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Alexander In Theaters Today
Academy Award winner Oliver Stone brings the epic story of Alexander to screens today. One of history's greatest warriors and greatest enigmas, Alexander the Great conquered most of the known world of his day by age 25 and changed the course of human history. Stone's historic cast includes Colin Farrell as Alexander, Angelina Jolie as Olympias, his firebrand mother, Val Kilmer as Philip, his battle-scarred father, and Anthony Hopkins as Ptolemy, his trusted general and friend. Check out the showtimes near you, photos, trailer, and the official site. For more information buy the official souvenir program, a visual essay recounting the colossal task of making this film and "The Making of Alexander" by Robin Lane Fox. Alexander is in theaters now.

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Jim Carrey's getting some Oscar buzz (again) this year. Which pre-2004 Carrey flick would you have given the actor a nomination for? (Suggested by Daniel H.) (vote)

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IMDb Movie of the Day
Katie Holmes is most formidable in indie films. After Abandon, her first attempt to carry a major production, went bust, Holmes rebounded in Pieces of April as the titular April, the black sheep of the Burns family looking to make good by her mom and dad by hosting Thanksgiving at her teeny Lower East Side apartment. Peter Hedges, who wrote What's Eating Gilbert Grape and co-authored About a Boy, is graceful in his directorial debut, achieving an emotional depth that is resonant, simplistic, and only slightly contrived. April is a minor rebel, and the Burnses are all somewhat matchless; you get the feeling that April fled from suburban Pennsylvania for New York City like any smart, displaced high school graduate might. With the exception of her mother's breast cancer, there's no severe family history that needs to be unraveled and rolled back up as the film develops. Accordingly, April doesn't dig far back into her past as her entire family travels to NYC in their cramped station wagon; she's more concerned with the fact that she can't really cook ... and that her oven doesn't even work. As she is forced to pact with her assorted neighbors (including Sean Hayes in full-on fusty queen mode), her clan (headed by Oliver Platt and Patricia Clarkson, who scored a Best Supporting Actress nomination) finds distractions along the highways and in gas station restrooms. Derek Luke, who plays April's boyfriend, is wonderfully understated in a role that isn't quite necessary and is kind of a cheat overall. But at least the digital video format and handheld camerawork makes sense within April's dingy apartment and chaotic building as a whole. - Arno Kazarian (more) (Movie of the Day Archive)

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Truly Trivial The Rocky Horror Picture Show and this film are traditionally shown to incoming Harvard University freshmen. (answer)

Movie/TV Quote of the Day

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Merry and tragical? Tedious and brief? That is hot ice and wonderous strange snow.