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'Tis the season for feel-good flicksIt's been almost a decade or so since a new holiday film made the jump to treasured yearly classic. Why aren't more recent releases beloved by audiences?
'American Hustle' is enjoyably offbeat but goes on too long'American Hustle' stars Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, and Bradley Cooper.
'Saving Mr. Banks' star Emma Thompson is the highlight of the filmIn 'Saving Mr. Banks,' Thompson plays 'Mary Poppins' author P.L. Travers, who is suspicious of Walt Disney's wish to make a film of her novel.
'Narco Cultura' examines the glamorization through music of Mexico's drug lordsDirector Shaul Schwarz's film looks at the musical genre 'narcocorrido,' which celebrates the country's drug cartels and their bosses.
The 20 best Christmas movies of all time – readers' picks What did Monitor readers choose as the best Christmas movie (or TV special) of all time?
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' will win over Tolkien fans and newbies alike'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' stars Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen.
'Breaking Bad,' '12 Years A Slave' receive Golden Globe nominations'Breaking Bad,' which aired an acclaimed final season this year, earned nods for Best Drama and Best Actor in a Drama, while '12 Years A Slave' and 'American Hustle' led the film categories. 'Breaking Bad' aired on AMC. Check out the list of Golden Globes nominees.
'American Hustle' is 2013's best film in New York, Los Angeles critics choose 'Gravity' and 'Her''American Hustle' was selected by the New York Film Critics Circle as the best film of the year, while the process through which the Los Angeles Film Critics Association chooses the best movie ended in a tie between 'Gravity' and 'Her.' 'American Hustle' hits theaters in wide release on Dec. 20 in the US.
'Tim's Vermeer' is a fascinating story about the artistic processThe documentary directed by Teller tells the story of Tim Jenison, who believes the painter Vermeer used mirrors and lenses to create his work and sets out to try to prove the theory.
'Inside Llewyn Davis,' the story of a troubled troubadour, is one of the Coen brothers' best'Inside Llewyn Davis' stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, and Justin Timberlake.
'Out of the Furnace' tries to speak to our times but falls short'Out of the Furnace' stars Christian Bale and Casey Affleck.
'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' is a little too staid'Mandela' shows that adapting the leader's life as a film may be too difficult a task.
'These Birds Walk' honors the humanity of Pakistanis' daily struggle'Birds' is a documentary codirected by Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq.
'Oldboy': The performances are over-the-top but underfelt'Oldboy' is, like the original film, not for the squeamish.
- Judi Dench says 'Philomena' is a film about faith
Judi Dench plays Philomena Lee in the new film about an unwed teenager whose child was sold into adoption by the Catholic Church. Judi Dench says the movie is not polemic, but 'about a woman who has an unshakable faith.'
'The Great Beauty': The film's melancholy and partying both feel forced'The Great Beauty' is directed by Paolo Sorrentino of 'This Must Be the Place.'
'Philomena' is elevated by actors Judi Dench and Steve Coogan'Philomena' stars Dench as a woman searching for the son she gave up for adoption and Coogan as the journalist writing a story about her.
'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is even better than the first film'Catching Fire' stars Jennifer Lawrence, who is even stronger in her role as Katniss Everdeen than in the first installment.
Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut star in 'The Best Man Holiday'Sanaa Lathan, Terrence Howard, and the rest of the original cast of 'The Best Man' returned for the new sequel. Sanaa Lathan currently stars on 'The Cleveland Show.' 'We are in such different places in our lives and careers now,' Morris Chestnut said of the cast.
Jennifer Lawrence will produce and star in film adaptation of 'The Glass Castle'Jennifer Lawrence will take on the role of producer as well as star in a movie version of Jeanette Walls' memoir 'The Glass Castle.' 'Producing is something that I have really wanted to do,' Jennifer Lawrence said.
