'Avatar' nabs $73 million at box office(12/20 8:05AM)
Film: James Cameron's sci-fi spectacular grossed $220 - $230 million in its worldwide debut for Fox.
'Cloudy' duo jumps on '21 Jump Street'(12/20 11:15AM)
BFDealMemo: Phil Lord and Chris Miller are in talks to direct the bigscreen version of the Fox show.
Decade of change on Great White Way(12/20 10:00AM)
Theater: How will theatergoes remember Broadway in the '00s? Well, as decades go, it's been an eventful one.
Big makeover for smallscreen(12/18 5:10PM)
TV: Cable grows, reality flourishes and viewers create their own timeslots.
A fix of formulas and fragments(12/18 3:37PM)
Film: International audiences, 3D help alter decade's box office.
'Avatar' had a strong domestic launch of $73 million from 3,452 theaters, of which 2,023 were 3D runs.
'21 Jump Street' was a hit for Fox and launched the career of Johnny Depp (pictured here with Peter DeLuise).
'Paranormal Activity' and 'Avatar' dramatize the polarization of the Hollywood agenda.
The '00s ushered in shifts and trends whose influence will be felt into the next decade.
Smallscreen memories include Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction,' 'The Sopranos' and 'Jon Stewart.'
'Ice Age' and '2012' baited international auds, female power drove 'Sex and the City' and 'Slumdog' boosted the specialty biz.
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Film Reviews
Nifty little fantasy-thriller that could be even better in English-lingo remake it cries out for.
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Award Central
"Inglourious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" received three nominations each.
The complete list of Screen Actors Guild nominations.
TV Reviews
The HBO documentary delivers a pretty bracing wallop.
Michael Jackson's brothers go about the humbling task of trying to jump-start their careers.
Films Now Playing
Cameron creates another world entirely in "Avatar" and it's very much a place worth visiting.
An engaging piece of lightweight existentialism highlighted by a winning turn from Clooney.
Legit Reviews
Keira's fine, but the title role is so miscast that the production never achieves comic lift-off.
Diehard fans will find things in which to rollick; for others, the show is tough sledding.
Weekend Box Office
James Cameron's "Avatar" grossed $220 million to $230 million in its worldwide debut for 20th Centur
Here comes the year-end rush of prestige titles vying for adult eyeballs.
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