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Happy 62nd Birthday, Sigourney Weaver! What’s Her Most Underrated Movie Moment?

Film legend and Movieline pal Sigourney Weaver turns 62 today, which means she’s been a working girl for almost 35 years. Damn, Ripley. Let’s pick her most underrated work on the big screen after the jump. Personally, I think I’ve pinpointed it. If your suggestion is You Again , I’m prepared to yell, “Get away from her, you bitch” at you.

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Happy 62nd Birthday, Sigourney Weaver! What’s Her Most Underrated Movie Moment?

50 Years Later, Has Any Movie Pinpointed Teenage Obsession Like Splendor in the Grass?

Splendor in the Grass , Elia Kazan’s ode to teenage angst and adolescent obsession, turns 50 this Monday. The golden anniversary of William Inge’s torrid screenplay may not seem like a big deal to you, but if you haven’t seen Splendor in the Grass (which was a box office sensation in ’61), you’ve missed out on three important film moments: 1) the performance of Natalie Wood’s career; 2) the debut of a young buck named Warren Beatty; and 3) a level of teenage hysteria that is both extreme and extremely moving.

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50 Years Later, Has Any Movie Pinpointed Teenage Obsession Like Splendor in the Grass?

This Week on Cable: Reds, Rebel Yells and Required Viewing

This week on cable, rebel politics are in the air — just as your fight-the-power muscle felt like it was growing slack and the news seems just politics as usual… Find everyone from Warren Beatty to Melvin Van Peebles to Brian De Palma after the jump.

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This Week on Cable: Reds, Rebel Yells and Required Viewing

What’s On: Stand-Up Showdown on Last Comic Standing

One comic will stand at the end of tonight’s Last Comic Standing , and a disco legend will commemorate that victory with an anthem about survival. At first you were afraid, now you’re petrified.

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What’s On: Stand-Up Showdown on Last Comic Standing