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Audiences have been historically dismissive of all the critical contempt, pushing dozens of fancy-footed extravaganzas to the upper reaches of the box-office charts. For this week's Total Recall, we'll be taking a look back at three movies that used their stars' nimble moves as the engine driving the plot.

US hails Hezbollah leader's death The US welcomes the killing of top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, implicated in numerous bomb attacks. One of the world's most wanted Who are Hezbollah? Timeline: Lebanon

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, moving into front-runner status following a week of eight straight wins, is facing a new rival, exchanging fire with John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee. In what could be a preview of the general election, the two exchanged jabs over Iraq and the economy, sure to be key issues in November. full story