Brace Yourselves for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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Child star Thomas Horn is so good, Stephen Daldry’s weepfest nearly overcomes its Unbearable Cuteness

The Hobbit Trailer: Lord of the Rings Redux

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Here is a first look at the prequel to the Lord of the Rings saga. And…it looks pretty much like those other three films.

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What Were the Best TV Lines of 2011?

Continuing a tradition among TV critics on Twitter—and by “tradition,” I mean, “something we’ve done for the past two years, or three, I think”—the other day Maureen Ryan invited fellow critics and Twitter followers across the world to blow a few hours on a December afternoon recalling the best lines from TV shows in the [...]

That's Some Bad Hat, Harry:
The Many Ball Caps of Steven Spielberg

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Yes, he’s one of the richest, most successful directors of all time. And yes, he likes to rock awful baseball caps. What of it?

Tintin 101: What You Need to Know Before You See the Movie

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Since Spielberg’s Adventures of Tintin movie opens today, TIME book critic Lev Grossman has posted a mini-Tintin FAQ.

James Blake Is As Crazy As Ever On His New EP

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The British producer-turned-musician is making some of the catchiest, most difficult music in recent memory.

Holiday Movie Warning: Descendants, Young Adult Are Not the Fun Family Escapes Advertised

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Hollywood is fooling audiences into buying tickets to these “comedies”

Margin Call Director J.C. Chandor on VOD and the Awards Season Hustle

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Chandor spoke to TIME about what one has to do to get nominated for an Oscar and his film’s unique release strategy.

Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Thanks Very Much, but You Really Didn't Have To

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This Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s creepy best seller, already made into a pretty fine Swedish movie, is slick, grisly and unnecessary

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Terra Nova Watch: Party Like It’s 2149

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The finale was a roundup of all the reasons this serial could have been great but fell short. But a dinosaur ate some dudes. So there’s that.

Top 10 Worst Christmas Movies

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There’s a thin line between a heartwarming holiday movie and a heartrendingly bad Christmas film. TIME’s Richard Corliss sets his sights on the latter.

Star Wars on Earth: A Galaxy Very Very Close

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What if the world of Star Wars collided with ours? Photographer Cédric Delsaux explores the possibilities in his new book, Dark Lens.

Today's Movie Trailer: The Dark Knight Rises

The trailer for The Dark Knight Rises is finally out, and the final film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy looks very promising.

Music Monday: Common Dreams Big

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The Chicago rapper’s ninth studio album, The Dreamer/The Believer, pings back and forth between dirty and uplifting.

Your Afternoon Movie Clip: Kim Jong Il in Team America

Most of the writers and editors have been scrambling around here at the TIME offices, covering all the angles of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Here at TIME Entertainment, we’ve been watching that hilarious Tim Tebow sketch from this weekend’s SNL over and over again. But we felt left out of today’s big [...]

Video: Watch Tom Cruise Do That Thing Where He Runs All Over the Place

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Seriously, he’s like the best movie runner ever. Take a look.

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Homeland Watch: Playing It Close to the Vest

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The fall’s best new series ends a thrilling first season with an excruciatingly tense finale episode about the fine lines between duty and mania, genius and madness.

Top 10 Overplayed Holiday Songs

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By Thanksgiving Day each year, more than 150 radio stations nationwide begin to broadcast Christmas music 24/7. TIME presents the most incessantly spun jingles.