الجمعة، 10 يونيو 2011

Movies Update: Hey, Guys, Let's Make a Monster Flick

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Movie Reviews

Left to right: Gabriel Basso, Ryan Lee, Joel Courtney and Riley Griffiths in
Movie Review | 'Super 8'

Hey, Guys, Let's Make a Monster Flick

In J. J. Abrams's "Super 8," teenagers making a zombie movie in 1979 discover something even stranger than the undead.

Party of two: Rob Brydon, left, and Steve Coogan banter across England in
Movie Review | 'The Trip'

2 Pairs of Sharp Elbows On White Tablecloths

In "The Trip" Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon motor to fine restaurants in northern England, and along the way they philosophize, joust and parry, and entertain each other, frequently by imitating someone else.

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A scene from
Movie Review | 'Agrarian Utopia'

A Rural Struggle for Subsistence, Rooted in Dignity

Uruphong Raksasad's "Agrarian Utopia" focuses on two families of farmers in Thailand.

Shannyn Sossamon and Tygh Runyan in
Movie Review | 'Road to Nowhere'

Trouble Ahead: Director Falls for Leading Lady

Monte Hellman's noirish "Road to Nowhere" follows a moviemaker as he creates a film based on a true-crime story of insurance fraud in North Carolina.

Elise Schaap and Mattijn Hartemink in a scene from the Dutch film
Movie Review | 'Bride Flight'

Three Friends, Each on a Journey

"Bride Flight" is a fictionalized story inspired by the Last Great Air Race - a 12,000-mile flight from London to Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1953.

Flora and David Balding in
Movie Review | 'One Lucky Elephant'

The Trick an Animal Cannot Learn: How to Be Wild Again

A man and his elephant, their long relationship and their bittersweet parting form the center of this documentary.

Jani Raappanen in the documentary
Movie Review | 'Reindeerspotting: Escape From Santaland'

Living a Drug Life in a World of Snow

Joonas Neuvonen's documentary, "Reindeerspotting: Escape From Santaland," tracks a group of addicts in Finland and what they do to feed their habit.

News & Features

Michelle Williams and Shirley Henderson in Kelly Reichardt's

In Defense of the Slow and the Boring

The Times's chief film critics discuss the lingering bias against movies that aspire to more than entertainment.

Jordana Beatty as the title third grader in

Girls of a Certain Age Challenge Hollywood

"Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" hopes to achieve box-office success with the tween market.

DVD

Marlene Dietrich plays an artist's muse in Rouben Mamoulian's
DVD

Chopin, Schubert and Dietrich (the Latter Nude)

Marlene Dietrich had a break from her collaborations with Josef von Sternberg to star in Rouben Mamoulian's "Song of Songs" (1933), new on DVD.

Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Lawrence of Arabia'

A. O. Scott looks back at David Lean's epic of revolution in the Middle East.

Showtimes & Tickets

Editor FeedBack

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Mekado Murphy
Movies Producer
The New York Times on the Web

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