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Sherlock Holmes cookin'
Holiday box-office take is highest in recent history
Polanski in 'full comfort' at chalet, thanks supporters
2010 predictions: Another turbulent year ahead for media
A new Tennessee Williams heroine
'Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind "Little Women" '
Jon Gosselin's apartment is burglarized

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Robert Downey Jr.s' version of the detective in Guy Ritchie's new film takes action, including at the box office.

Robert Downey Jr.s' version of the detective in Guy Ritchie's new film takes action, including at the box office.

Holiday box-office take is highest in recent history

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Moviegoers buy an estimated $278 million worth of tickets over the three-day weekend.

A big year at the box office is ending with a bang, with a broad array of popular films combining for the biggest moviegoing weekend in recent history.

Polanski in 'full comfort' at chalet, thanks supporters

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:49 AM PST

Roman Polanski, in his first public comments since being arrested in Switzerland three months ago, thanked his supporters and said he has "full hope" in the future.

2010 predictions: Another turbulent year ahead for media

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Our crystal ball says: Jay Leno will leave prime time; MGM will finally be sold; Disney will discover video games; and maybe somebody will figure out how to make money on online content.

If there was still any debate in the media world over which is king -- content or distribution -- it was settled in 2009.

A new Tennessee Williams heroine

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Bryce Dallas Howard jumped at the chance to play Fisher Willow in the film 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond,' based on a forgotten script by the playwright.

He created Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Laura Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie." So it's not surprising that actress Bryce Dallas Howard felt an enormous burden introducing a new Tennessee Williams heroine in the film "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond," based on a long forgotten script by the legendary playwright.

'Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind "Little Women" '

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The dramatically reenacted documentary gives breadth and life to the author of the 1860s classic, who was as much of a celebrity in her day as J.K. Rowling is now.

For those who know Louisa May Alcott only as the author of some of the most enduring classics of children's literature, "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' " will be a revelation. For those already familiar with Alcott's Transcendentalist-boho childhood, her sensational tales of love and horror under the pen name A.M. Barnard and her refusal to diminish her personal and economic freedom by marrying, the dramatically reenacted documentary gives life and texture to a woman of extraordinary talent and determination who became as great a celebrity in her day as J.K. Rowling is in ours.