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Film
Top five movies and upcoming releases
A look at what's happening on the big screen
By STEVE PERSALL
Published December 1, 2005
Current movies recommended by the Times:
1. Rent - Jonathan Larson's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play reaches the screen with six original cast members and a dynamic musical debut by Rosario Dawson.
2. Capote - Philip Seymour Hoffman is a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination, playing author Truman Capote as he researches and writes In Cold Blood.
3. 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.
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - The boy wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) takes a turn to manhood, dealing with first-crush jitters and the murderous intent of Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).
5. The Squid and the Whale - Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney co-star as a couple whose troubled marriage deeply affects their children.
UPCOMING RELEASES
All dates are subject to change
DEC. 9: Syriana; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Memoirs of a Geisha
DEC. 14: King Kong
DEC. 16: The Family Stone
DEC. 21: Cheaper by the Dozen 2; Fun with Dick and Jane
DEC. 23: Munich; The Ringer; Hoodwinked; Transamerica
DEC. 24: Casanova
DEC. 25: The Producers; Mrs. Henderson Presents; Rumor Has It; Wolf Creek
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