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Emma Watson

Films about art and artists with Emily Dickenson, Cézanne and some sparkling Shakespeare

Also Poland’s most important painter versus the Communists and Richard Gere as a political hustler

A new and splendid Beauty and the Beast plus two contrasting Canadian films, the Goon sequel and Weirdos

And so much more: a defense of trees, a city tour with cats, a plane hijacker’s own story, disaster experiences from Japan and a subtle English novel squeezed into a movie.

Noah and his ark like you’ve never seen before, plus two Vancouver and a lot of French films

Russell Crowe is the moody zealot and ark builder Noah.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Winnie and Frankenweenie: reviews

Emma Watson and Logan Lerman endure high school in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Holiday make-up guide: 5 eye-catching looks

This season it's all about the allure of your eyes.  Cat CallNo, it's not that one. But the drama of this look will certainly draw much attention to your peepers. Rock a fierce cat eye this...

George Clooney in The Descendants, Martin Scorsese's Hugo, Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, The Muppets

George Clooney is getting raves for his new film The Descendants. How much of that is deserved?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Winnie the Pooh, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan plus films on newspapers and travel

The boy wizard is now a young man and takes his final movie bow in Harry Potter #8.The series ends on a high. (Read more)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two premiers midnight Thursday at Fifth Avenue Cinema

But the Fifth Avenue premier is already sold out, as are previews world wide. Vancouver's Harry Potter fans are waiting for The End, and the movie's breaking records even before its release.