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The Men Who Stare at GoatsWe don't mean to sound paranoid, but: Did aliens abduct George Clooney's sense of humor?By J. HobermanThursday, November 05Historical cataclysm produces conspiratorial thinking: Germany's loss in World War I, the JFK assassination and 9/11 are all naturally understood... More >> -
A Christmas CarolThis can't be what Charles Dickens had in mind.By Ella TaylorThursday, November 05It's not hard to see how the director of Forrest Gump would be thought a good fit to adapt the dearly beloved (and much lampooned) Dickens tale... More >> -
An EducationAn Education and its star, Carey Mulligan, get good marks.By Scott FoundasThursday, October 29The title is a double entendre in An Education, the film version of British journalist Lynn Barber's memoir about the crash course she received... More >> -
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantCirque du Freak tries to get in on the trend. Fails.By Aaron HillisThursday, October 22Like the ominous fingernail moon early on in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, the bloodsucker trend is again in a waxing phase thanks to... More >> -
Somers TownSomers Town gets at the heart of working-class London. And might sell some train tickets, too.By Scott FoundasThursday, October 22The title of Shane Meadows's Somers Town refers to the bleak, working-class neighborhood that lies in the shadow of London's St Pancras train... More >> -
Where the Wild Things AreSpike Jonze can't quite get the spirit of the Wild Things on screen.By J. HobermanThursday, October 15Directed by Spike Jonze from a 400-word children's picture book first published in 1963, Where the Wild Things Are may be the toughest adaptation... More >> -
A Serious ManSelf-hating or just everyone-hating? The Coen Brothers aim their contempt at MOTs.By Ella TaylorThursday, October 15The Yiddish shtetl shtick that opens Joel and Ethan Coen's new movie — a Jewish peasant stumbles on an old Hasid who may or may not be a... More >> -
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Coco Before ChanelChanel hagiography is so last season.By Melissa AndersonThursday, October 08Anne Fontaine's Coco Before Chanel gives us Belle Époque Coco, opening in 1893 with a grim scene of the ten-year-old waif and her sister... More >> -
The Invention of LyingRicky Gervais can only get so far, or so funny, with The Invention of Lying.By Nick PinkertonThursday, October 01The Invention of Lying's plot hook sounds like a pileup of Jim Carrey-Tom Shadyac concept comedies. The assumption is that there isn't much... More >> -
Capitalism: A Love StoryAttn: Wall Street. Michael Moore is a Marxist (but he's still selling the same old shtick).By Ella TaylorThursday, October 01The ushers at a packed screening of Michael Moore's latest movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, came proudly decked out in T-shirts bearing slogans... More >> -
Bright StarMore harmonious than tumultuous, Bright Star is an ode to John Keats's great love affair.By J. HobermanThursday, September 24Set in the bucolic suburbs of early-19th-century London, as fresh and dewy as a newly mowed lawn, Jane Campion's Bright Star recounts the love... More >> -
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The September IssueThe September Issue captures Vogue's lioness at her peak. Goodbye to all of that!By Melissa AndersonThursday, September 17When, in the early '00s, I worked as a freelancer for a publication two floors below Vogue — this was pre-Devil Wears Prada — each... More >> -
The Informant!The Informant! gets cute with massive corporate scandal and blows the story.By Robert WilonskyThursday, September 17As evidenced by The Informant!, it's a hell of a tricky thing turning real-life pulp into floss sugar. The story of Archer Daniels Midland Co.... More >> - More Reviews >>
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Disney's A Christmas Carol Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Disney's A Christmas Carol in Disney Digital 3D Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Disney's A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Men Who Stare at Goats Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Release Date: 2009-11-06
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The Box Release Date: 2009-11-06
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The Fourth Kind Release Date: 2009-11-06
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Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh Release Date: 2009-11-07
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- Paranormal Activity, 16.4 mil, 84.6 mil
- Law Abiding Citizen, 7.4 mil, 51.5 mil
- Couples Retreat, 6.5 mil, 87.0 mil
- Where the Wild Things Are, 5.9 mil, 62.7 mil
- Saw VI, 5.3 mil, 22.5 mil
- Astro Boy, 3.5 mil, 11.3 mil
- The Stepfather, 3.2 mil, 24.6 mil
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, 3.1 mil, 10.8 mil
- Amelia, 3.0 mil, 8.3 mil
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Trailers
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2012 - Trailer Release date: 2009-11-13
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Pirate Radio - Trailer Release date: 2009-11-13
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The Fourth Kind - Trailer Release date: 2009-11-06
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Disney's A Christmas Carol in Disney Digital 3D - Trailer Release date: 2009-11-06
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Men Who Stare at Goats - Trailer Release date: 2009-11-06
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Disney's A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience - Trailer Release date: 2009-11-06
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