The year's box office numbers were down, due to the residual effects of actors' and writers' strikes, but quality wasn't dimmed. Bob Mondello's list of the 10 best movies of the year overflows.

Built in the 1950s and since renovated, the legendary star’s former Palm Desert retreat features a mosaic-lined pool, tennis and bocce courts, and three guest casitas. Nader Bolour, owner of the ...