الجمعة، 28 أكتوبر 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'Anonymous,' 'In Time,' 'Puss in Boots' and More

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Movie Reviews

Rhys Ifans stars in
Movie Review | 'Anonymous'

How Could a Commoner Write Such Great Plays?

The premise of "Anonymous," that the plays and poems commonly attributed to William Shakespeare were actually the work of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is hardly new.

From left, Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis), Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) in a scene from the Chris Miller film.
Movie Review | 'Puss in Boots'

A Fairy Tale Mix With 9 Lives and Dozens of Egg Jokes

"Puss in Boots" is a cheerfully chaotic jumble of fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters parachuted into a Spanish storybook setting.

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Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones in
Movie Review | 'Like Crazy'

In This Tale of Modern Love, a Visa Stands in the Way of Desire

"Like Crazy" is about young lovers struggling to get their lives together and what happens when immigration policies keep them apart.

Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake flee from the Timekeepers in Andrew Niccol's science-fiction thriller
Movie Review | 'In Time'

Die Young, Stay Pretty, and Watch Your Clock

"In Time," with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, is a science-fiction thriller about a world where everyone stops aging at 25.

From left, Johnny Depp, as the young journalist, with Michael Rispoli and Giovanni Ribisi in
Movie Review | 'The Rum Diary'

In San Juan, on the Road to Gonzo

"The Rum Diary," based on an early novel by Hunter S. Thompson, stars Johnny Depp as a young writer named Paul Kemp, a Thompson alter ego.

Downtown Detroit as seen in the documentary "Urbanized."
Movie Review | 'Urbanized'

The Design of Cities, Intelligent or Otherwise

In "Urbanized," the third film of his trilogy, the documentary maker Gary Hustwit considers the web of decisions that go into modern city planning.

News & Features

Louis Justin, 21, the owner of the one-man company Massacre Video.

Like the Best Zombies, VHS Just Won't Die

Lovers of old-fashioned, less-than-slick horror flicks go back to the VCR, with new releases.

Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights feature eight elaborate haunted houses and require intense, year-round planning and construction.

The Real Scare Is Not Being Scary

With big profits at stake and a public that is ever harder to frighten, Universal Orlando spends all year working on its Halloween Horror Nights.

DVD

Charles Laughton, center, with Kathleen Burke and, at far left, Hans Steinke as a half-human, half-animal creature in Erle C. Kenton's

Island's Inhabitants? Clearly Not Natives

Criterion has released a Blu-ray edition of Erle C. Kenton's 1932 "Island of Lost Souls," a powerfully perverse adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau."

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Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: '25th Hour'

A. O. Scott looks back at Spike Lee's drama about a man preparing to go to prison.

Video: Looking for Love in 'Like Crazy'

Drake Doremus, the director of "Like Crazy," talks about crafting his film.

Showtimes & Tickets

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Mekado Murphy
Movies Producer
The New York Times on the Web

Times Pulse

The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers.
  1. Anonymous
  2. Ra.One
  3. Puss in Boots
  4. In Time
  5. Like Crazy
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