الجمعة، 14 أكتوبر 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'Footloose,' 'The Skin I Live In' and More

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Movie Reviews

Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in
Movie Review | 'The Skin I Live In'

A Beautiful Prisoner Lost in Almodóvar's Labyrinth

By MANOHLA DARGIS

An obsessive plastic surgeon keeps a beautiful young woman imprisoned in his home in this hybrid of thriller, melodrama and horror film.

A dance scene from
Movie Review | 'Footloose'

Forget All That Stuff About Dirty, Dancing Is Downright Dangerous

By A. O. SCOTT

Craig Brewer's remake of the 1984 movie "Footloose" stars Julianne Hough, the newcomer Kenny Wormald and Dennis Quaid.

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From left, Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Jack Black starring in
Movie Review | 'The Big Year'

Obsessed Men in Pursuit of Friends With Feathers

By A. O. SCOTT

In the new comedy "The Big Year," Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson play men driven by passion and compelled to compete.

Pamela Parrish and her son, Benny, in
Movie Review | 'Bombay Beach'

Last Resort Remains an Oasis of Dreams

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

"Bombay Beach," a documentary about an abandoned California wonderland that still holds wonder for some of its residents.

Ryan Reynolds, left, and Chase Ellison in
Movie Review | 'Fireflies in the Garden'

A Hometown Visit, en Route to the Past

By MANOHLA DARGIS

"Fireflies in the Garden" toggles between a family's present-tense strained relationships and a writer's memories of his unhappy childhood.

Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as Kyle and Sarah Miller in
Movie Review | 'Trespass'

A Brutal Home Invasion Breaks Open a Family

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

In "Trespass," directed by Joel Schumacher, a band of ragtag blue-collar types take over the glamorous house of Kyle Miller, a diamond trader up to his eyeballs in debt.

News & Features

A scene from Joe Dante's restored 1968
Critic's Notebook

Saved From Extinction: Classics and Curiosities

By DAVE KEHR

MoMA's annual festival of film preservation, "To Save and Project," will show off a variety of works, from the kitschy "Movie Orgy" to Méliès's pioneering "Trip to the Moon."

The first-time writer and director J. C. Chandor's
Arts & Leisure

Wall Street, With Calm, Not Hysteria

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

Most Wall Street movies, which must find drama in ticker symbols and balance sheets, tend to fall short of Wall Street reality, where fortunes can be won and lost with all the pomp of a mouse click.

Weekend Miser

The Science of Movies? A Film Festival Judges Just That

By RACHEL LEE HARRIS

The Imagine Science Film Festival, in its fourth year, features 80 movies from 15 countries and will screen films at sites across New York City.

DVD

Marfa Lapkina portrays a rural woman in Eisenstein's 1929 film,

The Russians Are Coming

By DAVE KEHR

Eisenstein and more Eistenstein, Lev Kuleshov and Mikhail Kalatozov are among the directors represented on a new boxed set of Soviet-era cinema.

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Photos & Video

Video: Pedro Almodóvar's 'Skin'

The director Pedro Almodóvar discusses his new film "The Skin I Live In."

Slide Show: Roll 'Em! And Unroll 'Em

A look at some of the movie posters designed for the Austin store Mondo.

Video: Trailer Premiere: 'Eames'

The trailer debut for the documentary "Eames: The Architect and the Painter," in theaters Nov. 18.

Showtimes & Tickets

Editor FeedBack

Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond.

Mekado Murphy
 Movies Producer
The New York Times on the Web

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