Looking over this 'Best of the Decade' list, I can't help but offer a caveat — while this is a great bunch of movies, it still pales in comparison with the cinematic renaissance of the 1990s, when independent filmmaking breathed new life into the industry. That said, everything here is worth discovering.
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The close of an era — such as this decade, the Aughts, the 00s or whatever the hell we're calling it — leads to an irresistible temptation to reflect and rank. With the Internet, everyone now has the opportunity to do what only cultural critics and commentators were able to do in the past:...
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Though you'll find yourself inspired by the lead character and her struggle to rise up from destitution and despair, it's Mo'Nique's terrifying presence you'll remember most in the movie 'Precious.'
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Brace yourselves, average citizens. The super-popular 'Twilight' series of books by Stephenie Meyer spawned an ultra-popular movie. And it looks like the sequel to 'Twilight,' 'New Moon,' is going to be even more popular. Let the New Moon Lunacy begin.
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Steve Martin is set to host the Oscars oce again (this time with Alec Baldwin). His ability to blend high art and low culture makes him the consummate host for the glitzy, often pompous, occasionally stirring Academy Awards, able to cut through the pretension of the evening with his bone-dry, self-aware humor.
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I spent my teenage years in the company of serial killers, cannibals, vampires and witches. But enough about my family reunion (I kid, they were merely Mormons and sheep farmers). This week is Halloween, so I must confess -- and share -- a love of the scariest movies and books.
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The writers of "Arrested Development" were adept at a certain kind of brilliant alchemy: For three seasons, the show blended crude humor, sophisticated wit, timeless family situations, in-jokes, meta references with broad, physical comedy. Now, after more than three years gone, the show is back--sort of.
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In Fred Zinnemann’s 1952 timeless Western High Noon, Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) fights a battle for his soul over the dilemma of whether to pursue what's easy versus what's right. Or, in the modern vernacular, the path of least resistance versus, perhaps, the path of righteousness.
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Tune into the Food Network and you'll see "food porn" at its best. The visual we enjoy today stands in stark contrast to the barren culinary landscape that Julia Child confronted nearly a half-century ago. In the past dozen years or so, the culinary roots Child planted have blossomed on the small screen.
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I've watched John Ford's 1962 classic, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance many times. It resonates more with each viewing, particularly so in recent years. Liberty premiered in a time when the United States was facing daunting changes on the horizon, internally and externally.
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