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    The Hurt Locker

    There have been a number of films to come out in the last few years addressing the experience of Iraq War soldiers and veterans, and none of those films have performed particularly well at the box office.

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    Year One

    Perhaps director Harold Ramis was trying to create a new Abbott and Costello or even a Laurel and Hardy with his teaming of Jack Black and Michael Cera in the prehistorically limp comedy "Year One."

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    Cold Souls

    If only Charlie Kaufman's scripts—like "Being John Malkovich" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"—didn't exist, "Cold Souls" would be original.

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    Sex Positive

    This frank and fascinating Outfest Grand Jury prizewinner illuminates a little-known chapter in the outbreak, growth, and far-reaching social ramifications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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    Tennessee

    It's not a good sign when a film's daytime scenes look as if they've been shot in twilight. Nor is it reassuring when the dialogue features long gaps—as though silence equals depth.

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    Tetro

    Although some of "Tetro" is uneven and melodramatic, it's a stunning-looking and noble effort from a cinematic legend who clearly is just getting started.

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    The Hurt Locker

    "The Hurt Locker" literally opens with a bang as we see Bravo Company, made up of three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordinance Disposal squad, attempt to diffuse a roadside bomb with disastrous results.

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    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    Designed to give devoted fans of the 2007 "Transformers" more of the same, Michael Bay's sequel is a nonstop whirl of flying, battling and crashing machinery.

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    Tetro

    Francis Ford Coppola—winner of five Oscars and the man who gave us, among others, "The Godfather" trilogy, "The Conversation," and "Apocalypse Now"—has, at age 70, entered into his "experimental" phase.

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    The Face Is Familiar

    The film reveals that fighting against typecasting is a constant battle for many character actors.  Stephen Tobolowsky says it's not a matter of changing your looks but who you are.