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'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' review: It's boring (VIDEO)
Where would Hollywood be without that old standby, the vampire-werewolf-schoolgirl love triangle? As every Stephenie Meyer fan knows, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is the one where studly vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) dumps his human girlfriend, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), for her own safety, and she turns to old chum Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) for solace, unaware that he's a werewolf, and therefore Edward's sworn enemy from way back. Full Story

Weekend box office: '2012' hauls in $225M worldwide
Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide. Full Story

'2012' review: Better than you think it'll be (as long as you go in thinking it'll be bad) (VIDEO)
Few filmmakers destroy the planet with as much unabashed glee as Roland Emmerich. In his previous films, he has eradicated the White House ("Independence Day"), the Statue of Liberty ("The Day After Tomorrow") and Matthew Broderick's career ("Godzilla"). Full Story

'Pirate Radio' review: Philip Seymour Hoffman as a rock 'n' roll pirate (VIDEO)
It's about the heyday of offshore "pirate radio" stations -- broadcasting from old merchant ships to a Britain dying to hear the Golden Age of British pop, but denied it by the staid BBC. Full Story

Show goes on for Boulder's Adventure Film Festival, despite Jonny Copp's death
Those outside the Boulder-based Adventure Film Festival might have wondered whether it would be orphaned after May's death of festival director Jonny Copp, who was killed in an avalanche -- along with Micah Dash and Wade Johnson, both of Boulder -- on an expedition to climb a remote mountain in western China. Full Story

Box office: Jim Carrey's 'A Christmas Carol' takes No. 1 with $31M
Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. Full Story

CU-Boulder hosting Tibet Film Festival (VIDEO)
University of Colorado professor Carole McGranahan acquired a soft spot in her heart for Tibet when she studied abroad in Nepal in college. "Although I was entirely smitten by Nepal," McGranahan said, "it was when I met the Tibetan refugees and the stories they told me that stayed with me when I came home. Full Story

'The Box' movie review (VIDEO)
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kelly's "The Box": Press a button on a mysterious container, they'll get $1 million, and someone they don't know will die. Full Story

'The Fourth Kind' movie review (VIDEO)
"I am actress Milla Jovovich," the star says, directly to the audience as she introduces her new movie, "The Fourth Kind." Full Story

'The Men Who Stare at Goats' movie review (VIDEO)
A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine. Full Story

'Playing For Change': 'etown' brings YouTube sensation to Denver (VIDEO)
Mark Johnson believes that the power of music can unite the world, so he set off on a four-year journey to create the groundbreaking documentary "Playing For Change." Full Story

Martin, Baldwin to host Oscars
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony. Full Story

Warren Miller's 'Dynasty': All in the family (VIDEO)
Dangerous terrain, thick trees, vertical cliffs and rolling avalanches have nothing on Chris Anthony, a veteran world extreme skiing champ. Full Story

Weekend box office: 'Michael Jackson's This Is It' hauls in $101M worldwide
"Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run. Full Story

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' review: A fitting farewell (VIDEO)
Watching "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won't only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost -- a brilliant entertainer who gave every inch of his body and soul for what might have been one of the most spectacular comebacks of all time. Full Story

Weekend box office: 'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22M
"Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise. Full Story

'Amelia' review: Too safe, but Swank is good (VIDEO)
"Amelia" has magnificent period settings and airplanes and majestic aerial photography. It boasts the two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, perfectly cast as Amelia Earhart, with Richard Gere as Earhart's promoter-publisher husband, George Putnam. They even have nice onscreen chemistry. Full Story

'Cirque du Freak' review: John C. Reilly as a vampire (VIDEO)
"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" is sort of a "Twilight"-lite. It's about vampires and it's about teenagers. But where "Twilight" vamps down Romance Novel Road, "Freak," based on Darren Shan's novels, is a lark and in this case, the laughs are intentional. Full Story

Michael Stuhlbarg: The Coen brothers' 'Serious Man'

The Coen brothers' "A Serious Man" is set in the suburban Midwest in 1967, and chronicles the Job-like travails of a mild-mannered physics professor, husband, and dad. Full Story

'The Stepfather' review: No mystery in this remake (VIDEO)
Finally, a horror thriller served up straight. No werewolves, Lycans or jerks named Jigsaw. No "killer who will not die. Full Story

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