Movies
Movie Review | 'Man on Wire': Walking on Air Between the Towers
James Marsh’s “Man on Wire” is a thorough, understated and altogether enthralling documentary.
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Movie Review | 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe': Who’s Afraid of the Darkly Paranormal?
Baggy, draggy, oddly timed and strangely off the mark, “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” is the generally bad-news follow-up to the show’s first feature-film incarnation.
Comic-Con Brings Out the Stars, and Plugs for Movies
Hugh Jackman, who was on hand to promote “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” found exactly the right words for the crowd at the 39th annual Comic-Con convention.
Movie Review | 'American Teen': Lives of Real Adolescents, in Very Deep Close-Up
The documentary “American Teen” is the kind of movie the people in it might have made.
Movie Review | 'The Order of Myths': A Mardi Gras Story in Black and White
“The Order of Myths” is a wise and soberly affecting documentary about the separate but unequal Mardi Gras festivities that take place each year in Mobile, Ala.
Movie Review | 'Brideshead Revisited': Bright Young Things in Love and Pain
“Brideshead Revisited,” directed by Julian Jarrold, is a strenuously picturesque adaptation of the novel by Evelyn Waugh.
Movie Review | 'Baghead': Gabbing, Flirting, Drinking, Missing
With “Baghead,” the Duplass brothers have sophisticated radar trained on the undercurrents of contemporary relationships.
Movie Review | 'Step Brothers': Once More to the Well of Goofball Comedy
In “Step Brothers,” a middle-aged male arrested adolescent meets same.
Movie Review | 'Back to Normandy': Returning to the Scene of a Crime Movie
“Back to Normandy” takes a look at how the making of a film affected the village where it was set.
Film Series
This week’s film series listings include four films from Robert Hamer and Japanese screen classics.
Movie Review | 'The Animation Show': Life in Motion
There is plenty of sleek, expensive-looking computer animation on display in the fourth edition of “The Animation Show.”
Movie Review | 'Canary': A Child’s Odyssey
“Canary” finds inspiration in the deadly sarin nerve gas attacks in the Tokyo subway in 1995.
Movie Review | 'Bustin’ Down the Door': Making a Splash
“Bustin’ Down the Door,” a documentary about the rise of professional surfing, hits all the standard notes of the awestruck historical sports saga.
Movie Review | 'No Regret': Sexual Identity Collides With Economic Need
In overlighted hallways and shady side rooms, the director, Leesong Hee-il, presents a remarkably frank portrait of low-rent South Korean homosexuality.
Movie Review | 'CSNY: Déjà Vu': The Politics of Song
“CSNY: Déjà Vu” has some delicious moments, but you never quite shake the feeling that it’s documenting a tempest in a teapot.
Movie Review | 'Late Bloomer': Death and Disability
Certain to inspire worship in some quarters and walkouts in others, “Late Bloomer” turns prejudice on its head.
Movie Review | 'Boy A': Trying to Pay the Interest on His Debt to Society
An ingenuous 24-year-old man-child is at the center of John Crowley’s wrenching melodrama “Boy A.”
Arts, Briefly: Batman Actor Seeks Space
In his first statement since accusations were made that he assaulted his mother and sister, Christian Bale asked for privacy on Thursday.
Film: How Many Superheroes Does It Take to Tire a Genre?
“The Dark Knight,” “Iron Man” and “Hancock” test the limits of the superhero film.
Books of The Times: Creating a Wave and Riding It to Film’s Pantheon
Richard Brody demystifies Jean-Luc Godard’s legend to elucidate his life, his times and his work.
‘Dark Knight’ Star Denies Assault
Christian Bale, Warner Brothers’ latest Batman in its smash hit “The Dark Knight,” denied allegations of assault made against him by his mother and sister.
Celebrations in Cinema by a Longtime Aficionado of Point and Pliés
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is honoring Dominique Delouche, a filmmaker whose documentaries celebrated great ballet dancers.
Arts, Briefly: Ebert and Roeper No Longer at the Movies
Neither Richard Roeper nor Roger Ebert will return to their nationally syndicated movie review show, “At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper,” next season.
Climate Film Draws a Rebuke
Britain’s television watchdog ruled that “The Great Global Warming Swindle” unfairly portrays several scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Critic’s Choice: New DVDs: ‘Vampyr’ and ‘The Mummy’
New on DVD this week are Karl Freund’s film “The Mummy,” starring Boris Karloff, and Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “Vampyr.”
Film: Revisiting ‘Brideshead Revisited’
A film adaptation of “Brideshead Revisited” stays true to the novel, not the mini-series.
Film: The High School Years: Raw and Still Unfair
High school can be hard to shake. With “American Teen,” the director Nanette Burstein can claim a certain expertise on the subject.
Artist-Director Seeks the Spirit of ‘The Spirit’
From the director’s chair, Frank Miller tries to bring a Will Eisner comic to life.
Film: Still Out There (in Movie Theaters)
Chris Carter, the creator of “The X-Files,” has made an “X-Files” film for people who gave up guessing what “The X-Files” was about.
Film Society Chooses Executive Director
Mara Manus, the Public Theater’s top financial executive, is taking the helm as the Film Society undergoes a $38 million expansion.
Front Row: We’re Off to See the Ruby Slippers
Betsey Johnson and 20 other designers are recreating Dorothy’s glittering ruby slippers to commemorate the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” next year to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric...
Arts, Briefly: Cannes Winner to Open New York Film Festival
The 46th New York Film Festival will open with the North American premiere of “The Class” (“Entre les Murs”).
Charles H. Joffe, Movie Producer, Is Dead at 78
Mr. Joffe was a co-producer of Woody Allen’s movies and the business expert in the talent agency that managed the careers of a host of high-profile comedians.
Paramount Drops Out of Plan to Raise $450 Million for Films
Paramount Pictures said it had pulled out of a planned film finance deal that was meant to raise as much as $450 million.
Out of Control
An oral biography of the comedian Chris Farley.
‘Sex and the City’ Leads Weekend Box Office
The film has earned an estimated $55.7 million since Thursday, making it an unconventional summer hit.
Fire Destroys Parts of a Popular Movie Lot in California
A fire at NBC Universal’s studio lot in Universal City, Calif., destroyed a vault full of movie and television images and parts of the popular studio tour. At least six firefighters were injured.
The Media Equation: Slumber Parties Go Digital
In the gender wars, men generally win the race to the bottom. This past week though, women were the ones who seemed completely preoccupied by the reproductive act.
Financier in Hollywood Strikes Deal in D.W.I.
Ryan Kavanaugh pleaded no contest to, and was convicted of, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, while more serious charges were dropped.
Film: That License to Kill Is Unexpired
Ian Fleming, had he lived, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. James Bond, his greatest invention, is ageless and immortal.
Film: Beauty, Brutality and Three Tough Mothers
Dario Argento’s latest danse macabre, “Mother of Tears,” starring his daughter Asia, is his usual blend of beauty and brutality.
Fashion Review: 10 Years Later, Carrie Coordinated
Fashion has been a regular character defining trait throughout the “Sex and the City” series, and in the film version, the fashion is jaw-droppingly fantastic.
Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup
Two years in, the merger of Disney and Pixar is notable for how well the two companies have made it work.
Movie Review | 'Speed Racer': Gentlemen, Start Your Hot-Hued Engines
“Speed Racer” sets out to honor and refresh a youthful enthusiasm from the past and winds up smothering the fun in self-conscious grandiosity.
Movie Review | 'Surfwise': A Family That Surfs to a Beat: Its Own
“Surfwise” has a bohemian vibe and a cool sheen, but it’s an eager-to-please, pleasing commercial enterprise with a reassuring narrative arc.
Movie Review | 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead': Going for the Finger-Licking Gusto
“Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead” is just about as perfect as a film predicated on the joys of projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea can be.
A Night Out With Ellen Page: Just a Girl From Halifax
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
A Knack for Being the Bad Boy
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter’s “Homecoming,” a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Tomorrow’s Oscar Hopefuls Today
The “Black List” has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school’s debating team.
Critic’s Choice: Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment
“Ford at Fox” is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.
‘Kite Runner’ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing “The Kite Runner” has whisked to safety four young actors.
Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
Down South, Singing the Indie Blues
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
Film on Mexico’s Disputed ’06 Election Stirs Emotions
A documentary about last year’s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals
The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a “a massive rollback,” and called on their members to continue their walkout.
