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Newsweek: Most memorable movies of decade
From an Italian six-hour epic to the great Iraq War movie and a coming of age story set in Mexico, here's our list of the 10 most memorable movies of the decade. Full story
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  More on ‘New Moon’  
  
Fans either loved ‘New Moon’ or really hated it
Record bite for ‘New Moon’: $72.7 million
Devoted ‘Twihards’ get their fix online
Robert Pattinson talks about dating Kristen
Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner talk ‘Twilight’
R u a ‘sucker’ 4 Edward or do u howl 4 Jacob?
Teen fans smitten with ‘Twilight’ hunks
Enter the world of ‘Twilight’ & ‘New Moon’
Fan frenzy at L.A. premiere of ‘New Moon’
  At the movies  
  
‘The Lovely Bones’ trades soul for spectacle
Newsweek: ‘Bones’ highlights book’s weaknesses
Colin Firth dazzles in radiant ‘A Single Man’
10 most expensive movies ever made
Newsweek: Most memorable movies of decade
‘Nine’ disappoints in return to big screen
Freeman, Eastwood team up for ‘Invictus’
‘Invictus’ dripping with inspiration
Could 2010 be the year Oscar goes geek?
Newsweek: The real story behind 'Invictus'
  More news and other features  
  
Board of Review calls ‘Up in the Air’ year’s best
Johnny Depp atop Hollywood’s real A list
‘Princess’ is truly an American fairy tale
‘Twilight,’ ‘Sopranos’ stars bound for Sundance
Delayed ‘Up in the Air’ arrives right on time
Newsweek: 'Up in the Air' not typical Oscar bait
Schwimmer back in director’s chair for ‘Trust’
‘Moonstruck’ director gets lifetime award
‘Precious,’ ‘Last Station’ get Spirit Award nods
‘Up,’ ‘Princess,’ ‘Fox’ vie for Annie top prize
  Movie interviews  
  
Freeman, Eastwood team up for ‘Invictus’
Viggo Mortensen hits ‘The Road’
Comedian Mo’Nique gets serious in ‘Precious’
  Richard Gere on ‘Amelia’ role
Newsweek: A chat with the 'Wild Things' creators
Carey Mulligan gets ‘An Education’ on the ’60s
  Movie opinions  
  
Can word-of-mouth sell ‘The Road’?
‘Princess’ avoids the elephant in the room
R u a ‘sucker’ 4 Edward or do u howl 4 Jacob?
Teen fans smitten with ‘Twilight’ hunks
Oscar season nears, but where’s the buzz?
Hollywood’s vampire obsession may bleed out
Does ‘Precious’ stereotype big black women?
  Movie quizzes  
  
Quiz: Do you know your Sleestak?
Take our ‘Terminator’ quiz if you want to live
Quiz: What do you know about ‘Star Trek’?
Quiz: How much do you know about Wolverine?
Quiz: Are you ready to watch ‘Watchmen’?
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  December movies
James Cameron’s spectacle “Avatar” hits theaters, along with George Clooney, who is “Up in the Air,” and Robert Downey Jr. as “Sherlock Holmes.”

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  Doomsday movies
“2012” is just the latest in a long line of apocalyptic movies. Weather, nuclear war, comets and super-smart apes have all tried to kill off humanity.

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Video: Coming to a theater near you
‘Invictus’: Dec. 11
In this Clint Eastwood-directed film Morgan Freeman stars as Nelson Mandela in the post-apartheid age when he campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Matt Damon co-stars.
‘The Lovely Bones’: Dec. 11
'A Single Man': Dec. 11
'Nine': Dec. 25
'Crazy Heart': Dec. 16
'Avatar': Dec. 18
‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25
'The Crazies': Feb. 26
'Serious Moonlight': Dec. 4
'Green Zone': March 12
'Wonderful World': Jan. 8
'District 13: Ultimatum': Feb. 5
'Death at a Funeral': April 16
'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time': May 28
'Salt': July 23
'Beastly': July 30
‘Extraordinary Measures’: Jan. 22
'Leap Year': Jan. 8
'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel': Dec. 23
‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?’: Dec 18
‘It's Complicated’: Dec. 25
‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’: Dec. 25
‘Daybreakers’: Jan. 8, 2010
‘Youth in Revolt’: Jan. 8, 2010
‘The Book of Eli’: Jan. 15, 2010
‘Legion’: Jan. 22, 2010
‘Edge of Darkness’: Jan. 29, 2010
‘The Wolfman’: Feb. 12, 2010
‘Valentine’s Day’: Feb. 12, 2010
‘Shutter Island’: Feb. 19, 2010
‘Takers’: Feb. 26, 2010
'Brooklyn's Finest': March 5
‘How to Train Your Dragon’: March 26, 2010
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’: April 30, 2010
‘The Last Airbender’: July 2, 2010
'Clash of the Titans': March 26
'Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D': April 2010
‘Despicable Me’: July 9, 2010
‘Inception’: July 16, 2010
Movie news video
Krasinski on smoking pot with Baldwin, Streep
Dec. 11: John Krasinski talks with Access' Billy Bush about the hilarious pot-smoking scene he had with Alec and Meryl, but what was it they were actually smoking?
Steve Martin ‘can’t compete’ with Baldwin
Fey ready to see Baldwin naked
Playing serial killer difficult for Tucci
Sarandon found ‘Bones’ comforting
'Princess and the Frog' an old-fashioned charmer
  Box office results
Estimated ticket sales for Dec. 4-6

1. “The Blind Side,” $20.4 million.
2. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $15.7 million.
3. “Brothers,” $9.7 million.
4. “Disney’s a Christmas Carol,” $7.5 million.
5. “Old Dogs,” $6.9 million.
6. “Armored” (tie), $6.6 million.
6. “2012” (tie), $6.6 million.
8. “Ninja Assassin,” $5 million.
9. “Planet 51,” $4.3 million.
10. “Everybody’s Fine,” $4 million.

  Coming soon

Dec. 11
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Invictus”
“The Lovely Bones”
“Crazy Heart” (limited)

Dec. 18
“Did You Hear About the Morgans?”
“Avatar”
“The Young Victoria” (limited)

Dec. 23
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Dec. 25
“Up in the Air”
“It’s Complicated”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“A Single Man”
“Nine”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”

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