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Top 5 recommended movies
By Steve Persall, Times Film Critic
Published February 28, 2008
Current movies recommended by the Times:
1. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Four Academy Award nominations, including director Julian Schnabel, crafted this surreal adaptation of an extraordinary memoir.
2. Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi's memoirs of growing up in Iran inspire a unique experience, nominated for the best animated feature Academy Award.
3. Juno - Ellen Page is delightful as a pregnant teenager seeking adoptive parents for her baby. Winner of the Academy Award for best original screenplay.
4. There Will Be Blood - Daniel Day-Lewis is now a two-time best actor Academy Award winner, playing a dastardly oil tycoon (as if there's any other kind).
5. The Other Boleyn Girl - Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman play headstrong sisters courted by Henry VIII (Eric Bana).
Upcoming releases
All dates subject to change.
March 7: 10,000 B.C.; The Accidental Husband; The Bank Job; Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day; College Road Trip
March 14: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who; Doomsday; Never Back Down; Funny Games; City of Men
March 21: Drillbit Taylor; Shutter; Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
March 28: 21; Stop-Loss; Run, Fat Boy, Run; Superhero Movie
April 4: Leatherheads; The Ruins; Nim's Island
April 11: Snow Angels; Prom Night; Smart People; Street Kings
May 9: Speed Racer
June 20: Get Smart
July 18: The Dark Knight
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