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Paul Brandus

Why the GOP should embrace Obama

$In Promised Land, Matt Damon (seen here with co-star Frances McDormand) plays a character torn over fracking.$

Is Promised Land unfair to the energy industry?

January 4, 2013, at 11:33 AM

The new Matt Damon film, which tackles the controversy over hydraulic fracturing, has fracking fans crying foul

Anne Hathaway: A revelation as Fantine in Les Misérables.

Why this year's Oscars will be the least snooty ever

January 4, 2013, at 10:10 AM

Finally, the Academy seems to realize that box-office success isn't a disqualifying factor

Monsters University takes viewers back to the college days of their favorite Monsters, Inc. characters.

24 movies to see in 2013: Part two

January 4, 2013, at 8:03 AM

From family film Monsters University to crime drama The Wolf of Wall Street, a guide to the most promising movies between June and December

Skyfall has already earned more than $1 billion at the global box office.

Will Skyfall be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

January 3, 2013, at 5:25 PM

A surprise nomination at the Producers Guild Awards has some predicting a first-ever Best Picture nod for the 007 franchise

Felicity no more: Keri Russell plays a deeply embedded Soviet agent in The Americans.

13 TV shows to watch in 2013

January 3, 2013, at 3:35 PM

New series like The Carrie Diaries and The Americans take their place alongside old favorites like Downton Abbey and Girls

Chadwick Boseman stars as Jackie Robinson in the April release 42.

24 movies to see in 2013: Part one

January 3, 2013, at 6:33 AM

From crime drama Gangster Squad to the story of Jackie Robinson in 42, a guide to the most promising new movies between January and June

Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln: An Oscar shoe-in?

The 10 best-reviewed movies of 2012

December 27, 2012, at 9:44 AM

The eclectic list, which includes both gentle children's films and bloody action epics, is a snapshot of the year in cinema

Like a virus, Psy's "Gangnam Style" had everyone from Madonna to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon performing the song's crazy horse-riding dance.

The 13 biggest pop culture moments of 2012

December 26, 2012, at 9:15 AM

From the rise of an unexpected NBA superstar to the announcement of a royal baby, this was a year of smiles, shocks, and sheer Gangnamminess

A Very Merry Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas: Doesn't every holiday need Neil Patrick Harris performing his own Xmas spectacular?

12 unconventional Christmas movies

December 25, 2012, at 10:40 AM

From Christmas Eve heists to killer Santas, here are a dozen holiday movies for anyone who's seen Miracle on 34th Street or It's a Wonderful Life one too many times

The Les Miserable Broadway cover (left) and an original illustration from Victor Hugo's book.

Les Miserables' astounding popularity: By the numbers

December 24, 2012, at 12:20 PM

More than 60 million fans around the world have heard the people sing

For those who enjoy delayed reactions, TLC's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Christmas Special is set to air in January.

7 holiday specials that will turn you into a Grinch

December 24, 2012, at 10:00 AM

A Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Christmas show is on the way — joining other unwatchable Xmas TV spectaculars based on He-Man, Pac-Man, and Star Wars

Jack Reacher may be the one action hero Tom Cruise should have passed up.

Is Tom Cruise the right actor to play Jack Reacher?

December 21, 2012, at 10:51 AM

Some fans are furious that the 5-foot-7 brown-haired actor is playing Lee Child's 6-foot-5 blond hero

Leonardo DiCaprio plays the strenuously polished trove of secrets that is Jay Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming film.

WATCH: The hyperactive new trailer for The Great Gatsby

December 20, 2012, at 11:21 AM

Baz Luhrman's glittery take on the Great American Novel is slated to hit theaters in May 2013

Keira Knightly and Steve Carrell face doomsday together in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

6 movies for the end of the world

December 20, 2012, at 11:01 AM

If Dec. 21 doesn't usher in the apocalypse after all, face the final curtain vicariously by watching one of these recent Hollywood films

Suspend your disbelief as Home Alone bandits Harry and Marv survive a barrage of near-deadly attacks at the hands of an 8-year-old.

Diagnosing the Home Alone burglars' injuries: A professional weighs in

December 20, 2012, at 6:22 AM

Ever wondered what a blow torch to the head would actually do? Read on

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