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The Vow, Journey 2 and Safe House make up a big weekend of new releases

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Though critics aren't exactly lining up to heap praise on the three movie new releases out this weekend, Safe House, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and The Vow are all expected to produce a better-than-usual weekend at the box office.
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Miss Bala movie provides look at Mexican drug war through eyes of a beauty queen

Miss Bala won't be the most popular movie you ever see. It probably won't break box office records. But if you're looking for the sort of movie that turns an idea on its head, that challenges what you think you know about the Mexican Drug Wars, Miss Bala is it....
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New releases this weekend: The Grey, Man on a Ledge both try to thrill audiences

Two suspenseful, action thrillers will dominate the box office this weekend. While The Grey brings hyper-realism to a new level in movie-making, Man on a Ledge is "so bad it's good."...
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What's old is new — and award winning — in Academy Award nominations

The Oscar nominations came out Tuesday and Hugo was a big winner, with 11 nominations. But across the board, movies set years ago did well this year....
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Despite international success, Iranian film industry under fire at home

Iranian filmmakers have seen increasing success on the international stage. Just last week, A Separation won a Golden Globe, for example. But at home, government censors are doing all they can to undermine the developing filmmakers....
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VIDEO: New movie uses found footage documenting life in Canadian Arctic, nearly 100 years ago

In 1919, the Hudson's Bay Company produced a silent film showing what it was like living along Canada's northern shores. They looked at fur trading and life and commerce in the Arctic areas. That movie was lost, but some of the original footage was found recently and turned into a new movie....
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Joyful Noise the highlight of a weekend with three big new movie releases

Joyful Noise, Contraband, Beauty and the Beast 3D all debut this weekend. Critics are touting Joyful Noise as one of the year's best films, while Contraband and Beauty and the Beast 3D each have their strengths....
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These six films will knock your socks off in 2012

From The Dark Knight to the Great Gatsby, 2012 is set to have some blockbusters on the big screen. You'll want to mark these six flicks down as must-see movies....
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Major movies out on Christmas Day 2011

As the year ends, movie houses are trying to get their end-of-year blockbusters out. Today, thousands will flock to movie theaters where they can take in a half a dozen major releases of all themes and plot lines....
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Kate Winslet stars in Polanski's new film, Carnage

Winslet, who made her debut in Titanic 14 years ago, plays one half of a couple in a dispute with another couple after their sons get in a playground fight. The movie debuts in the U.S. on Dec. 16...
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