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 September 30, 2011Movies Update |
 Cult Hits, Carnage and Even ChaplinBy MANOHLA DARGISThis year's New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center has grown, with more films and new theaters.  Movie Review | 'Take Shelter'A Splintering Psyche or Omens of Disaster?By A. O. SCOTT"Take Shelter" is a quiet, relentless exploration of the latent (and not so latent) terrors that bedevil contemporary American life. ADVERTISEMENT   Movie Review | '50/50'The Healing Powers of a Friendship When Life's Complications StrikeBy MANOHLA DARGISIn "50/50," when Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character receives a diagnosis of cancer, his pal, played by Seth Rogen, is there with support and leavening humor.  Movie Review | 'Margaret'A Teenager and a Poem in the Post-9/11 WorldBy A. O. SCOTTKenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" follows the title character, played by Anna Paquin, using a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Spring and Fall."  Movie Review | 'My Joy'A Tale of Russia Haunted by Ghosts and the Living DeadBy MANOHLA DARGIS"My Joy," directed by Sergei Loznitsa, creates an air of dread that instantly settles around a young truck driver.  Movie Review | 'What's Your Number?'Mining Past Boyfriends for Husband Material (You Never Know)By STEPHEN HOLDENAs a woman in her 30s approaches "the number" (of sexual partners, which will make her unmarriageable), she takes a look back at her boyfriends.  Movie Review | 'Sarah Palin: You Betcha!'Her Mom, Her Dad and Some Former FriendsBy A. O. SCOTTThe documentary "Sarah Palin: You Betcha!" takes a look at the former governor of Alaska.  Movie Review | 'Benda Bilili!'Rising From the Streets, a Band and SpiritsBy DAVID DeWITTThe documentary "Benda Bilili!" tells the story of a band, most of whose members are disabled from polio, that rose from poverty in Congo to become an international sensation.  Movie Review | 'Tucker and Dale vs. Evil'Stay Away From Those Creepy LocalsBy NEIL GENZLINGERA little misunderstanding results in a lot of comical gore in Eli Craig's feature debut, "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil." News & Features Arts & LeisureA Grittier Soul, but a Remake Fans Will RecognizeBy JULIE BLOOMThe creators of the "Footloose" remake, which opens in theaters on Oct. 14, have undertaken the challenge of introducing a dance movie for a new generation.  David Zelag Goodman, Far-Ranging Screenwriter, Dies at 81By DANIEL E. SLOTNIKThe prolific screenwriter helped Sam Peckinpah write "Straw Dogs" and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the romantic comedy "Lovers and Other Strangers."  Arts & LeisureYour Worst Nightmare? Not AnymoreBy DAVE ITZKOFFWith "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)," the Dutch filmmaker Tom Six adds segments to the first movie, a horror film about people surgically attached to one another. DVD The West, When It Was Still WildBy DAVE KEHR"Treasures 5: The West, 1898-1938," a new set of DVDs, goes far beyond cowboy movies to encompass commercially sponsored work and actuality films. ADVERTISEMENT  | Photos & Video |
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