Movies
They could relate
"The Time Traveler's Wife" capitalizes on Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana natural chemistry. The actors play a married couple in the film.
Playing a pain in the butt
Paul Giamatti needs all the goodwill he has built up for his latest role as a neurotic stage actor named Paul Giamatti in "Cold Souls."
A colorful crash course
With Hayao Miyazaki's newest film, "Ponyo," arriving in theaters, here are suggestions for those who want an intro to the master animator.
What is your favorite movie about time travel?
Inspiring today's teen films
As both a writer and director, John Hughes, who dies at age 59, defined not just a genre but a generation.
What's Opening?
The sci-flick "District 9"; the romantic drama "The Time Traveler's Wife"; Paul Giamatti's "Cold Souls"; and more.
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- Drag Me to Hell - 8.1
- Summer Hours - 8.1
- Munyurangabo - 7.8
- Herb & Dorothy - 7.7
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