الجمعة، 1 أبريل 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'Source Code,' 'In a Better World' and More

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Movie Reviews

Markus Rygaard as Elias in the Danish film
Movie Review | 'In a Better World'

A Do-Gooder Vision Clouded by Blind Spots

"In a Better World" is set in a Danish town and a refugee camp in Africa, and is an elegant, somber scourge for the guilty conscience of the affluent, liberal West.

Michelle Monaghan and Jake Gyllenhaal in
Movie Review | 'Source Code'

Don't Know Who You Are, but Don't Know Who I Am

In Duncan Jones's science-fiction film, a man who knows himself to be a helicopter pilot wakes up on a train traveling to Chicago, only to find he is in someone else's body.

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Giuseppe Fuda in
Movie Review | 'Le Quattro Volte'

Eternal Complexities of the Very Simple Life

"Le Quattro Volte," an idiosyncratic and amazing new film by Michelangelo Frammartino, is so full of surprises that even to describe it is to risk giving something away.

In
Movie Review | 'Rubber'

The Tread Life on This Tire Is Something Else

In "Rubber," a horror film by Quentin Dupieux, a rogue tire has an unstable mind of its own.

In
Movie Review | 'Queen to Play'

Chess as a Slow Dance of Seduction

In Caroline Bottaro's slight but captivating "Queen to Play," Sandrine Bonnaire plays a chambermaid empowered by her mastery of chess.

Rainn Wilson as a self-proclaimed superhero in
Movie Review | 'Super'

You Don't Need Superpowers if You Have a Pipe Wrench (and Anger Issues)

"Super," directed by James Gunn, tells the story of an antihero who decides he should be a superhero.

James Marsden and the rabbit known as E.?B. - the voice of Russell Brand - in
Movie Review | 'Hop'

Bunny Doesn't Want to Work, Just Wants to Bang the Drum All Day

"Hop," a Christianity-free Easter tale of rabbits and humans, stars Hugh Laurie and Russell Brand.

Alexia Ponce, left, and Reyna Ponce in Aaron Schock's
Movie Review | 'Circo'

Big Top as Family Business

"Circo," a documentary by Aaron Schock, travels with a small family-run through rural Mexico.

Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne in
Movie Review | 'Insidious'

Something's Going On in That House

In "Insidious," the team behind "Saw" comes up with a ghost story with virtually no gore or instruments of torture.

News & Features

Michelle Monaghan and Jake Gyllenhaal in
Arts & Leisure Preview

Strangers on a Train, With Explosives

"Source Code," directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son), is a science-fiction film wrapped in an explosive package.

Evangelia Randou and Ariane Labed in

Awkward Embraces, Assured Directors

Athina Rachel Tsangari's "Attenberg" is a highlight of the second week of the New Directors/New Films series at MoMA and Lincoln Center.

The Marvel executives, from left, Axel Alonso, Tom Brevoort, Joe Quesadaand Dan Buckley.

Modern Marvel

Marvel, which has produced comics in various forms since 1939, is enjoying a hard-fought moment in the spotlight while it grapples with adapting to the 21st century.

DVD

From the left, Charles Halton, Randolph Scott and Forrest Tucker in
Video

Classic Cowboys, Back on the Range

Classic westerns from Columbia and Warner Brothers are now available on manufactured-on-demand DVDs.

Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Akira'

A. O. Scott discusses the anime classic and the obsession with disaster in Japanese pop culture.

Video: Behind the Train Scenes of 'Source Code'

Duncan Jones, the director of the action thriller "Source Code," narrates a look at the film's train sequences.

Slide Show: Marvel Moments

A look at some of Marvel's characters and their transitions from comic book to screen.

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