The Must List: What's Hot for the Week Ending Dec. 12, 2010
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TOP CHEF ALL-STARS
The culinary competition reunites cheftestants from the past seven seasons. This time around, the ambition is strong, the egos are stronger, and the insults from new judge Anthony Bourdain are just delicious. (Bravo, Wednesdays, 10 p.m.)
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''MOMENT 4 LIFE,'' Nicki Minaj
Featuring that other phenom Drake, this triumphant song from her new album, Pink Friday, finds Minaj celebrating how far she's come.
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THE MIDDLE
Patricia Heaton shines as the perpetually frazzled mom to three hilarious and bizarre kids on the sweet family sitcom. (ABC, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.)
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MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
The three pals on this drama — now in its second season — aren't thrilled about approaching 50, but we love watching them do it. (TNT, Mondays, 10 p.m.)
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RESTREPO on DVD
The harrowing Afghanistan doc (rated R) brings the war home — so well, in fact, that it's made the Oscars' Best Documentary Feature short list.
Watch the trailer from Apple.com
Buy the DVD
Read EW's Q&A with co-director Sebastian Junger
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BLACK SWAN
The dark psychological thriller from director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) stars Natalie Portman as an intense prima ballerina who unravels spectacularly while preparing for the role of a lifetime. Mila Kunis costars as a seductive rival who may or may not be pushing along her breakdown. (Rated R)
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INCEPTION on DVD and Blu-ray
The dreamy DVD reveals secrets from the Leonardo DiCaprio mind-bender with featurettes about the sets and F/X. And the Blu-ray lets you watch the film with pop-up trivia from Christopher Nolan.
Watch the trailer from Apple.com
Preorder the set
Read the original EW review
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ESPN's 30 FOR 30, VOL. 1 on DVD
From Reggie Miller's revenge on the New York Knicks to Wayne Gretzky's departure from the Edmonton Oilers, these 15 documentaries offer a vivid look at some unforgettable moments in sports history.
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THE SHERLOCKIAN, by Graham Moore
First-time novelist Moore spins engaging parallel detective stories: one set in the lively world of modern-day Sherlock buffs and another that features turn-of-the-century scribe Arthur Conan Doyle himself.
Download the book
Go to the book's site
Follow Moore on Twitter
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BURLESQUE
A cinematic triumph it's not. (See our C- review.) But between Christina Aguilera's voice and that life force named Cher, even naysayers must admit that Burlesque (rated PG-13) is an outrageous, frothy confection.