The Twilight Saga

Critics agree new Twilight movie unlike its predecessors

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Twilight is on track to be the largest movie of the year, in terms of box officie receipts. It had a huge opening, raking in $140 million, making it the second biggest opening of the series, however. Critics, however, say this time the series is different.

Latest Twilight movie hits movie screens across America

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Podcast: A trip around America’s languages

August 15, 2013The World in Words

New Movie Releases: ‘Happy Feet 2,’ ‘Descendants,’ ‘Breaking Dawn’

August 14, 2013

Cashing in on vampire fever

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

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New dawn for ‘Twilight’ saga

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ hits movie theaters today, and fanatic teenage girls all over the country are making the film a phenomenon before it even opens. New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott explains what all the fuss is about.

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