الجمعة، 7 أكتوبر 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'The Ides of March,' 'Real Steel' and More

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Ryan Gosling, center, in
Movie Review | 'The Ides of March'

Estranged Bedfellows

In "The Ides of March," George Clooney, as the governor of Pennsylvania, keeps his cool while inflaming the passions of Democratic primary voters.

Jake Williams in
Critic's Notebook

A Stream of Work That Defies Visual Uniformity

Views From the Avant-Garde, part of the New York Film Festival, has expanded its presentation of single and multiartist programs, short and long works, films and digital videos.

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Fabrice Luchini and Natalia Verbeke in
Movie Review | 'The Women on the 6th Floor'

For a Bourgeois Frenchman, Happiness Is a Garret Away

"The Women on the 6th Floor" involves a bourgeois Parisian businessman who discovers a happy world with a small group of Spanish maids living in his family's building.

Atom, left, an almost-human robot, challenges Zeus, the champion, in a scene from
Movie Review | 'Real Steel'

Bare-Knuckle Bots, Showing Their Mettle in the Boxing Ring

In "Real Steel," a robot boxing movie starring Hugh Jackman, machines replace humans as prizefighting combatants.

Juno Temple and Jeremy Dozier play Oklahoma teenagers in Abe Sylvia's
Movie Review | 'Dirty Girl'

A Pair of Adolescent Outcasts Hit the Road in Search of Freedom and a Father

Juno Temple is the title character in a tale about an Oklahoma teenager who embarks on a journey with a high school friend.

Laurence R. Harvey as Martin in
Movie Review | 'The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'

Gore, Grime and One Creepy Guy in an Underground Garage

In Tom Six's sequel "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)," he trips over himself trying to outdo the first lurid wallow.

A scene from the documentary
Movie Review | 'Hell and Back Again'

Back at Home, a Marine Must Battle His Injuries

"Hell and Back Again," a documentary by Danfung Dennis, follows Sgt. Nathan Harris, a Marine recovering from a shattered hip and leg.

More Reviews

News & Features

Emma Watson with Logan Lerman in her new film
Arts & Leisure

From Wizards to Wallflowers in the Suburbs

While filming "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," Emma Watson was able to experience the youthful American rites that she had missed as a British star of the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Arts & Leisure

Inside Knowledge for All You Outsiders

Films like "Moneyball," "The Ides of March," "Contagion" and "Margin Call" cater to moviegoers' appetite for exclusive, "inside baseball" information.

DVD

Elsa Martinelli and a blond version of Marcello Mastroianni in

Beware of Killer Brassieres, and Don't Die at Midnight

New video versions of "The 10th Victim," starring Ursula Andress and Marcello Mastroianni, and "The Phantom Carriage," a Swedish classic.

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ArtsBeat Coverage: New York Film Festival

Features on the movies in the festival, interviews with stars and filmmakers, and updates from New York Times writers and film critics.

Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: Man With a Movie Camera

A. O. Scott looks back at Dziga Vertov's 1929 film.

Slide Show: Yesterday's Vision Of Tomorrow

Filmmakers have long been imagining the near future, and it is rarely bright.

Showtimes & Tickets

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