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One of the many shocks in “The Road,” the screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, comes when actor Viggo Mortensen pulls off his tattered, grimy clothing to luxuriate in a waterfall. The hunky star who played Aragorn in the “Lord of the Rings” movies now looks emaciated.
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Next month brings some big movies, like “Avatar,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Princess and the Frog.” Vote here for your favorite.
Though they love each other, can Bella and Edward (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison), a human and a vampire, stay together?
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A marginal improvement on last year’s “Twilight,” “New Moon” is a bit like being locked in a room for two hours with a very moody teenager. The people most likely to appreciate the experience are other moody teens … and moms who remember what it was like to be a moody teen.
“The Blind Side” flirts with terminal cuteness but wins us over, thanks to a lump-in-the-throat real-life story of selflessness and triumph. It also helps that Sandra Bullock steps out of her romantic comedy mode to give one of her better performances. And that the film introduces a charismatic newcomer in Quinton Aaron.
Few movies merit the kind of breathless praise that has been heaped upon “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” It’s a good movie, but it’s not that good.
Always a pleasure to eavesdrop on the beginning of a major career. That could the case with Carey Mulligan, the 24-year-old British actress who in “An Education” often outshines a supporting cast of great actors.
With computer effects, Zoe Saldana becomes a fetching alien in James Cameron's "Avatar" (Dec. 18).
For young to old, funny to serious, our holiday movie guide is stuffed with gifts for all sorts:
