الجمعة، 11 نوفمبر 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'J. Edgar,' 'Melancholia' and More

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Movie Reviews

Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Armie Hammer in "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood.
Movie Review | 'J. Edgar'

Finding the Humanity in the F.B.I.'s Feared Enforcer

"J. Edgar" is less the story of the public face of the F.B.I. than it is a look at the private man.

Kirsten Dunst in "Melancholia."
Movie Review | 'Melancholia'

Bride's Mind Is on Another Planet

In "Melancholia" the controversial Danish director Lars von Trier offers his own, highly personal version of apocalypse.

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The death-row inmate Michael Perry is one of about a dozen people interviewed for Werner Herzog's
Movie Review | 'Into the Abyss'

Exploring Anguish and Absurdity of Killings, Wanton or Sanctioned

Werner Herzog's documentary "Into the Abyss" explores murder and the death penalty, and probes the contradictions of the human heart.

Lily Rabe plays a former Forest Service worker making discoveries in the Oregon wilderness, in
Movie Review | 'Letters From the Big Man'

In the Deep Forest, an Unusual Bond and Untamed Beauty

Sasquatch makes a connection with a woman of the woods in Christopher Munch's lovely, delightfully idiosyncratic "Letters From the Big Man."

Denis Podalydès as Nicolas Sarkozy in
Movie Review | 'The Conquest'

The Making of the French President

"The Conquest," a fictionalized movie of the rise of Nicolas Sarkozy to the French presidency, zeroes in on his struggle for personal power.

Adam Sandler, left, as Jill, and Al Pacino as himself in
Movie Review | 'Jack and Jill'

Going Over the Top, Then Downhill

Now that Adam Sandler, the star of "Jack and Jill," has settled into grumpy middle age, his comedy shows signs of curdling.

Colin Farrell plays an ex-convict hired as a bodyguard to Keira Knightley in William Monahan's thriller
Movie Review | 'London Boulevard'

Thwarting Paparazzi and Thugs

In William Monahan's directorial debut, Colin Farrell plays a bodyguard (to a movie star played by Keira Knightley) whose underworld connections want him back.

Henry Cavill has sword, sandals and a mission to thwart an evil king's plot in Tarsem Singh's
Movie Review | 'Immortals'

It's Dark, Twisted and Unexplainable

In "Immortals," gods and men act very, very badly.

News & Features

From left, George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Nick Krause in Alexander Payne's new film,
Arts & Leisure

The Director of 'Sideways' Sees His Life Go Forward

It's been seven years since Alexander Payne's last film, "Sideways." Now he brings to the screen "The Descendants," starring George Clooney.

A scene from
Critic's Notebook

Bringing Faraway Worlds Closer, And Questioning Western Intrusions

A retrospective of Robert Gardner's ethnographic films, spanning nine selections and more than four decades, is at Film Forum.

Studio movies being released this Christmas include, from left, "The Adventures of Tintin," "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "We Bought a Zoo" and "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol."

Hollywood Plans Big Binge for Christmas

The pileup of offerings between Dec. 21 and Christmas Day includes six movies from five studios, with a total production and marketing cost approaching $1 billion.

DVD

Clockwise from top left, Stan Laurel, left, and Oliver Hardy in
DVD

Another Nice Set We're In, Stanley

The comedy team Laurel and Hardy - in shorts, features, even foreign versions of their films - are reunited in a 10-disc set.

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Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: 'The Wild Bunch'

A. O. Scott looks at Sam Peckinpah's epic western.

Slide Show: Spidey's Girl No More

A look back at the films of Kirsten Dunst.

Slide Show: Payne's Productive Period

From 1999 to 2004, Alexander Payne wrote and directed three feature films. But it took him seven years to get his next movie, "The Descendants," to the big screen.

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