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• The Roles They Left Behind

  Jul 18, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  Heath Ledger's posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight prompts Radar to muse on stars whose films debuted after they died, prompting critics to wonder what could have been—or to hold their tongues.
  

  • Brad Renfro, The Informers. A onetime child star known for run-ins with the law, Renfro completed filming for the Bret Easton Ellis adaption a month before he overdosed on heroin.
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• Top 10 Historically Flawed Flicks

  Apr 1, 08 1:10 PM CDT
  Most historical films forgo a few facts for dramatic flair, but these flicks leave truth to the cutting room floor. Yahoo lists the most inaccurate movies ever:
  

  1. 10,000 BC: Woolly mammoths weren't around to help build the pyramids.
  2. Gladiator: Emperor Commodus didn't kill his dad... chickenpox did.
  3. 300: Spartan warriors wore bronze armor, not leather Speedos.
  4. The Last Samurai: 19th-century Japan did have war advisers, but they weren't American.
  5. Apocalypto: Mel's Mayan saviors actually killed off 90% of the indigenous people.
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• Top 10 Oscars That Weren't

  Feb 24, 08 12:00 PM CST
  In the Academy Awards' 80-year history, many classic films, performers, and directors have been robbed of their statues. CNN's Screening Room names the 10 most crushing Oscars that weren't, many of which lost out to—gulp—musicals:

  • 1941: Seminal Citizen Kane loses to sappy How Green Was My Valley
  • 1956: James Dean gets bested by The King and I's Yul Brynner
  • 1958: Vertigo's Hitchcock loses best director to the man behind Gigi
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• 10 'Yeah, Right' Movie Couples

  Feb 17, 08 5:01 AM CST
  The silver screen has seen countless memorable romances; unfortunately, it has also produced a host of bizarre on-screen hook-ups. Yahoo! Movies runs down the 10 worst:

  1. Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble
  2. The original Bennifer in Gigli
  3. Anne Heche and Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven Nights
  4. Kevin Spacey (Bobby Darin) and Kate Bosworth (Sandra Dee) in Beyond the Sea
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• 10 Films Every Man Should See

  Feb 12, 08 3:03 PM CST
  Don't worry if you haven't seen any Oscar contenders, says GQ, offering 10 flicks every self-respecting guy should see. Count on blood, revenge, and a little male bonding:

  1. Rififi (1955): Trade Ocean's 11 for this heist masterpiece
  2. Croupier (1998): In his breakthrough role, Clive Owen is the model of cool
  3. The Limey (1999): A Cockney ex-con hungers for vengeance
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