'The Blind Side'

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'The Messenger'

'The Messenger'

By BETSY SHARKEY

For too long, life for Army Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery has been all about death. On the Iraqi frontline where he's been, he and his...

'Planet 51'

'Planet 51'

By Glenn Whipp

The action in the new kids flick "Planet 51" takes place on an alternate-universe version of Earth where Shrek-green humanoids live out...

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Review: 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'

By BETSY SHARKEY

Cold-blooded reptiles are lurking everywhere in the slick new noir "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," with snakes, iguanas,...

Beer bars are blooming in Los Angeles

Beer bars are blooming in Los Angeles

By Elina Shatkin

Beer is the third-most-consumed liquid in the world (after water and tea), but not long ago it was still surprisingly hard to find a...

'Road to Freedom' exhibit journeys to the Skirball Center

By Suzanne Muchnic

Four years ago when photography curator Julian Cox moved from L.A.'s J. Paul Getty Museum to Atlanta's...

El Cholo, followed by an ice cream run

By Mark Sachs

Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter make a splendid team on NBC's "Tonight Show," but if not for the vagaries of television, sidekick Richter...

Horoscope: Nov. 20

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Aries (March 21-April 19): You have believed a certain adage to be true, and yet it was never represented in your life. Now the...

'Winter's End' by Jean-Claude Mourlevat, translated from the French by Anthea Bell

'Winter's End' by Jean-Claude Mourlevat, translated from the French by Anthea Bell

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Pity the poor orphaned teenagers of "Winter's End." It's your pity they're going to need, for the deck has long been stacked against them.

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