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5 Great Things For This Weekend 1. The 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before They Turn 13) We put together a survival-guide syllabus of films that we (and our children) all need to know to be able to speak the same pop-cultural language, listed in order by when they might be best introduced. Pentatonix joins 'Pitch Perfect 2'--and here's who they're playing The band members reveal their roles in the sequel to the 2012 blockbuster, due in theaters in 2015, exclusively to EW. 'The Walking Dead': Norman Reedus promises a 'badass' season 5 “These scripts are the best scripts so far, and I’m really just excited to be back at it,” says the man who plays Daryl Dixon.     Michelle Fairley talks '24' shock, Lady Stoneheart chatter The actress dishes on 24: Game of Drones—and also addresses the Thrones fan uproar over a certain “LS.” President Snow addresses Panem in 'Mockingjay' teaser -- with a surprise guest  Donald Sutherland has some ominous words for Hunger Games fans as the franchise's last film's promotional campaign starts to roll out.    TV: What To Watch   SUN SAT FRI   The Leftovers 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. HBO   Two percent of the global population mysteriously vanishing feels like not enough, because let's be honest: You'd need at least 20 percent to get shorter bathroom lines. Still, on HBO's big new gambit, enough people disappear to demonstrate the existence of a higher power. As a result, the town of Mapleton is existentially bummed — particularly a police chief (Justin Theroux) who's left to deal with a rebellious daughter and a creepy cult. ''There's this level of surreal where these people don't really live in the world that I live in,'' says showrunner Damon Lindelof, who guarantees real drama with sci-fi sprinkles sure to have fans of his last show, Lost, debating questions like, What's up with the dogs? —James Hibberd  More Tonight's Best TV Add EW.com News: My AOL | Google | My Yahoo | My MSN

IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND Snowpiercer When a cinematic vision as boldly original as Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer arrives, attention must be paid. The film is set in the near future, after an attempt to counteract global warming has backfired, leaving the planet frozen over. An art-deco locomotive holds all that remains of humanity, and a proletarian hero (Chris Evans) leads a prison-break revolution. A  – Chris Nashawaty   Begin Again The movie's dopey ardency comes off like a man on the street with a sandwich board offering free hugs: You may not be entirely comfortable with its guileless embrace, but it's hard to deny that hugs can be pretty great. Where Carney trips up is in the delivery. Once was a small and well-loved heirloom, its imperfections part of the charm. But Begin Again has been burnished to a shiny dullness. B- – Keith Staskiewicz   ADVERTISEMENT

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