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3-D: Game-changer or gimmick?

Owen Gleiberman on the add-on that's all the rage at box office: In how many films has it really mattered?

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Kick-Ass
The Movie Critics 'Kick-Ass': What's in a name?
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Owen Gleiberman: A title that not long ago might have been nixed for a teen popcorn movie now barely raises a peep

The Movie Critics 'Titans' '81: Less CGI is more?
by Owen Gleiberman | N/A

Owen Gleiberman on the film that inspired weekend's big reboot; do pre-CGI-era effects feel more special?

Scream, Drew Barrymore | 4. SCREAM (1996) Poised on the knife's edge between parody and homage, Wes Craven's mock thriller revived the slasher films of the '80s in all…
Photo Gallery 20 top horror films since '89
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Owen Gleiberman compiles his library of genre classics of modern vintage

Garden State, Natalie Portman, ... | GARDEN STATE (2004) The artists featured here, including the Shins and Iron & Wine, were handpicked by writer, director, and star Zach Braff.
Photo Gallery 15 classic coming-of-age soundtracks
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From ''The Graduate'' to ''Juno,'' the tunes that set the tone for classic movie characters' Big Life Moments

Lost, Matthew Fox
Photo Gallery 'Lost': 15 must-answer mysteries
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Doc Jensen asked you for three questions you NEED answered in season 6; Team Darlton, here's the wish list!

Scarface, Al Pacino | SCARFACE (Brian De Palma version, 1983) Depending on your point of view, either an over-the-top, ultra-violent, big-budget exploitation film, or one of the best films…
Photo Gallery 12 killer gangster movies
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From ''Scarface'' to ''Miller's Crossing,'' we look at the best of the timeless genre

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Quentin Tarantino: 20 hot posters

Feast your eyes on fantastically evocative art for films the ''Inglourious Basterds'' director holds near and dear

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Daniel Radcliffe, ...
Harry Potter: 10 teen-movie parallels

Can the Boy Wizard relate to the Karate Kid? Lindsay Lohan in ''Mean Girls''? Zac Efron in ''17 Again''? Count the ways...

Final Exams

Lost, Carlton Cuse | THE CRASH Eric Tan's contribution to the 'Lost' Underground Art Project
'Lost': Test your season 5 smarts!
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Think you know what's what on the Island? See if you can ace Doc Jensen's ''EW U'' final exam

TV and Movie Gangsters
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Wiseguy, huh? We'll be the judge of that: Take our quiz to see if you get made, or end up sleeping with the fishes

Classic teen-film soundtrack trivia
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Music goes hand-in-hand with classic coming-of-age stories on the big screen; test your knowledge!