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The Sky Movies Team picks the best movies of 2009

The Sky Movies team have spent much of the year in dark rooms in Soho - sometimes watching films - to bring you their top 20 movies of 2009.

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Movie Star Deaths Of 2009

We remember the movie stars who haven't made it through the last year, including megastars Patrick Swayze, David Carradine and Farrah Fawcett.

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Sky Movies' Ten Most Wanted

This time next year we'll be bringing you the top 100 movies of 2010 - but which ones are we going to be waxing lyrical about? Read on for the ten movies we can't wait to see in 2010.

Actress Brittany Murphy dies aged 32

Sin City and 8 Mile actress Brittany Murphy has died of a suspected heart attack. She was 32.

DiCaprio, De Niro Golden Globes Team Up

As if the Golden Globes nominations 2010 weren't looking star-studded enough, Leonardo Di Caprio is set to team up with Robert De Niro. The pair will present Martin Scorsese with a very special award at the event.

Screen Actors Guild Nominations 2010

The Screen Actor's Guild nominations are out with more nods for The Hurt Locker, Up In the Air, and Inglourious Basterds.

Movie fans can now look back over a week of nominations for three awards (the LA Film Critics,the Golden Globes and now the SAGS) and get a clearer idea of how this years Oscars nominations might look.

Golden Globes 2010 Nominations

The Golden Globes are back on Sky, and the nominations have been announced. Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood are up for their new rugby/ Mandela movie, Invictus, and The Hangover leads the comedy category.

The Worst Films Of The Decade

We've had some good times over the last ten years film-wise, but which movies will we look back at and wonder, what the hell were they thinking? Matt Risley investigates...

Russell Crowe as Robin Hood

Straight after seeing the new line up for The A-Team, we've found pictures of Russell Crowe in the all-new Robin Hood. Ridley Scott directs the new take on the old legend, and Crowe is not sporting a Costner-style mullet.

The A-Team Is Revealed

The all new line up for the A-Team movie can finally be seen in full character. And they look surprisingly familiar...

Avatar World Premiere Report

Of the three premieres to take place in London this week, only one really mattered - and it wasn't St Trinian's 2. James Cameron's Avatar was finally seen by mortal man, and the reactions may well have been more positive than we all expected...

Gallery: The Pacific

We've got new images from The Pacific. Check out Joseph Mazzello (he played the little boy in Jurassic Park), who leads the cast in the Spielberg/ Hanks-produced World War II miniseries.

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Potter Stars To Strip for Deathly Hallows

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are to shed their clothes in the first half of Harry Potter & The Deadly Hallows. The scene requires the pair to get it on while spellbound pal Ron Weasley looks on.

Twilight: Breaking Dawn To Be Two Movies

Two films, record box office receipts and a legion of adoring fans clamouring for more. But production of the final Twilight Saga book, Breaking Dawn, could prove tricky for the studio, who may have to follow the two-film approach of Harry Potter.

50 Movie Money Shots

The spaceship hovering over Johannesburg in this week's District 9 is the latest in a very long line of awesome money shots. So we've taken a look at 50 of the most memorable shots yet seen on film.

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40 Great Movie Explosions

We've been thinking - what are the biggest and best explosions ever committed to film? Fireballs interest us the most, but some nukes and asteroids were simply too big to ignore.

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Biography: Zoe Saldana

The former ballerina landed roles in two of the biggest action blockbusters of 2009 - Uhura in the JJ Abram directed Star Trek reboot and Pandoran native Neytiri in James Cameron's 3D extravaganza Avatar.

Born in New Jersey, she was raised in Queens, New York, before moving - aged 10 - to the Dominican Republic, the home of her mother, where she studied ballet at the prestigious ECOS Espacio de Danza Dance Academy.

New Karate Kid Images

The first images from The Karate Kid remake have been released. Jackie Chan is taking on the Mr Miyagi role, while Jaden 'son-of-Will' Smith is the bullied child.

Greengrass Quits Bourne 4

Paul Greengrass will not be directing the fourth Jason Bourne movie. The director, who steered Matt Damon through both The Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum says he needs a new challenge.

Biography: Zac Efron

The former teen sensation turned global megastar has the record-breaking show High School Musical to thank for his newfound fame.

The so-called "poster-boy for tweeny-boppers" played basketball captain Troy Bolton in Disney HSM.

Twilight Director Defends New Moon

Director Chris Weitz has hit back at downbeat reviews that are plaguing the latest vampire sequel. Despite a storming success at the box office, the reviews for Twilight: New Moon have largely been "thumbs down".

Alex Zane Joins The Sun

Sky Movies presenter Alex Zane is the new movie critic for The Sun. Zane, who's currently the presenter of the popular Sky Movies show, The Guest List, will be offering up his filmic opinions every Friday.

Will and Ewan "Hollywood's most overpaid"

Will Ferrell and British actor Ewan McGregor head the list of Hollywood's most overpaid stars.

Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey also made the top 10 list of actors who cost more to hire than they appear to be worth at the box office.

New Moon sets box office record

Twilight: New Moon has put The Dark Knight in the shade after taking more than $70m on its first day. It's an opening day box office record thanks to the legions of Twi-hards.

Vengeance Is Thine

Gerard Butler is an ordinary guy who seeks revenge when intruders murder his wife and child, but walk away from court scot-free in Law Abiding Citizen. It got us thinking, which other movie characters have gone on the revenge-fuelled warpath?

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The Cast Of Twilight

It's finally here - The Twilight Saga: New Moon is now in cinemas. Meet the vampires and werewolves who'll be doing battle in the big budget sequel to box office hit, Twilight.

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The A to Z Of Twilight

The wait is nearly over for Twilight fans, with New Moon – the latest installment in the hit series – opening in UK cinemas on Friday.

For vampire virgins, here is an A-Z guide of all you need to know about The Twilight Saga.

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Biography: Kristen Stewart

Born: April 9 1990 Where: Los Angeles, California, USA The American actress is best known for playing the role of shy indie kid Bella Swan in the hit vampire series Twilight.

Despite her young age, she is a veteran of movies ranging from the thriller The Panic room to the supernatural thriller The Messengers.

Movie News & Features

New Karate Kid Trailer

The Sky Movies Team picks the best movies of 2009

Follow Sky Movies On Twitter

Movie Star Deaths Of 2009

Sky Movies' Ten Most Wanted

Actress Brittany Murphy dies aged 32

DiCaprio, De Niro Golden Globes Team Up

Screen Actors Guild Nominations 2010

Golden Globes 2010 Nominations

The Worst Films Of The Decade

Russell Crowe as Robin Hood

The A-Team Is Revealed

Avatar World Premiere Report

Gallery: The Pacific

Potter Stars To Strip for Deathly Hallows

Twilight: Breaking Dawn To Be Two Movies

50 Movie Money Shots

40 Great Movie Explosions

Biography: Zoe Saldana

New Karate Kid Images

Greengrass Quits Bourne 4

Biography: Zac Efron

Twilight Director Defends New Moon

Alex Zane Joins The Sun

Will and Ewan "Hollywood's most overpaid"

New Moon sets box office record

Vengeance Is Thine

The Cast Of Twilight

The A to Z Of Twilight

Biography: Kristen Stewart

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