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'Alice in Wonderland' shatters 3-D, IMAX records

Audiences followed Tim Burton and Johnny Depp down the rabbit hole this weekend as Alice in Wonderland scored the sixth largest debut of all time, shattering box office records for 3-D and IMAX along the way.

Onstage drama and backstage delight at the Academy Awards

The best seat at the Oscars is backstage. USA Today was in the wings of the Kodak Theatre Sunday night, capturing off-the-cuff moments that followed the staged events.

'Hurt Locker' wins big at Oscars

The Dude and America's Sweetheart picked up best- acting awards at Sunday's 82nd annual Academy Awards, but Hollywood's biggest night came down to a battle between the king of the box office world and the new queen of Hollywood.

This year, drama plays big in the script for the Oscars

Leave it to Oscar to pile on the drama.

3-D 'Alice in Wonderland' sparkles with magic, splendor

Alice in Wonderland's menagerie of characters range from mildly loopy to certifiably insane. But they're immensely fun, and what they have to say has charm and verve.

Director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp discuss their new adaptation of 'Alice In Wonderland'

An interview with the director and star of this highly anticipated film.

'Avatar' and 'Hurt Locker' expected to clash for top honors at Sunday's Academy Awards

Avatar's path to a huge Oscars haul could be blocked by a little seen, small budget thriller about a bomb disposal unit in Iraq.

See what's new in theaters this week including, "Alice In Wonderland"

A teenage Alice reacquaints herself with childhood friends in "Alice in Wonderland."

Oscar loves a very good villain, and this year has great choices

This year's Academy Award acting nominations include at least three uniquely sinister characters - a Nazi, a serial killer and a really, really bad mom.

'Cop Out' should be on the least-wanted list

Cop Out is foul-mouthed but not funny, bullet-riddled but not exciting, crammed with contrivances that go nowhere. And, perhaps worst of all, it musters up no chemistry between its buddy-cop leads.

Familiarly fun 'The Crazies' will get into your head

Fans of George Romero's cult original know the drill: First there's infection, then insanity kicks in, and soon the killing starts. Hence the memorable moniker The Crazies.

Check out the latest releases on DVD including 'The Box'

As the winter Olympics wind down this week, the shelves are being stocked at the DVD store.

Veterans say 'The Hurt Locker' gets a lot right -- and wrong

Explosives specialists who disarm the roadside bombs of Iraq and Afghanistan say the mental zone they enter to defeat these devices is like a narcotic. They describe a state of heightened senses that comes only from death being just a detonating click away.

New on DVD: 'Zombieland,' 'Amelia'

A post-apocalyptic comedy, the life of Amelia Earhart, and the life of LeBron James are all out on DVD this week.

Mel Gibson returns to big screen with 'Edge of Darkness'

Mel Gibson has been absent from the big screen for several years, but returns to theaters this weekend in "Edge of Darkness."

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