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Steve Persall's top five movies, upcoming releases
By Steve Persall, Times film critic
Published January 17, 2008
Current movies recommended by the Times:
1. Sweeney Todd - Johnny Depp cuts a striking figure as a vengeful barber in Tim Burton's gruesome Broadway adaptation. Winner of two Golden Globes.
2. Juno - Ellen Page is delightful as a pregnant teenager seeking adoptive parents for her baby. Nominated for three Golden Globe awards.
3. The Orphanage - Spain's official entry in the Oscar race for foreign language films is a creepy ghost story, produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth).
4. There Will Be Blood - Daniel Day-Lewis is a Golden Globe winner and Oscar frontrunner, playing a dastardly oil tycoon, as if there's any other kind.
5. The Kite Runner - Childhood friends in Afghanistan are torn apart by scandal and shame in Marc Forster's version of the bestselling novel.
Upcoming releases
All dates subject to change.
Jan. 23: How She Move
Jan. 25: Rambo; Untraceable; U2:3D
Feb. 1: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; Meet the Spartans; Strange Wilderness; Over Her Dead Body; The Eye
Feb. 8: Fool's Gold; Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins; Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show
Feb. 14: Jumper; Definitely, Maybe; The Spiderwick Chronicles
Feb. 22: Be Kind, Rewind; Charlie Bartlett
March 7: 10,000 B.C.
May 9: Speed Racer
June 20: Get Smart
July 18: The Dark Knight
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