When things don't go right, it's best to laugh. You'll get the idea with "A Serious Man," the latest and somewhat autobiographical movie from the quirky, unpredictable Coen brothers.

What we most need in the case of "The Fourth Kind" is some benevolent aliens to abduct the bad actors.
To the moon.
Maybe as far as Pluto.
Whether you believe in UFOs is entirely beside the point of whether you can sit through this lifeless, absurd and painfully overacted attempt to rip off a "reality" concept.

To haunt and be haunted, here he comes again – and it’s only Nov. 6,  three weeks before Thanksgiving.

Is it really time for Ebenezer Scrooge – again?

Neither Mr. Magoo nor the Barbie dolls needed a multimillion-dollar computer budget, but they do have something in common with "Disney's A Christmas Carol," the tech-heavy new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic: They all had a novel take on the Scrooge saga.

 “NORTH BY NORTHWEST: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” “THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3” “ALIENS IN THE ATTIC” “ROCKY: THE UNDISPUTED COLLECTION” “HOWARDS END: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” “WINGS OF DESIRE”  “SAY ANYTHING... 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION”

 
Open up "The Box" at movie
theaters Friday and you'll see some 200 local folks. None of them have close-ups, but they're there, co-starring with Cameron Diaz and James Marsden.

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What do Matthew Broderick, Cherry Jones, director Norman Jewison and cult filmmaker John Waters have in common? Answer: They will all be laughing it up next Thursday through Sunday - Nov. 5-8 - at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville.

“ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS” “THE PRISONER: THE COMPLETE SERIES” “TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE” “NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS” “ORPHAN” “WHATEVER WORKS” “STARGATE: 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION” “BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE PLAN” “Z” “IL DIVO”

Part documentary and part concert film, “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” opened simultaneously in 3,400 United States theaters at midnight Tuesday, with openings in the middle of the night in 90 countries around the world.