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George and Oscar: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: George Clooney, the triple threat.- The Oscar race begins, and EW makes the calls.
- Popwatch quiz: what do these four films have in common? Adaptation, Catwoman, Charlie's Angels, and The Players Club.
- New movies: they give Match Point an A, Glory Road a C , and Last Holiday a C.
- New DVDs: The Constant Gardener gets an A, Junebug an A-, and The Aristocrats a B .
Hitch, Hostel, and Hugh: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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King Kong didn't do as well as everyone thought it would? Why not? - New movie reviews: The Matador gets a B, Hostel a B, and Wolf Creek a B-.
- New DVDs: both The Exorcism Of Emily Rose and Serenity get a B.
- What makes a film Hitchcockian?
- In the print edition only: how Michelle Williams went from Dawson's Creek to Brokeback Mountain (I'd say she probably got on a plane and headed west - ha!)
- Online only: an interview with Hugh Jackman about X-Men 3 and more.
Lindsay Lohan gets serious: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: the wonders of Narnia.- Stephen King picks the best movies of 2005.
- New movie reviews: King Kong gets an ecstatic A, while Narnia gets a B and Memoirs of a Geisha gets a C+.
- DVD reviews: Cinderella Man gets a B+, Fantastic Four gets a C-, and Dukes of Hazzard gets a C- too.
- Lindsay Lohan's album actually gets a B- from a probably too kind reviewer.
Jake and Heath tell all: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: the controversial but critically-acclaimed Brokeback Mountain. Jake and Heath talk about making the film.- New movie reviews: they give Aeon Flux a C, Transamerica a B-, and the aforementioned Brokeback Mountain an A.
- Speaking of Transamerica, star Felicity Huffman talks about her role in the film.
- And for you film folks who also like the theater, they review Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple.
- EW also has an "Ask The Critic" about movie stars that have "overcome their looks to become stars." They think Katharine Hepburn wasn't attractive?
New Hollywood Politics: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: George Clooney in Syriana, and a feature story about all of the serious political flicks we seem to be getting nowadays (most of them from Clooney).- Odd question of the week: why do so many reviews reference old or obscure movies?
- New movie reviews: EW gives Syriana a B-, Rent an A-, Yours, Mine, and Ours a C, and The Ice Harvest an A-.
- New DVD reviews: War of the Worlds gets a C+, while the new deluxe King Kong (which I must pick up this week!) gets an A.
Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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Apparently there's a new movie out called Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Perhaps you've heard of it?- On the cover: Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in Walk The Line. EW gives it a B+.
- Critic Owen Gleiberman picks the person he thinks should be a really big star.
- New movie reviews: They give Breakfast on Pluto a C-, and Ellie Parker a B-.
- New DVDs: Madagascar gets an A-, while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory gets a B-.
Holiday movie guide: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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It's the big holiday movie issue, and EW picks the 10 movies they can't wait to see.- A behind the scenes look at King Kong, and a look at director Peter Jackson's pre-Lord of the Rings career.
- The mag also has some picks for Oscar favorites.
- Harry Potter mania continues! Predict the movie's box office and win a prize.
- New movies: they give Zathura an A-, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' a C+, and Derailed a C-.
Harry Potter is back! Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter. I wonder if they'll have a big Bond-like search for a new Potter if and when the kid gets too old for the role?- New movies: they give Jarhead a B+, Chicken Little a C, and an A- to the newly restored Jack Nicholson thriller from 1975, The Passenger.
- They pick the 10 Best Movie Performances By Rap Stars.
- Jennifer Aniston goes post-Brad with Derailed.
- DVD reviews: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith gets a B+, Crash a B+, and The Big Lebowski a B.
Jarhead and Of the Dead: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: Jake Gyllenhaal in Jarhead.- It's Halloween, and here's a guide to all of those "...of the Dead" flicks.
- Reviews: They give The Weather Man a C, Saw II a a B-, and The Legend of Zorro a B- as well.
- DVD reviews: They give the new Wizard of Oz DVD an A, but the new special edition of Titanic gets a B-? Why?
Charlize, Star Wars and showbiz deals: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds
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On the cover: Charlize Theron.- Lisa Schwarzbaum answers the question, "what is the most disturbing death scene in a movie?"
- Reviews: they give North Country a B, Duma a B, and Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang an A-.
- In the print edition: they let us in on the secrets of the Star Wars: Episode III DVD, and list the top showbiz deals that happened in 2005.
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