الجمعة، 4 نوفمبر 2011

Movies Update: 'Tower Heist,' Leonardo DiCaprio, Holiday Preview and More

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Movie Reviews

From left, Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña, Casey Affleck and Eddie Murphy in "Tower Heist."
Movie Review | 'Tower Heist'

Crime Doesn't Pay. Oh, Wait.

In "Tower Heist," with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, some little guys seek revenge after a financial fraud.

Charlotte Rampling in a scene from her documentary portrait,
Movie Review | 'Charlotte Rampling: The Look'

What's Behind That Mona Lisa Smirk?

A documentary portrait of the enigmatic Charlotte Rampling, with her scattered observations on her films and life, love and death.

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Dennis Farina, left, plays an aging hustler who upon leaving a hospital finds strangers, Meredith Droeger, center, and Jamie Anne Allman, living in his apartment in
Movie Review | 'The Last Rites of Joe May'

A Sort of Homecoming to an Unexpected Fate

A tough guy leaves the hospital, gets on a bus and goes for a drink before returning to the apartment he left behind, only to find it occupied.

The documentary
Movie Review | 'Pianomania'

A Master of the Piano Whose Performances Receive No Applause

"Pianomania" is a documentary about an extraordinarily gifted individual, a full-on geek, obsessed with the care of beautiful pianos.

Channing Tatum, as a New York police officer, and Juliette Binoche, as a newspaper reporter, in
Movie Review | 'The Son of No One'

A Cop From the Projects and a Boy's Guilty Secret

"The Son of No One" a police corruption drama, stars Channing Tatum, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche and Al Pacino.

Joey (Patrick Wang), left, and Cody (Trevor St. John), right, with their son, Chip (Sebastian Brodziak), in a scene from
Movie Review | 'In the Family'

Yours, Mine and Ours, Defined for a New Era

What it means to be a family is explored in Patrick Wang's self-distributed film "In the Family," which survived 30 rejections by film festivals.

John Cho and Kal Penn in "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas."
Movie Review | 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'

A Holiday Up in Smoke

The comedy "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" again delights in the recreational drug use of its two stoner characters.

News & Features

Leonardo DiCaprio, about to star as J. Edgar Hoover in Clint Eastwood's film, says he isn't afraid to play complicated characters.
Arts & Leisure

A Star Who Isn't Afraid to Take Risks

Leonardo DiCaprio spends most of his screen time in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar" sweating and sneering, looking unhandsome and unheroic.

Steven Spielberg with Topthorn on the set of
Holiday Movies

What Makes Spielberg Jump?

Two films directed by Steven Spielberg, "War Horse" and "The Adventures of Tintin," will be released this holiday season, even as he works on a third, "Lincoln."

The documentary
ArtsBeat Blog

A Look at the Films in DOC NYC

A slide show of films appearing in DOC NYC, a festival celebrating the year's notable documentaries.

DVD

Winnie the Pooh, 2011.

New DVDs to Warm Your Toes By

DVD releases this season include two Yakuza pictures, Disney's new "Pooh," vintage Judy Garland and a Blu-ray of Renoir's "Rules of the Game."

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Special Section
Holiday Movies

Charlize Theron, Steven Spielberg, breakthrough performances and more about this season's new films.

Photos & Video

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Detour'

A.O. Scott reviews the low-budget 1945 film noir "Detour," directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.

Slide Show: Leonardo DiCaprio on Film

A look back at some of the notable films from Leonardo DiCaprio's 20-year film career.

Showtimes & Tickets

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