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Disney/ABC thinks younger, hipper personalities is what "At the Movies" needs to gain audience. Has our culture changed so much? Do we even have a culture anymore?

Hindenburg was Weimar Germany's second president, after Freidrich Ebert, and he lead the nation through tough financial times. He appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor.

In recent months, movie critics have been laid off from their publications. This is thanks to the Internet where people are now going for influential movie rankings.

Rob Zombie and Eli Roth epitomize horror in the 21st century

An Irish documentary film crew wound up in the middle of the coup against Chavez in 2002, and the rapid grass roots driven recovery from the coup. It is a fantastic film.

Sony Home Entertainment has released the cover art for their deluxe DVD editions of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.

Warner Home Video's Casablanca: The Ultimate Collector's Edition is yet another lavish box set devoted to one of the greatest films of all time. 9/10.

Knowing is one of those science fiction films that critics just love to pan.

L.A. folk rockers, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros exude a positive, feel-good vibe on their impassioned hippie-style debut album Up From Below.

High Jackman once again steps into the role of Wolverine, but can the character sustain a whole film without his other X-Men in tow? Unfortunately, he can't.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association have called Disney/Pixar's WALL-E the best film of the year. Period.

Duck Soup - the fifth and best of the Marx Brothers' movies - is their funniest and fastest film, a multi-faceted farce that plays as razor-sharp today as it did in 1933.

Students and teachers are excited about the recent film release of Beowulf. These activities bring the epic poem to life in the high school English classroom.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is unique among Americans. The many forms and epic scale of his success reveal some important things about what his public is looking for.

A spreadsheet and an Internet connection are all that's needed to start analyzing horse racing results to find that chink in a bookmaker's armour.

Rosa Luxemburg ranks among the most important Marxist theorists, activists and indeed revolutionaries of the 20th century.

The first half of Pixar's WALL-E harkens back to cinema's silent era in the best possible way -- with stylized images in the place of ordinary dialogue to tell its story.

Patriarchy affects women, ethnic and minority groups in Nepal in all forms of public and private life. The legal system is one of the biggest barriers for women's rights.

Turner Classic Movies will show Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies, considered one of the finest anti-war movies ever made.

The Jim Henson Company jumps on the Podcast bandwagon by releasing interviews and featurettes on various projects.

From the letters left behind, to the chosen prostitutes and finally the means of which the victims were murdered left terror in the streets of London for decades to come.

The next editions of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth DVD's will feature commentaries by noted fantasy artist Brian Froud, who helped create the characters.

Disney/Pixar's WALL-E receives another Best Film Award, this time from the Chicago Film Critics Association.

Justin Lin burst onto the film scene with Better Luck Tomorrow, but hasn't been able to replicate the quality of that film for the remainder of his career.

Men's website AskMen.com rates the success and virility of anime legend Hayao Miyazaki.

Settle upon the budget for your corporate Christmas gifts and decide to follow a program where your gifts will reflect long term loyalty and company longevity.

A Thanksgiving movie is a great way to peacefully bring the family together and enjoy the holidays. Here's a list of Thanksgiving movies to choose from.

When Doug Block decides to videotape his family for posterity, he has no idea what he will learn about his parents, their relationship, and how it will impact him.

Modern cinema wouldn't exist without him. But as much of an influence as Kurosawa has, the director himself was a disciple of American film, especially westerns.

A review of the feature film "August Rush" that recognizes the movie is intended as a fairytale and that highlights the film's work with sound and with music.

Many famous people have come forward to relate the fact that they suffer various thyroid conditions. Their stories have helped educate the public about these diseases.

A necessary link between science and religion suffers at the hands of what may be the most misguided documentary film in recent memory. 0.5 stars out of 4.

Notoriously controversial director sets politics aside in one of the most important American films of the year. 3.5 stars out of 4.

Directed by Jim Sheridan and written by Terence Winter, it also stars Joy Bryant, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

With the passing of Grandmaster Helio Gracie on January 29, 2009, the martial arts world lost a true giant, but his innovations and achievements will live forever.

The Grand Illusion is something of a rarity these days- a war movie that isn't about decrying war. Rather, it's about aristocrats, commoners, and the death of nobility.

From A Knight's Tale to the Dark Knight's fable. Exploring the effect Heath Ledger's death has had on the success of The Dark Knight.

For every bit of praise Juno has received, an equivalent backlash has followed. Why the strong dissent?

Most films for children end on a happy note. These three thought-provoking movies and animated films are based on books that have bittersweet endings.

Paramount Pictures' Barnyard: The Original Party Animal's greatest feat is its total contempt for its audience. 2/10.

In 1923 Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party, inspired by Mussolini's easy take over Italy, tried to overthrow the Weimar Republic in a Bavarian beer hall.

One of the most influential personalities in German history, her brutal assassination in 1919 heralded the coming of a new bloody dawn - The Third Reich.

Rotten Tomatoes brings out their list of Top 50 animated films. Which flicks made the Top 10? Which didn't, but should have?

Poster for Sony Picture Animation's next movie is a little too cute for its own good.

Electronic rock has been reinvented with each generation, and this year's breakout artists are continuing to raise the bar.

Some actors are lucky enough to have a breakthrough role followed with a meteoric rise to fame and a lengthy career. Others ascend to stardom, but have their stars fade.

The Strangers is notable only for its ending, which, while unusual, did not bear artistic merit.

Once kids are old enough to go to the movies unchaperoned, parents do not hear detailed reviews of movies from their parenting friends. Movie Mom fixes that problem.

Many see writing as a painful means to an end that they must endure in order to earn a paycheck. Well, nothing could be farther from the truth. Writing really can be fun.

As comic books continue to cultivate a relationship of influences with film, it becomes more apparent how truly universal the war between good and evil is.