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The great ‘New Moon’ disrobing

Taylor Lautner wants to clear something up: He has no problem with going shirtless onscreen. “One thing that I have heard recently, which is not true and I didn’t say, was that I will never take my shirt off for a movie again,” says the 17-year-old actor, whose abs and pecs have been under an unprecedented amount of scrutiny since he packed on 30 pounds of muscle for “New Moon,” the second film in the “Twilight” series. “I didn’t say that,” he insists. “If the character requires it, I will.”

It's a sisters thing

Anna Christie first appeared in the these pages back in 2006, when she was among the frequent street performers in Suburban Station.

What women want: Wilmer

How does Wilmer Valderrama do it? The actor has dated a bevy of Hollywood beauties, from Mandy Moore to Lindsay Lohan (pre-career implosion) to Hilary Duff. He’s even claimed that Ashlee Simpson and Jennifer Love Hewitt have had a piece of Vaderrama-action.

The saga continues with rush of ‘New’ blood

REVIEW. No matter how this review of ‘New Moon’ ends, whether this critic loves or loathes the film, is irrelevant. If you’re one of the legions of “Twi-Hards,” you’ll be stepping on heads to see it this weekend anyway.

Shining a light in ‘The Darkness’

Nothing hurts young love like a creepy neighbor.

Photo: KIMBERLEY FRENCH/SUMMT

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The saga continues with rush of ‘New’ blood

REVIEW. No matter how this review of ‘New Moon’ ends, whether this critic loves or loathes the film, is irrelevant. If you’re one of the legions of “Twi-Hards,” you’ll be stepping on heads to see it this weekend anyway.

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Seeing behind the scenes

If you’re serious about your Boston movies, it won’t be a spoiler to mention the scene in “The Departed” where Martin Sheen falls off the roof to his death. We need to mention it because that building is just one of the stops on Boston Movie Tours, which you can take as a guided walk or bus ride around the city.

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Dark side of the ‘Moon’

With their characters entangled in such a deep, passionate love affair, it’s only natural that fans would project the same emotions onto “Twilight” stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, and no one understands that better than the actors themselves. “I completely understand why they want us to be together and all of that,” says Stewart, referencing the endless tabloid stories about their supposed real-life romance. “I just have to not think about it.”

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Too much spin makes for a messy ‘Planet’

REVIEW. Like most kid flicks, “Planet 51” is aware that it must entertain the little ones and please their rides to the theater. It takes this mission seriously, cramming adult winks and parent-approved morals into the story: It’s OK to be different, don’t fear the unknown, the burnout in the VW bus doesn’t score the girl, and neither does the nerd who works at the comic book store (get a job with benefits, kiddos).

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Bah humbug: Jim Carrey is a Scrooge

This is a ‘Precious’ piece of cinema

Can’t help fawning over eyes of ‘Goats’

We want to believe

A ‘suspenseful premise,’ indeed

A ‘Dynasty’ built entirely of snow

Show them the corporate money

A comedian and a ‘Gentleman’

Scaring up a horror film

A sequel took the patience of a ‘Saint’

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Ortega: Startin’ something

‘This Is It’ and it is good

Different from what you ‘Saw’

‘Cirque du’ freaking terrible

Hilary Swank is living her dream

‘Amelia’ biopic is just a lot of hot air

Revealing her ‘Private Lives’

White is ‘super bad’

Wild Things,’ I think I love you

The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!