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Mission Impossible, Sherlock Holmes, Carnage, all hit the big screens this weekend

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It’s a weekend of new movies, though most are in somewhat limited release. Of the three big debuts, Mission Impossible seems to be generating the most positive buzz, especially when considering this is the fourth issue from a series that had sputtered recently.

Kate Winslet stars in Polanski’s new film, Carnage

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‘Contagion’: How real life could imitate art

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Oscar surprises

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New Book Warns of a Real-Life ‘Contagion’

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Could ‘Contagion’ Happen in Real Life?

This weekend, the virus disaster film “Contagion” was the top-grossing new movie in box offices across America. The film stars a heavy-hitting cast of well-known actors, including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow. It’s unsettling to watch for many people, because it’s about a global pandemic of a deadly virus, which threatens […]

New Movies: ‘Contagion’ and ‘Warrior’

The biggest release this weekend is the thriller “Contagion,” which has a formidable cast of big names in Hollywood: Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburn, and Jude Law. “Warrior,” a mixed martial arts movie starring Nick Nolte, is also opening this weekend.   Rafer Guzman  and  Kristen Meinzer, hosts of  The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, give their […]

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