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Review: 'Sherlock Holmes'
A director's work is never done
For Wayne Brady, 2009 was a good deal
Johnny Depp explains how he picked his poison with the Mad Hatter
Movie projector: Christmas weekend could be biggest in box-office history
Review: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'
Across-the-pond updates

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Guy Ritchie turns the master sleuth into an action hero, with mixed results.

Guy Ritchie turns the master sleuth into an action hero, with mixed results.

A director's work is never done

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

What exactly is involved in directing? Try 'all of the above,' says Richard Linklater.

What exactly is involved in directing? Try 'all of the above,' says Richard Linklater.

For Wayne Brady, 2009 was a good deal

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Playing Carnegie Hall. Hosting the revived 'Let's Make a Deal.' 2009 has been very good to Wayne Brady.

Playing Carnegie Hall. Hosting the revived 'Let's Make a Deal.' 2009 has been very good to Wayne Brady.

Johnny Depp explains how he picked his poison with the Mad Hatter

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:58 AM PST

"I was thinking," the actor said, "'Oh my God, this one will get me fired!'"

Movie projector: Christmas weekend could be biggest in box-office history

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:02 AM PST

While "Alvin," "Sherlock" and "Avatar" clump in the $45-million-plus range, three other new films will be closer together under $20 million.

Review: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Heath Ledger's last project is as unusual and idiosyncratic as its title, and it's Terry Gilliam's most original and accessible work in years.

Heath Ledger's last project is as unusual and idiosyncratic as its title, and it's Terry Gilliam's most original and accessible work in years.