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The Girl’s Guide to the 2011 Fall Movie Season

What’s a girl got to do to find a decent movie around here? Usually, wait until the summer — a season full of big budget action blockbusters, male-targeted comedies and easy paycheck franchise extensions — ends, and the movie posters change color with the leaves. Fortunately, Movieline has just the guide to make the seasonal cinema transition a little easier.

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The Girl’s Guide to the 2011 Fall Movie Season

Will These Be the Biggest Popcorn Movies of the Fall?

The fall movie season is synonymous with prestige — from Moneyball to War Horse , the next four months will be filled with the Oscar nominees of tomorrow — but what if you want to continue the mindless fun of summer into the next season? Fear not! Hollywood has you covered with a bevy of big-budget popcorn films all seemingly designed to make summer truly endless. Which will be the biggest hits of the fall?

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Weekend Receipts: The Help Stays Afloat as Hurricane Irene Does Damage at the Box Office

New Yorkers may have been left unimpressed by the magnitude of Hurricane Irene (not so much folks in the less fortunate cities in her path, let’s remember), but the much-hyped weather event left an indubitable mark elsewhere: all the way across the country in sunny Hollywood, where studio execs were likely cursing the name “Irene” as the box office tallies rolled in. With hundreds of theaters shut down across the East Coast due to hurricane panic and ticket sale losses estimated at $25 million, how much did new releases Colombiana , Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark , and Our Idiot Brother feel the impact of Irene?

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Weekend Receipts: The Help Stays Afloat as Hurricane Irene Does Damage at the Box Office

Friday Box Office: Rocked Like a Hurricane

Most expected depressed box office numbers this weekend , but even negative nellies probably didn’t expect to see this. With Hurricane Irene battering the eastern seaboard, all three new releases stumbled badly on Friday, with opening days ranging from $2.3 million ( Our Idiot Brother ) to $4 million ( Colombiana ). Said one industry insider to Deadline: “Any way you slice it business is getting creamed this weekend.” Thanks, Mother Nature! Your Friday box office is here.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World to Live on in Monthly L.A. Residency

Edgar Wright’s geek fantasy epic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World may have biffed with mainstream audiences last year, but it’s earned a dedicated fan following since, granting it bona fide cult status. That cult will have the opportunity to worship at the altar of Scott Pilgrim starting next month, when L.A.’ s New Beverly Cinema begins screening it in a monthly midnight residency.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World to Live on in Monthly L.A. Residency

Movieline’s Week in Review: Goodnight Irene

Well, folks, it’s time to pack up our canned goods and bottled water, inflate our rafts, and row row row our boats gently down the middle of the street to the safe haven of Movieline’s Week in Review. Our West Coast bureau will be back with you in the days ahead with box-office news and other happenings from the cinema front; the East Coast bureau will be back with you from wherever Hurricane Irene chooses to drop us. Hopefully there are movies there! More to come then — have a very safe and dry weekend!

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Which Twilight Pair Tweeted a Pic of Themselves in Spandex as ‘The Wonder Twins?’

While November’s sequel The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 approaches slowly but surely, at least two of the franchise’s long-time cast members are spending their downtime cavorting around in even more fantastical fashion — in matching his ‘n’ hers superhero costumes that transform them into the comic book duo known as “The Wonder Twins.” Hit the jump to discover which Twilight fan favorites suited up in spandex for your weekend gawking pleasure.

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Which Twilight Pair Tweeted a Pic of Themselves in Spandex as ‘The Wonder Twins?’

Critic: Flimsy, Terrible Movie Will Make You Happy

“I do like the Fox series , but I’d resisted the idea of the concert film. It just seemed an inherently thin idea. And when compared with some of the greats, say Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz on the Band, exceptional for both its music and its insight, it is. But a hallmark of the show, in addition to some of the best musical mash-ups ever, is its celebration of differences, an ode to the outsiders that pack high school hallways. Those kids get an almost equal voice here. Glee represents validation, as significant as the enjoyment to be had from all those show-stopping Broadway-styled productions. So if you’re feeling down, and troubled, and you need a helping hand…” Yeah, actually, I do. Can the Glee movie run to Home Depot and get me some batteries ? [ LAT ]

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Critic: Flimsy, Terrible Movie Will Make You Happy

French Poster for What’s Your Number? Gets Right to the Point

In What’s Your Number? , Anna Faris stars as a woman who revisits her past sexual conquests in the hopes of finding her real soulmate. She seemingly won’t have much luck with her prior lays, if only because Chris Evans plays her probable future sexual conquest/soulmate — but, hey, it’s the thought that counts. That thought is at the center of the French poster for What’s Your Number? , which features the film’s very-direct French title change. Click through for a look and a chuckle.

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French Poster for What’s Your Number? Gets Right to the Point

Watch Spoiler-y and Intriguing International Trailer for In Time