MoviesAppolicious - When the evening forecast calls for fierce winds, icy roads and inches of snow, date night can turn south in a hurry. Thankfully, Netflix, along with a device to stream the service, can turn what would be a chilly night right around. But what’s the best app to make sure your queue is stocked with all the movies you want to see? There are plenty of options out there, so let’s take a look at a few.
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Cruise takes quiet Christmas with $26.5M 'Mission' (AP)
AP - Tom Cruise's latest mission has won a holiday weekend that's shaping up with some silent nights at movie theaters as business continues to lag.
"Mission: Impossible" cruises to top of box office (Reuters)
Reuters - Ghost Protocol" cruised to No. 1 at box offices on Sunday, even as major new movies opened on Christmas Day which may change top 10 results when final numbers are tallied.
LA's 'Wonderful Life' Day honors Frank Capra film (AP)
AP - George Bailey can rest easy. He really did make a difference in the lives of people, including all 3.8 million in Los Angeles.
Mel Gibson, wife finalize divorce in Los Angeles (AP)
AP - Mel Gibson's three-decade marriage is officially over.
Louis Vuitton sues over knockoff bag in "Hangover 2" (Reuters)
Reuters - It might be more expensive, but sometimes it really pays to buy name-brand.
Corrected: Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War" (Reuters)
Reuters - In 100 years of Chinese film, "The Flowers of War" is the first major title to feature a western movie star. It earned a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign language film, and is China's entry for Oscars.
Nun famous for kissing Elvis prays for miracle (AP)
AP - In the little town of Bethlehem, a cloistered nun whose luminous blue eyes entranced Elvis Presley in his first on-screen movie kiss is praying for a Christmas miracle.
Vito Russo: from "Celluloid Closet" to cinema star (Reuters)
Reuters - More than anything, Vito Russo loved the movies. More than 20 years after the gay activist and film historian's death, he is finally starring in one.
Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies (AP)
AP - No matter what language it's in, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" casts a spell over critics.
China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit (Reuters)
Reuters - When Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives in China Sunday, a new blockbuster movie will ensure that the foremost image of the Japanese in many Chinese people's minds will once again be of the country's brutal wartime misdeeds.
'Marilyn' actor Branagh parallels his character (AP)
AP - Long before Kenneth Branagh stepped into the role of Sir Laurence Olivier in "My Week With Marilyn," there already were strong parallels between them.
Bullock coaxed into return by 'Extremely Loud' (AP)
AP - Sandra Bullock wasn't looking to return to acting when Stephen Daldry called about "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."
China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit (Reuters)
Reuters - When Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives in China on Sunday, a new blockbuster movie will ensure that the foremost image of the Japanese in many Chinese people's minds will once again be of the country's brutal wartime misdeeds.
Review: Spielberg's "War Horse" is manipulative, hollow (Reuters)
Reuters - Confession time: I love Steven Spielberg's screen adaptation of "The Color Purple," but I can't defend it. The music, the cinematography, the performances, and everything else about it has been painstakingly designed to manipulate an emotional response, and even though I can see the strings, I fall for it every time.
Ewan McGregor's "Salmon Fishing" opens Palm Springs Fest (Reuters)
Reuters - "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt, will open the Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5, organizers said Thursday.
Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation (Reuters)
Reuters - Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more she felt responsible for bringing it home to her generation.
5 movies that may not seem like Christmas movies (AP)
AP - Alonso Duralde literally wrote the book on Christmas movies: It's called "Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas." So who better to guest-program the Five Most space this week?
Netflix rolls out version 2.0 of its iPad app with upgraded interface (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Streaming video service Netflix has just rolled out a big update to its iOS apps, adding new features for different markets and sporting a revamped interface for its iPad version.
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