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Weekend Movie Guide: Bond...Jimmy Bond

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Its story may not be as strong as that of Casino Royale, but Quantum of Solace delivers some true spectacle in its wonderfully creative stuntwork. Go ahead and see Slumdog Millionaire now because it's the movie everyone will be telling you to see in a few weeks. Christmas Tale is a richly cynical film about a disaster of a French family and stars legend Catherine Deneuve and rising star Mathieu Amalric. See it with Grandma.
What is more seasonal than an Israeli gay love story? Plenty of hot, nude action in Antarctica so bring your loose jeans if bare penis is your thing. Eden tells the story of a couple whose relationship falls apart on their 10th anniversary. I can't be sure, but I think Sienna Miller was somehow involved in the breakup. The tagline of Faded Memories is "She lived in a prism without walls until love set her free!" Huh? What the fuck?
Tickets, Showtimes, Reviews & Previews after the jump!

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Tickets & Showtimes
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Christmas Tale
Antarctica
Eden
Faded Memories
Reviews
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Christmas Tale
Antarctica
Eden
Faded Memories
Previews
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Christmas Tale
Antarctica
Eden
Faded Memories
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