers,’ a dark drama about identity and the costs of war on the home front.
Review: 'The Hurt Locker'

This riveting, documentarylike combat movie about a bomb squad in Iraq will keep you on edge.
Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'

Spike Lee's retelling of World War II's black infantry draws on all the clichés.
Review: 'Tropic Thunder'

Daring satire pushes buttons as it parodies the moviemaking business.
'Stop-Loss' brings Iraq war home

A war hero goes AWOL when the Army recalls him for a tour of duty in Kimberly Peirce's gritty drama.
New on DVD: 'The Valley of Elah' and 'Michael Clayton'

In the valley of Elah, a shadowy murder case; a corporate conspiracy catches up with Michael Clayton.