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 August 19, 2011Movies Update |
Movie Reviews Movie Review | 'Conan the Barbarian'Keep Hold of Your Head, Lest He Lop It Off With the OthersBy MANOHLA DARGIS"Conan the Barbarian," starring Jason Momoa as the title character, delights in gore and swords.  Movie Review | 'One Day'Emma and Dex and July 15By A. O. SCOTT"One Day," directed by Lone Scherfig, follows a man and a woman for more than 20 years, with the action taking place on a single date, July 15, every year. ADVERTISEMENT   Movie Review | 'Amigo'The Cause Is Familiar, but the War Is Less SoBy A. O. SCOTT"Amigo," a new film by John Sayles, is set in the Philippines around 1900, when American forces arrived as liberators and quickly became an army of occupation.  Movie Review | 'Fright Night'Those Good, Old Vampires, and Now They're in 3-DBy A. O. SCOTT"Fright Night," directed by Craig Gillespie and a remake of the 1985 vampire film with the same name, takes its time getting to its fiery finish.  Movie Review | 'Mozart's Sister'The Other Child in Papa Mozart's Musical TroupeBy MANOHLA DARGIS"Mozart's Sister" is an intimate portrait of a family bound by love, genius and ambition and almost undone by the same.  Movie Review | '5 Days of War'More Than One Kind of DeadlineBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"5 Days of War" is a fictionalized account of the 2008 fighting between Russia and Georgia.  Movie Review | 'Griff the Invisible'A Meek Superhero Bravely Awaits S.O.S.By MANOHLA DARGISThe superhero-hopeful in "Griff the Invisible" is an office drone with no friends, a mouse who tries to roar but usually squeaks. Movie Review | 'Summer Pasture'A Life Herding Yaks, Modernity on the HorizonBy STEPHEN HOLDENLynn True, Nelson Walker and Tsering Perlo followed a young family living as Tibetans have for 4,000 years, but aware of the pressures of modern life.  Movie Review | 'The Last Circus'2 Clowns and the Surreal Pursuit of LoveBy JEANNETTE CATSOULISÁlex de la Iglesia's "Last Circus" views Franco-era Spain through a love triangle involving one magnificent woman. News & Features Arts & LeisureWhat Spooks the Masters of Horror?By JASON ZINOMANThe makers of scary movies identify the films that have made them uncomfortable, among them "The Shining" and "The Exorcist."  Back Again, Whether or Not He Was AwayBy DAVE ITZKOFFFour years since his last movie, Chris Tucker is starting a comedy tour and planning some films. Where's he been? "I've been here," he says, "I've been living." Shammi Kapoor, Bollywood Actor, Dies at 79By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMr. Kapoor was known for his lighthearted roles, and for introducing a rock 'n' roll sensibility to Bollywood musicals.  Robert Breer, Pioneer of Avant-Garde Animation, Dies at 84By WILLIAM GRIMESMr. Breer's use of novel techniques to set lines and forms scrambling across the screen opened up a new language for film.  Good Fortune Brings Bad-Guy RolesBy JOHN ANDERSONThe actor Stephen Lang has had a busy career, especially in the last few years, when he's often been cast as the villain. DVD How Crimes Have ChangedBy DAVE KEHRFour new DVD releases exemplify how Hollywood crime movies evolved in the postwar years. ADVERTISEMENT  | Photos & Video |
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