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Film
Top five movies and upcoming releases
A look at what's happening at the theaters
By STEVE PERSALL
Published November 3, 2005
Current movies recommended by the Times:
1. Capote - Philip Seymour Hoffman is a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination playing author Truman Capote as he researches and writes In Cold Blood.
2. Good Night, and Good Luck - CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) challenges the communist hunting practices of Sen. Joseph McCarthy in George Clooney's gorgeous, thoughtful film.
3. North Country - Academy Award winners Charlize Theron, Sissy Spacek and Frances McDormand help make this fact-based tale of sexual harassment memorable.
4. Everything is Illuminated - A compulsive collector (Elijah Wood) travels to eastern Europe to locate the woman who saved his grandfather during the Holocaust. Directed with uncommon assurance by first-timer Liev Schreiber.
5. Jarhead - Short on politics and topicality, but Sam Mendes' stream-of consciousness chronicle of the first Gulf War is macho and occasionally miraculous.
LET'S CHAT
Check out Times film critic Steve Persall's blog at www.sptimes.com/blogs/film
UPCOMING RELEASES
All dates are subject to change
NOV. 11: The New World; Zathura; Bee Season; Pride & Prejudice; Derailed
NOV. 18: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Walk the Line; Wolf Creek; HellBent
NOV. 23: Yours, Mine & Ours; Just Friends; In the Mix; Ushpizin
NOV. 25: The Ice Harvest, Just Friends
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