الجمعة، 25 مارس 2011

Movies Update: Remembering Elizabeth Taylor, Reviews of 'Potiche,' 'Sucker Punch' and More

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Elizabeth Taylor in 1957.
Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011

A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour

Elizabeth Taylor, whose name was synonymous with Hollywood glamour, dazzled generations of moviegoers with her beauty.

From left, Judith Godr?che, Catherine Deneuve and Karin Viard in Fran?ois Ozon's
Movie Review | 'Potiche'

Labor Strife? Send in the Boss's Wife

Catherine Deneuve and G?rard Depardieu join forces in the 1970s-era comedy "Potiche," about a trophy wife who must run the family business.

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Movie Reviews

Freida Pinto in
Movie Review | 'Miral'

Hopes and Struggles in a Difficult Land

Julian Schnabel brings "Miral," based on Rula Jebreal's novel, to the screen.

Anne Coesens, left in
Movie Review | 'Illegal'

A Woman With a Son, but Not a Country

"Illegal," by Olivier Masset-Depasse, follows the desperate struggles of an immigrant trying to stay in her adopted land.

A girl joins with fantastical critters in
Movie Review | 'Mia and the Migoo'

Seeking a Missing Father and Mending the Earth

In "Mia and the Migoo" a girl joins with fantastical forest creatures to seek her father, and also helps save the forest.

In foreground from left, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish and Vanessa Hudgens in a scene from
Movie Review | 'Sucker Punch'

Well, Here They Are, Wherever This May Be

"Sucker Punch," directed by Zack Snyder, follows its characters through a mental hospital, a bordello and various battlefields.

Sarah Silverman in
Movie Review | 'Peep World'

Things Fall Apart When a Family Gets Together

In "Peep World" a member of a dysfunctional family writes a tell-all novel and consequences unfold.

Olga Durikova, a subject of the documentary
Movie Review | 'My Perestroika'

Through the Looking Glass of History

"My Perestroika" lets you learn the history of a place from the people who lived it.

Ciaran McMenamin and Alex Reid in
Movie Review | 'One Hundred Mornings'

Conor Horgan's 'One Hundred Mornings'

Conor Horgan's "One Hundred Mornings" uses an apocalyptic event as a springboard into the human psyche.

News & Features

Patrons of The Abbey in West Hollywood, a favorite hang-out of the late Liz Taylor, pay their respects at a shrine erected in her honor.

Gay Bar Mourns Elizabeth Taylor

The actress became a regular at the Abbey in West Hollywood, where customers and employees were saddened by her death.

Ricky Leacock

Richard Leacock, Innovative Documentary Maker, Dies at 89

Mr. Leacock helped create the documentary style known as cin?ma v?rit?, and played a pivotal role in making some of the most novel documentaries of the 1960s.

Aasha Davis, left, and Adepero Oduye in a scene from

Modest Methods, Big Ambitions

The New Directors/New Films festival is geographically and stylistically diverse, as usual, but it is also unusually strong, one of the best in years.

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in

Better to Be Interesting Than Right

The New York Times's film critics A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis answer questions about their personal connections to movies.

DVD

Teruko Kojimain in Mikio Naruse's
Video

A Master's Baby Steps

Five silent films by Mikio Naruse, released on Criterion's Eclipse label, represent the first steps of a director still in search of a style and themes to call his own.

Photos & Video

Video: Looking Back at Elizabeth Taylor

A. O. Scott reflects on the life and career of this star of the silver screen.

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Night of the Hunter'

A. O. Scott looks back at Charles Laughton's film about a murderous Southern minister played by Robert Mitchum.

Slide Show: 40 Years of New

A look back at some of the directors and films included in the 40-year history of the New Directors/New Films series.

Slide Show: Hand-Drawn Adventures

Images from the animated film "Mia and the Migoo."

Showtimes & Tickets

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