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Movie Review: Holiday Movie Round-Up

Spielberg's ‘Adventures of Tintin’ leads the pack including ‘The Artist,’ ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ ‘Carnage’ and ‘War Horse’ all hitting the big screen this holiday.

The Artist, one of the very best pictures of the year, debuted at the Philadelphia Film Festival in October. It is both shot in black and white and silent. Yes, that's right, silent. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius and set in the waning days of silent film in the 1920s, The Artist is a lovingly shot, beautifully realized love letter to cinema history. The leads — Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo — are both French, as is the director, but most of the supporting cast is recognizable Americans, such as James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller and John Goodman, who is pitch-perfect as a studio boss. But the best performance in the movie is by... a dog. The Silver Screen Rating: 5 stars (out of 5) Roll Credits: The Artist, directed by Michel …

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