When Clareece “Precious” Jones is asked in class to name something she’s good at, she can’t think of anything.

It is at this moment, about halfway through “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire,” that our heart finally goes out to Precious. We know, even if she doesn’t, that she is worth something and that she deserves some kind of chance.

Children of the night, arise. It’s the time of the “New Moon,” the second  movie, based on the second book, of “The Twilight Saga.”

When the vampire’s away, the werewolf will come out to play.  “New Moon,” opening today, is the second chapter of  “The Twilight Saga,” or “Will He Bite Her, and If So, When?”  With more than 1,000 theaters already sold out , the film’s young lovers have become pop-culture icons.

“The Blind Side” is a rare mesh of social statement and sports genre.

Meet Bella

Meet Jacob

As Jacob, the new guy in Bella Swan’s life, Taylor Lautner has taken on an all-important role in a huge movie franchise that grossed more than $380 million with its first film. Millions are at stake. It’s a high-pressure assignment for any actor, much less a 17-year-old who has never starred in a movie.

Torrential rains were falling. Wind gusts were up to 50 mph. Rumors spread that downtown was flooding. And that was all outside the theater.

 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.

"Twilight" and "True Blood" were among the top nominees announced Tuesday. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominee slate and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.

This is a rags-to-riches story that stops before we get to the riches.
"Coco Before Chanel" deals with the life of an orphan named Gabrielle Chanel who became the most influential fashion icon of the 20th century, a champion of women's liberation and a jet-set icon. As the title suggests, it is the before, not the after.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie.