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Leonardo DiCaprio's 15 Best Roles

Leonardo DiCaprio has come a long way since his stint as a teen heartthrob on Growing Pains alongside fellow Tiger Beat love interest Kirk Cameron.  read more

2010 Person of the Year in Narrative Film: Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo basically crammed a short career into the 12 months of 2010. In addition to acting, his directorial debut won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance. Paste spent the afternoon with him in his adopted hometown of Callicoon, New York.  read more

The 25 Best Movies of 2010

Our 25 Best Movies of 2010 range from a Facebook biopic to a Western remake, from an animated story about toys to war movie that hardly ever leaves the interior of a tank. But all are worth the $10 ticket, the $2 rental or the two hours you'll spend enjoying them.  read more

10 Great Movie Plot Twists (And Five We Totally Saw Coming)

There's a peculiar feeling that comes with being tricked by a movie...  read more

Shutter Island Review

Release Date: Feb. 19 Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel) Cinematography: Robert Richardson Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley Studio/Run Time: Paramount Pictures, 138 mins. Scorsese gets his Hitchcock on Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s pulp thriller is a brainy and compelling take on that most hoary of film genres: psychological horror. Equal parts parable and cautionary tale, Shutter Island is an expertly-paced thriller that feels far shorter and more exhilarating than its lengthy runtime suggests....  read more

Shutter Island Gets the Graphic-Novel Treatment

Martin Scorsese’s creepy-looking Shutter Island (which comes out Feb. 19) has attracted lots of attention for months now, but now there’s a new element to add to the spooky mix. At the beginning of the month, HarperCollins and Tokyopop released a graphic novel version of the 2003 novel by Dennis Lehane, featuring haunting illustrations by French artist Christian de Metter coupled with Lehane’s text....  read more

15 Masterful Directors with Films in 2010

Even the best actors will occasionally take a paycheck from a film they know is a stinker, but a great director is the closest Hollywood has to a sure thing.  read more

Leonardo DiCaprio Goes Viking for Mel Gibson

For his next film, Mel Gibson is planning another period piece. Adding to his repertoire of Braveheart (1995), The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006), Variety’s blogs recently announced that Mel Gibson’s newest film will be an as-yet-untitled period piece about vikings starring Leonardo DiCaprio....  read more

Trailer Stash: Shutter Island, The Time Traveler's Wife, Inglourious Basterds, More

And now, a look at some of the notable trailers lighting up the internet: ...  read more

The 29 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

The new year is upon us and moviegoers are finally getting around to seeing some of 2008's big-name films (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino, Defiance, The Wrestler). But what about the rest of the year? Austin listed his five to watch a while back, but I will see his five and raise him 24. Here are the 29 movies due in 2009 that have caught my eye. What's missing? Let me know in the comments section....  read more