Weekend Recap: Best Posters of 2008, 'Benjamin' Bullets, and More

While the rest of the world was on a mini- vacation, the movies kept right on humming along. Look at that Christmas box office: Four movies made over $30 million between Thursday and Sunday, and Marley & Me has already crossed the $50 million mark. Not too shabby. But because it's the end of the year, we've featured a few stories that look back at the past twelve months in the last week or so, some of which are reflected here in our weekend recap: The best movie posters of 2008 RZA wants Rihanna for The Last Dragon remake Hosts named for Golden Globes Heath Ledger's death voted the top entertainment story of 2008 Cruise and MGM/UA betting the farm on Valkyrie Shots ring out at Benjamin Button The most anticipated movies of 2009
Meanwhile, at other sites around the web... SAG should face facts ( Variety) First look at Paul Giamatti in Cold Souls ( First Showing) Director D.J. Caruso discusses Y: The Last Man ( Superhero Hype) Overlooked Indies of 2008 ( Cinematical) Nobel Prize-winning writer Harold Pinter passes away at 78 ( CNN)