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Best Soundtracks of 2011: 'Drive,' 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' 'The Muppets' and More

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 21st 2011 9:00AM

Filed under: Top 25, Features, Movie News, Hot Topic

This month, Cameron Crowe's 'We Bought a Zoo' hits theaters. Normally that would make for an anti-climactic No. 1 entry on a Best Soundtracks of 2011 list. After all, every single Crowe film -- yeah, even 'Elizabethtown' -- is set to an unbelievably rocking set of songs, which more or less double as a mixtape made from Crowe's personal music collection. (That's what you get from a director who used to write for Rolling Stone.) Alas, this year, Crowe's 'Zoo' is not No. 1 (it's actually No. 7). So who ended up nabbing the top spot? Find out below in Moviefone's Best Soundtracks of 2011.

The Worst Movie Mistakes in History: Holiday Edition

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 20th 2011 9:30AM

Filed under: Features, Movie News

The holiday season may be in full swing, but that doesn't mean you're looking forward to crawling through the hordes of Christmas shoppers to pick up gifts for your friends and family. So before you start making those lists, Moviefone wants you to sit back, relax and bask in the glory of the Worst Movie Mistakes in History: Holiday Edition. After you're done, make sure to check out our Family Edition of movie mistakes from last month. (Once again, a big thanks to MovieMistakes.com, who have been helping us out on these posts.)

'21 Jump Street' Poster: Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum Go to the Prom

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 19th 2011 12:30PM

Filed under: Movie News

The upcoming '21 Jump Street' movie continunes the current Hollywood trend of "Let's remake an 80s property!" Luckily -- or, depending on who you're talking to, unluckily -- I have never seen the original '21 Jump Street,' meaning this film isn't ruining my memories or tainted by any preconceived notions I had about the series. But after an absolutely hysterical red-band trailer, and, now, a pretty funny movie poster (that is, as far as "funny" movie posters go), there have to be some detractors out there who are maybe, possibly, starting to come around. Right?

Gary Oldman's Life Lessons

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 16th 2011 12:30PM

Filed under: Movie News

Prospective actors and fans of the 'The Dark Knight' (and 'Leon' and 'Harry Potter' and 'Sid and Nancy' and 'Dracula'), take note: Gary Oldman is giving out some important pointers on life. Esquire recently published the 53-year-old actor's guide to "What He's Learned," and it's full of quirky tidbits and random asides that are funny, bizarre and sometimes a bit existential. First up, what other people think of Oldman is none of his business.

Sir Ben Kingsley on How 'Hugo' Ranks With Other Martin Scorsese Films and His 'Sopranos' Cameo

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 16th 2011 11:50AM

Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Features, Movie News, Awards

Don't let the snarl in the above photo from the movie 'Hugo' confuse you: Sir Ben Kingsley is nothing like that in real life -- or, at least nothing like that during a 15-minute interview. When Moviefone spoke to the Oscar-winning actor this past week, Kingsley was humble, forthright and excited to discuss his new movie, as well as the joy he got from working with Martin Scorsese. Of course, this being Sir Ben, there's always going to be something interesting to talk about: recent projects of his, critically acclaimed roles he's had, even movies he hasn't been in. From his work on 'Hugo' and 'Gandhi,' to his love of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' to his cameo on 'The Sopranos,' Kingsley gave Moviefone a little taste of what goes on inside the head of an acting legend.

New Releases: 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,' 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,' 'Carnage,' 'Corman's World'

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 15th 2011 3:50PM

Filed under: Movie News, New Releases

Get ready, folks. This weekend, the great Sherlock Holmes takes on one of his greatest challenges ever: three tiny chipmunks. Both 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' and 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' open nationwide on Friday, though if intellectual Englishmen or small squirrels aren't up your alley, there's always 'New Year's Eve' (joking -- kind of) and a bevy of limited releases. To help you swift through this week's newest films, check out Moviefone's Weekend Movie Preview ahead.

In Honor of 'Young Adult,' the Most Awkward High School Movie Scenes

By Alex Suskind (Subscribe to Alex Suskind's posts), Posted Dec 8th 2011 3:50PM

Filed under: Features, Movie News

In 'Young Adult,' Charlize Theron plays a 37-year-old drunken mess trying to relive her high-school glory days by returning to her hometown and winning back her high school sweetheart from his wife. (Classy, right?) It's awkward, which is par for the course, when dealing with high school comedies. 'American Pie,' 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' 'Dazed and Confused' -- the list goes on and on. In honor of 'Young Adult' and its stuck-in-high-school protagonist, here are the most awkward high school moments in movie history.

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