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Strangers in a strange land
Shot over 23 years, Ellen Kuras' haunting Oscar contender "The Betrayal" follows a Laotian immigrant family's agonizing American odyssey. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/94DELfA7_iE_MqRf4-hVspxJZKw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/94DELfA7_iE_MqRf4-hVspxJZKw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/IR1YSmd-_vw" height="1" width="1"/>
Bauer power
Insurgents! Hand grenades! Torture! Fox's two-hour special "24: Redemption" offers a quick fix of Jack to hold us until the show's January premiere. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/PJIa3cGWzMb_3ddI2PA4inh2tkk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/PJIa3cGWzMb_3ddI2PA4inh2tkk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/DUF9PUsFSXs" height="1" width="1"/>
"Twilight"
Catherine Hardwicke's erotic vampire blockbuster finds the sweet spot where Gothic literature and the iPod meet. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Po168s1kDYLnZ1dVsMXwwGSezgw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Po168s1kDYLnZ1dVsMXwwGSezgw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/ky5640BYxtY" height="1" width="1"/>
"Bolt"
This 3-D animated tale about a canine superhero is clever and action-packed -- but is it too culturally savvy for its own good? <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qdEVDTol3g2neFTIPBO4jLnepRE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qdEVDTol3g2neFTIPBO4jLnepRE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/aMdFvi_4rcc" height="1" width="1"/>
The Sexiest Man Living 2008
He is a rogue, a gentleman and a brilliant actor. We loved him through good times and (very) bad, and we're so glad he's back. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RyNNJkCT3y_v0edrpD55LgBwitA/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RyNNJkCT3y_v0edrpD55LgBwitA/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/FtQUWNL7dOw" height="1" width="1"/>
The commander in chief
The compassionate and surprisingly funny politician who won our hearts -- and our votes. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/i2h7yfyxIoLVqLigt94G4vP2NVU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/i2h7yfyxIoLVqLigt94G4vP2NVU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/P3IKbs3VDmc" height="1" width="1"/>
The high-school boyfriend
He's the brainy, tongue-tied movie star who's cleaning up as his generation's John Cusack. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_tNLIbgmE9nB5__-bXJVSgwAdQY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_tNLIbgmE9nB5__-bXJVSgwAdQY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/oEwRRb2N02o" height="1" width="1"/>
The Latin lover
A powerhouse actor who happens to be off-the-charts attractive, not to mention real. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xlEo49rRzsW-9ggD9YOg49bbQaQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xlEo49rRzsW-9ggD9YOg49bbQaQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/3RGrviJcLzw" height="1" width="1"/>
The activist
A do-gooder who fights for civil rights and the environment -- and looks like he wandered straight off a Ralph Lauren shoot. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/upjd967iRL8A1K_b9c8nKFjjQac/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/upjd967iRL8A1K_b9c8nKFjjQac/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/uIEMBCc4ZiY" height="1" width="1"/>
The Chinese superstar
A badminton bad boy who is a demon with a shuttlecock -- but has the smile of an angel. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/CrHgPicYNUMp_agz-Gm0i8l1JCI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/CrHgPicYNUMp_agz-Gm0i8l1JCI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/z9Ilo4FTrQ4" height="1" width="1"/>
The coed dreamboat
He's America's first bona-fide Indian-American movie star -- and a darn hot one at that. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Fy2w_pgVyc3B80Epxcnb_uQYWP4/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Fy2w_pgVyc3B80Epxcnb_uQYWP4/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/WJes4D8Cyj8" height="1" width="1"/>
The rugged intellectual
A leading man with smarts, toughness and true versatility. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/JAZi_5cyg5SBLlUlvICuCEiJMck/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/JAZi_5cyg5SBLlUlvICuCEiJMck/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/BSf-ZpqBFh8" height="1" width="1"/>
The debonair novelist
He's an award-winning writer who wrings humor from chaos. His dreamy eyes don't hurt. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9C51tE4y9xYaiv4jlqsn_YCuCYY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9C51tE4y9xYaiv4jlqsn_YCuCYY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/JTthjhfMOZI" height="1" width="1"/>
The Olympic diver
An astonishing athlete with his priorities (and his Speedo) in the right place. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/vV0cITUeZPADy1u-1Q7RyHzYsbY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/vV0cITUeZPADy1u-1Q7RyHzYsbY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/_FDAIfCGYic" height="1" width="1"/>
The entrepreneur
The swaggering MC every woman wants to bang and every man wants to be. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/HqI4NPYnPoyougVRIhtiT6h9cFk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/HqI4NPYnPoyougVRIhtiT6h9cFk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/IoWuwDBDTH4" height="1" width="1"/>
The top chef
A Renaissance man with a tireless work ethic, an aesthetic in the kitchen and piercing blue eyes. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xfoezb4ucZldjXrsvtSnjFS0eco/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xfoezb4ucZldjXrsvtSnjFS0eco/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/laM3RyguDmY" height="1" width="1"/>
The HBO "It Boy"
This Swedish actor has a whiff of arrogance, as if he thinks he's superior to the rest of us. Maybe he is. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xTTgde1mLwKsKwVtmDrUkx0lckc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xTTgde1mLwKsKwVtmDrUkx0lckc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/PNcse8kdLdA" height="1" width="1"/>
The indie heartthrob
The Ivy-educated, button-cute musician who rocks our world with songs about the serial comma. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/VRyJVlBDMm-fYMssnxGdjTlgDNU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/VRyJVlBDMm-fYMssnxGdjTlgDNU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/dNfPtZT53yk" height="1" width="1"/>
The funnyman
The unsung hero of "Saturday Night Live" sets our inner geek aflame. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/OXOnWzxFMUq3SObMxbSn_d3UP2c/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/OXOnWzxFMUq3SObMxbSn_d3UP2c/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/b0hAmk4qiNk" height="1" width="1"/>
What's behind the "WALL-E" cult?
Is Pixar's Chaplin-meets-Kubrick robot romance really the best animated film ever? Plus: Answers to our "Sukiyaki Western Django" quiz revealed! <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/hnxO0xBjrgwGVUF_gTcM5U88t-E/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/hnxO0xBjrgwGVUF_gTcM5U88t-E/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/bQPV5vvWCSo" height="1" width="1"/>
Was this the greatest football game ever?
OK, maybe not. But "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" still spins an improbable, Fitzgerald-meets-Updike yarn about two elite schools, a turbulent year and an unbelievable ending. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/7BG7ilABh0o9ZI1swdfPCEaTzSM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/7BG7ilABh0o9ZI1swdfPCEaTzSM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/Ft0R2c2_X2g" height="1" width="1"/>
Oscar's documentary problem, cont.
Herzog, "Man on Wire" and "Trouble the Water" make Academy shortlist, but "Order of Myths," "Unforeseen," "Roman Polanski" and "Gonzo" are out. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4nAsXBDQGgnFH5uJzLeUTS7DkcY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4nAsXBDQGgnFH5uJzLeUTS7DkcY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/jVhMvJxoSzs" height="1" width="1"/>
Interview with a vampire's director
Catherine Hardwicke discusses her eagerly awaited movie "Twilight" and why "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" doesn't matter. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/yPKN6R0P4PwvnfDUrDD3qKvW2Zk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/yPKN6R0P4PwvnfDUrDD3qKvW2Zk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/U9RepwuOU1M" height="1" width="1"/>
Big Think: The evolution of Indian culture
The consul general of India, Neelam Deo, on Bollywood, classical art forms and what Americans should know about her country. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/tDqutiDGvbkC6cIbrJRP5XtRGyo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/tDqutiDGvbkC6cIbrJRP5XtRGyo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/kSBMe8Vi2Dc" height="1" width="1"/>
Teen tarts, sleeping nubiles -- and Harry
A wrenching, sexy marriage drama from the new Ireland. Plus: Potter fans go berserk, and a dose of arty, self-indulgent Euro-erotica. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/2M40dpKM6a8tXFMxZa0WAKbUAzY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/2M40dpKM6a8tXFMxZa0WAKbUAzY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/yYy1Jh2M0IA" height="1" width="1"/>
"Quantum of Solace"
Daniel Craig is the scrappiest Bond ever -- and the most soulful. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KW267sLddMPvrkg9JuN-uHJMkX8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KW267sLddMPvrkg9JuN-uHJMkX8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/bhk2j0y0RXA" height="1" width="1"/>
"A Christmas Tale"
This magical French film captures the way people sometimes feel the most lost within the context of their own families. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/66JsDtCWW84HwcfOuY2s8gOpULE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/66JsDtCWW84HwcfOuY2s8gOpULE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/4ODZSQ7sZ7k" height="1" width="1"/>
It's the "feel-strange" family movie of the season!
Director Arnaud Desplechin talks about Hitchcock, Bergman, "Knocked Up," the "Scranton" of France and the superstar French cast he assembled in "A Christmas Tale." <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ThZ1pB3SGS8FsTU-gCZeF3k-i-0/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ThZ1pB3SGS8FsTU-gCZeF3k-i-0/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/f2wpeNtqgJQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Knife play
"Top Chef" moves to New York City for its fifth season, and the battle begins in a brutal frenzy of slicing and dicing! <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qmL0BxCQGYNFc4PmAfnE8vIsR0Q/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qmL0BxCQGYNFc4PmAfnE8vIsR0Q/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/47wPkLrDcLc" height="1" width="1"/>
Thrill ride through a "maximum city"
Danny Boyle talks about shooting his Dickensian quiz-show saga "Slumdog Millionaire" on the streets of Mumbai (a podcast and interview). <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/aR2CTgFYPBakGswU1J15kiprZRk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/aR2CTgFYPBakGswU1J15kiprZRk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/salon/ent/~4/zax_Ec4YkUg" height="1" width="1"/>