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THEWEEK.COM is a trademark owned by Felix Dennis.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:36:17 -0500Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:36:17 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103201/Pirate_Radiohttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103201/Pirate_RadioThe plot is thin, but hits from the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Turtles, and other great British bands from the 1960s will keep the audience rocking.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103200/2012http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103200/2012Roland Emmerich's epic about the End of Days, predicted by the Mayan calendar, features all of the great cataclysms—devastating earthquakes, fiery volcanic eruptions, and massive tsunamis.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103198/Fantastic_Mr_Foxhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103198/Fantastic_Mr_FoxWes Anderson has adapted Roald Dahl’s children’s tale about a mischievous fox at war with three curmudgeonly farmers with great affection and adventurousness.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103197/New_on_DVDhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103197/New_on_DVDUp; Say Anything: 20th Anniversary Edition; Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103134/Will_Ferrell_Overpaid_hasbeenhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103134/Will_Ferrell_Overpaid_hasbeenA new Forbes study names the comedian Tinsel Town's most overcompensated star. Some Hollywood-watchers agreeThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102987/New_Moon_Is_Twilights_Bella_Swan_a_bad_role_modelhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102987/New_Moon_Is_Twilights_Bella_Swan_a_bad_role_modelFeminists are concerned that the Twilight heroine promotes bad relationships for young girlsWed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102911/The_essential_guide_to_Megan_Foxhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102911/The_essential_guide_to_Megan_FoxThe New York Times Magazine has devoted 5,000 words to starlet Megan Fox. Here are the crucial 9 percent of themSat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102905/New_on_DVDhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102905/New_on_DVDThe Taking of Pelham 123; Food, Inc.; North by Northwest: 50th Anniversary EditionFri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102904/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goatshttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102904/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_GoatsEwan McGregor plays an Iraq war reporter who meets a team of psychic U.S. spies—played by George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey—who use their paranormal powers as weapons of war.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102903/Disneys_A_Christmas_Carolhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102903/Disneys_A_Christmas_CarolRobert Zemeckis uses state-of-the-art technology to revitalize Dickens' classic with animated characters and dazzling digital effects.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102902/The_Boxhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102902/The_BoxA couple, played by Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, is offered a million dollars to push a button that will result in the death of a complete stranger.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102802/The_2012_prophecy_Doomsday_or_bunkhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102802/The_2012_prophecy_Doomsday_or_bunkA Hollywood movie based on a Mayan prophecy is stoking fears that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. Is it time to panic?Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102645/Is_Precious_racisthttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102645/Is_Precious_racistIs the acclaimed film, 'Precious,' about an obese African American teen an inspiring story—or just sensationalist "poverty porn"?Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102589/New_on_DVDhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102589/New_on_DVDWhatever Works; Monty Python: Almost the Truth; On the Road With Charles Kuralt: Set 1Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102588/Skinhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102588/SkinSkin is based on the true story of a white family in South Africa that fights against the country’s rigid racial laws so their dark-skinned daughter can be classified as white.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102587/This_Is_Ithttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102587/This_Is_ItPieced together from raw footage of Michael Jackson preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It gives the audience rare glimpses of the “genius at work.”Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102585/Precioushttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102585/PreciousBased on the best-selling novel Push by Sapphire, Precious is about a 350-pound illiterate teenager who has been impregnated twice by her father and is emotionally abused by her mother.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102312/New_on_DVDhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102312/New_on_DVDCheri; I Am Because We Are; Black Adder, RemasteredFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102310/Ameliahttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102310/AmeliaA biopic about an extraordinary woman, the resolutely ordinary Amelia “never takes flight,” said Leah Rozen in People.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102309/Antichristhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102309/AntichristIn Lars von Trier’s “most extreme work yet,” a couple moves to the country and spirals into self-destruction after the death of their child.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400