الأربعاء، 23 نوفمبر 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'Hugo,' 'The Muppets' 'A Dangerous Method' and More

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Movie Reviews

Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret in "Hugo."
Movie Review | 'Hugo'

Inventing a World, Just Like Clockwork

Martin Scorsese's 3-D film adaptation of the children's novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" is also a homage to early cinema.

Keira Knightley as Sabina Spielrein and Michael Fassbender as Carl Jung in "A Dangerous Method."
Movie Review | 'A Dangerous Method'

Taming Unruly Desires and Invisible Monsters

David Cronenberg's "Dangerous Method" traces the shifting relationships among Carl Jung; his mentor, Sigmund Freud; and Jung's patient, Sabina Spielrein.

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Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog in "The Muppets."
Movie Review | 'The Muppets'

Getting the Gang Together Again

In "The Muppets," the same adorable fuzzy folks are back in theaters, as sweetly innocent and likable as ever.

From left, Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark, Dougray Scott as Arthur Miller and Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week With Marilyn."
Movie Review | 'My Week With Marilyn'

Glamorous Sex Goddess, Longing to Be Human

"My Week With Marilyn," starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, is based on an account by the British filmmaker Colin Clark.

Woody Harrelson in
Movie Review | 'Rampart'

The Mysterious Mind of a Cop Who Goes Bad

"Rampart," directed by Oren Moverman and starring Woody Harrelson as a dirty Los Angeles police officer, tells a familiar story with visual punch and hustling energy.

Arthur, voiced by James McAvoy, in "Arthur Christmas."
Movie Review | 'Arthur Christmas'

A Son of Santa Claus Takes the Reins

"Arthur Christmas" is an animated 3-D film for children with plenty of jokes for grown-ups and the voices of James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie and Jim Broadbent.

News & Features

Jean Dujardin as a silent-film actor in

French Twist: A Comic Does Nuance

In "The Artist," Jean Dujardin, a French comic actor, gives a breakout performance as a silent-film star, a serious role that led him to the best actor award at Cannes.

In Bertrand Bonello's film

What Do Courtesans Do by Day?

"House of Pleasures," by the French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello, is set in a turn-of-the-20th-century French brothel, a place of business and a locus of fantasy.

Al Pacino with Simonetta Stefanelli in

Film Is Dead? What Else Is New?

"Movies aren't what they used to be" is a frequent refrain these days. But while that statement is true in technical terms, it doesn't mean there aren't any good films out there.

The cast and crew on the set of "The Muppets."

Wocka, Wocka, Wocka! Muppet Antics Resume

With a new Muppet (Walter) and a new movie, Disney is looking to "The Muppets" to revive the franchise. But can they resonate in the Pixar era?

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in the John Landis film "Coming to America."
ArtsBeat Blog

Talking Comedy With John Landis

The filmmaker, who has a retrospective of his work at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, discusses his career.

Meryl Streep laughs at a comment by the Chinese actor Ge You during a panel discussion, part of the the U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing last week.
ArtsBeat Blog

Streep and Coen Discuss Foreign Film in China

The actress Meryl Streep and the writer and director Joel Coen engaged in a rare open discussion in China with film students about the process of creating movies.

DVD

A newly reissued

Picture Framing, the Cukor Method

Releases of "My Fair Lady" and "Travels With My Aunt" demonstrate the director George Cukor's command not only of actors but of the medium in which they were presented.

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Editor's Note

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Movies Update is being distributed today instead of Friday.

Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Hannah and Her Sisters'

A. O. Scott looks back at Woody Allen's film about family, renewal, and the resilience of the human heart.

Video: David Cronenberg's 'Method'

David Cronenberg, the director of "A Dangerous Method," discusses his film about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Video: 'Life's a Happy Song'

Bret McKenzie and Kermit the Frog sing a song from the coming movie "The Muppets."

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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