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Julie’s Thanksgiving: 5 Movie-Related Things I’m Thankful For in 2011

Once again, it’s that time of year to overeat, yell at family members and give thanks. For you though, dear Movieline family, I will cut back on the profanities and gorging and instead share the five movie-related things that I am most grateful for this year.

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On Bella’s Desire and Beyond: Going Deep on Breaking Dawn with Twilight’s Melissa Rosenberg

Throughout the Twilight franchise, one screenwriter has adapted author Stephenie Meyer ‘s bestselling book series about a teenager and her love for a vampire for the screen: Melissa Rosenberg . It’s a tricky job, balancing the desire to satisfy fans with the need to make Meyer’s 500+ page-novels cinematic, all while transforming heroine Bella Swan ( Kristen Stewart ) from unsteady teen to self-possessed woman. But in Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Bella finally is an agent of her own destiny, her senses awakened, and her choices confident. Was she, as Rosenberg insists, an active heroine under the surface just waiting to spring into action all along?

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Happy 27th Birthday, Scarlett Johansson! What’s Her Best Role?

Scarlett Johansson first garnered major notice in The Horse Whisperer 13 years ago, which makes her 27th birthday today a momentous one — she’s essentially been famous (and garnering awards) for half her life. Let’s celebrate the well-spoken thespian and Tom Waits cover artist by choosing her her best role. What’s your pick?

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REVIEW: Fassbender and Mortensen Duke It Out, Amicably, in A Dangerous Method

David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method is probably the most fun you’ll ever have watching a movie about Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud duking it out — and nurturing a deep-rooted but fragile friendship — in early 20th century Austria and Switzerland. In fact, when I first saw Viggo Mortensen done up in his trim little Freud beard, I nearly laughed out loud — not because he looked ridiculous, but because he looked so right. Mortensen has become one of Cronenberg’s go-to guys in recent years, and you can see why: Even in a period film like this one — a picture that runs the heavy risk of being ponderous and stiff — he can slip himself into the scenery with a “Don’t mind me, here in my Sigmund Freud getup” naturalness.

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Weekend Receipts: Breaking Dawn Births Fifth Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

The Twilight Saga sparkled to another #1 opening, as if you had any doubt; it was just a matter of how many millions Breaking Dawn would rake in, after Friday’s $72 million opening day . But while all the excitement over weddings, butter-colored honeymoons, and monster vampire babies couldn’t quite help BD eclipse New Moon (groan), it still nudged out Pirates of the Caribbean: The One with the Kraken for the #5 biggest opening of all time. That’s forever, baby. Let’s get our imprinting on in today’s Weekend Receipts.

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How Much Did Breaking Dawn Make This Weekend?

Breaking Dawn didn’t break any box office records this weekend, but it didn’t fare too poorly, either. The fourth installment in The Twilight Saga is estimated to have earned $139.5 million on Friday and Saturday, the fifth most lucrative opening weekend in Hollywood history. New Moon actually bested this edition by $4 million on 2004. Breaking Dawn Wedding Trailer But Breaking Dawn did set a new Twilight mark in global earnings, taking home $283.5 million around the world over the last couple days. Did you see it? What did you think Breaking Dawn ? Below, we’ve posted the complete top 10 box office results from the weekend. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 , $139.5 million Happy Feet Two , $22 million Immortals , $12.3 million Jack and Jill , $12 million Puss in Boots , $10.7 million Tower Heist , $7 million J. Edgar , $5.9 million A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas , $2.9 million In Time , $1.7 million The Descendants , $1.2 million

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Custom Bellflower Medusa Car Can Be Yours to Drive Around the Apocalypse For Just $250,000

After you watch the horrific repercussions of Twilight ‘s sweet, placenta-chomping vampire romance this weekend, check out the indie drama Bellflower , one of the year’s more vivid and gut-wrenching examinations of the more painful side of love. You think delivering a monster baby is stressful, Bella Swan? Just see what happens to poor Woodrow (writer-director Evan Glodell) in the aftermath of puppy love. At least he’s got the kick-ass, flame-throwing, apocalypse-ready Medusa car to ride around in… which can be yours, Bellflower fans, for just a few (thousand — OK, many thousands of) bucks!

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Friday Box Office: Breaking Dawn Bursts to $72 Million Opening Day

What to say? The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soared to the staggering Friday predicted by pretty much everyone: $72 million, to be precise, setting Bill Condon’s first installment of the franchise swan song on a pace for a $140 million-plus weekend. The competition didn’t stand a chance, with Happy Feet Two choking on Twilight ‘s dust way back around the $6 million mark. Your Friday Box Office is here.

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Ashley Greene stops by the Today Show

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Ashley Greene continues the Twilight promotion train. She stopped by The Today show this morning in NYC.

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Ashley Greene stops by the Today Show

Bad Movies We Love: Twilight

I’m clinically unashamed most of the time, but today I come to you with a confession worthy of St. Augustine or at least Diane Keaton : Twilight may be the ultimate Bad Movie We Love. It is surely bad, as it looks and acts like the longest, moodiest Evanescence video of all time, but it’s also hard to resist. It’s neither pretentious nor overconfident. It’s silly. Bella Swan is hot for a shock-white ghoul with darting pupils and a social disorder. Celebrate.

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