الجمعة، 24 يونيو 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'Cars 2,' 'Bad Teacher' and More

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Movie Reviews

A scene from the Pixar film
Movie Review | 'Cars 2'

Sidekick Tries to Tow a Sequel

Mater the tow truck, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, is front and center in Pixar's new four-wheeled adventure.

Cameron Diaz, left, and Lucy Punch in
Movie Review | 'Bad Teacher'

When the Teacher Gets High Marks in the Raunchy and the Profane

Cameron Diaz has found her down-and-dirty element in "Bad Teacher," a broad comedy that threatens to get ugly and more or less succeeds on that threat.

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Conan O'Brien does stop, briefly, in the tour documentary
Movie Review | 'Conan O'Brien Can't Stop'

One Ticked-Off Comic, Venting to the Faithful

"Conan O'Brien Can't Stop" tracks Mr. O'Brien, the talk-show host, on his "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" of 32 cities.

Sara Forestier as the free-spirited Baya Benmahmoud in
Movie Review | 'The Names of Love'

You're a Fascist? Let's Hop in Bed!

In "The Names of Love" a young Frenchwoman carries the philosophy of "make love, not war" to comic extremes.

José Julián, near right, and Demian Bichir in
Movie Review | 'A Better Life'

Drifting Apart, Struggling Together

"A Better Life," directed by Chris Weitz, is an emotionally resonant film about a struggle to hold onto a home of one's own.

M'Barka ben Taleb performing the song
Movie Review | 'Passione'

Soaring From Poverty All the Way to Ecstasy

"Passione" is a documentary in which John Turturro explores the sounds and singers of Naples, Italy.

A scene from
Movie Review | 'Turtle: The Incredible Journey'

The Call of the Wild, Heeded With Tenacity

In "Turtle," the loggerhead, a threatened species, embarks on a quarter-century life voyage, a trip that covers thousands of miles and is fraught with life-and-death dangers.

Gustavo Sanchez Parra and Monica del Carmen in
Movie Review | 'Leap Year'

Bridging Loneliness in Mexico City

"Leap Year" is a slow flare of emotional agony that follows Laura, a freelance writer, and her one-night stands.

News & Features

The actor Rob Lowe with the director Bill Guttentag on the set of the film

Political Plotlines in Liberal Doses

At least three coming high-profile Hollywood films explore the underbelly of Democratic politicians and their handlers.

Breeda Wool in Deb Shoval's

Big Movies Coming in Short Packages

At the Palm Springs International ShortFest viewers can see work by filmmakers with predictable professional backgrounds - and from those with very uncommon résumés.

DVD

Glenda Jackson is a restless homemaker and Helmut Berger her paramour in Joseph Losey's

Joseph Losey's Dark Hall of Extramarital Mirrors

Joseph Losey's "Romantic Englishwoman" (1975), newly released on DVD, partly adapted by Tom Stoppard, explores themes from Losey's screen collaborations with Harold Pinter.

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Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Rome, Open City'

A. O. Scott looks back at Roberto Rossellini's film about the struggle against oppression.

Interactive Feature: Dissecting a Frame From 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'

As "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" poises for its opening, its director, Michael Bay, and visual effects supervisor, Scott Farrar, deconstruct a frame from the movie.

Showtimes & Tickets

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