Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Coppola goes insane, Britney Spears fails Star Search, Michael Fassbender feels shame, Bette Midler is for the boys, Enron screws everyone, Edward Burns is a budget Woody Allen, Arthur Christmas saves the day, the “American Taliban” is captured, and we lose the quiet Beatle. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Nov. 19-25: Beauty and the Beast makes history, Redford and Pitt play a spy game, Sissy Spacek smashes dishes, Keira Knightley gets Freudian, Fievel goes west, Hugo pulls a switcheroo, the Muppets are back, and RIP Freddie Mercury. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Nov. 12-18: Michael Jackson beats up a car, Luigi and Master Chief go head to head, Mr. B Natural stalks children, Dana Carvey has a massive headwound, Billy Bob Thornton isn’t there, Bernie Mac’s gonna kill them kids, Jeremy Irons gets Kafkaesque, penguins have more happy feet, Minecraft dominates everything, and a special guest tells us why Achtung Baby is the greatest album of all time. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

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Nov. 5-11: Magic Johnson makes history, a crazy WWII story, Ethan Hawke is caught on tape, Kevin Kline builds a house, Gene Hackman’s stealing stuff, Leslie Nielsen is Santa, The Tick goes live action, Jack Bauer amps up the tension, Leonardo DiCaprio wears too much makeup, Jesus loves marijuana, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer sings once more with feeling. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.