Contributor: Steven Isaac

Munich

Steven Spielberg’s latest war movie is inspired by how Israel responded to the murder of 11 of its athletes at the 1972 Olympics.

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The Incredibles

Everyone needs heroes. Except the good people of Metroville. They’ve had enough of ’em. So what’s a forcibly retired superhero to do when his services are no longer in demand?

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jessica Biel thinks you’ll “really care” about her character in this “Massacre” remake. We couldn’t disagree more.

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Wild Hogs

John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy take to the road in an effort to shake off their middle-aged angst. They should have stayed home.

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On the Line

Lance Bass and Joey Fatone of ‘N Sync star in this film, and their presence alone will make it a pre-teen fave. The rest of the civilized world will just think of it as movie-lite.

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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Nearly 15 million American Girl dolls have been sold since 1986. Three movies have already been made about them: ‘Samantha,’ ‘Felicity’ and ‘Molly.’ The first to arrive on DVD after playing on the big screen is ‘Kit.’

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Land of the Dead

Nearly 40 years ago, George A. Romero fathered the modern zombie with ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ This is his fourth film in the series.

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Crazy in Alabama

Disparate plots intertwine in this quirky directorial debut by Antonio Banderas. It’s 1965, and as the movie begins, Lucille tells her extended family that she has killed her husband …

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My Best Friend’s Girl

The director of 1980s movie staples ‘Pretty in Pink,’ ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ and ‘The Great Outdoors’ has decided to help advance the squalid cause of Hollywood’s nu-sex comedy.

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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

G’day mate. Americans love the land down under. We also love fish-out-of-water stories. Crocodile Dundee delivers both.

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Our Prayers and Our Hearts Are With You

We have very little to say right now about pretty much anything other than that we are grieving. Our prayers and our hearts are with those in Connecticut today.

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What the Maelstrom Looks Like From the Inside

I’ve had my small share of public humiliation, most of it coming my way in middle school and high school. I’ve gotten red in the face. I’ve walked away from a group of “friends” while trembling violently. But my “public” has always been restricted to a …

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Am Fan, Will Travel

Rich Bennett writes on the Plugged In Facebook page, “When visiting the Indianapolis area a few years ago, I walked the floor of Hinkle Fieldhouse, home to Butler and the site of Hickory’s upset victory in the movie Hoosiers.” Wendy Lynn Brion says, “A …

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And by a Half Hour of Relaxing Inspiration, I Mean a Flat-Out Food Fetish

My family and I have been known to watch a show or two on the Food Network. My wife finds it inspirational. She loves to cook (and she’s quite good at it), and the shows on that channel often give her ideas she tries out on our family. So far be it fro …

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Love’s Abiding Joy

Do you still miss Little House on the Prairie? Did you name your family’s goldfish Laura? This fourth Michael Landon Jr. adaptation of a Janette Oke book is just the thing, then.

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