الجمعة، 16 ديسمبر 2011

Movies Update: Golden Globe Nominees, a Review of 'Carnage' and More

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Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure,

Golden Globe Nominations Go to 'The Help,' 'The Descendants,' 'The Artist'

Golden Globe nominations announced on Thursday did little to clear up the Oscar forecast.

Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet in
Movie Review | 'Carnage'

Blood Sport in a High-Rise

In "Carnage," Roman Polanski's spry adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play, two couples show that beneath the surface of civilized behavior lurks animal impulses.

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Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in
Movie Review | 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'

Falling Off Skyscrapers Sometimes Hurts a Bit

In "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," directed by Brad Bird, Tom Cruise does his stunts with an unnerving intensity.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law (in gray suit) in
Movie Review | 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'

Holmes and Watson, but Is There Mystery?

"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" confects a smoky, overcast Victorian world, infuses it with an air of jocular, hairy laddishness and stages a lot of fights.

Roger Corman on the set of
Movie Review | 'Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel'

The King of the B-Movie and His A-List Following

Alex Stapleton's "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel" is a fond look at the influence of Roger Corman, a prolific director and prodigious nurturer of talent.

Movie Review | 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'

Shipwrecked, and Landing New Personalities

The Chipmunks go on a cruise that ends badly (with the Chipettes along for the ride).

Anson Mount in
Movie Review | 'Cook County '

Addicts, a 6-Year-Old and an East Texas Meth Lab

In "Cook County," a family faces the perils of drug addiction and child care.

A scene from Jonas Mekas's
Movie Review | 'Sleepless Nights Stories'

Preservationist's Home Movies: A Lifetime of Images as a Sweeping Visual Diary

Jonas Mekas revisits familiar themes, many deeply personal, in "Sleepless Nights Stories," which gives viewers a sense of the sweep of his life.

Cigarettes are manufatured in this scene from the documentary
Movie Review | 'Addiction Incorporated'

Leading the Way Through the Smoke

In "Addiction Incorporated," the whistle-blower Victor DeNoble brightens the depressing history of tobacco-industry deception over addiction to cigarettes.

News & Features

Jeremy Irvine in Steven Spielberg's
Arts & Leisure

Old-Fashioned Glories in a Netflix Age

A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis discuss their favorite movies of 2011, from those that embrace old-fashioned cinema to more cosmic fare.

French Cistercian Trappist monks in Algeria savor a last supper before facing their fate in Xavier Beauvois's
Arts & Leisure

Riding Off Into Civilization's Sunset

Doom and gloom hovered over films in 2011, with prevalent themes of apocalypse ("Take Shelter," "Melancholia") and economic uncertainty ("Margin Call," "The Descendants").

Hayao Miyazaki's
Critic's Notebook

Film Fables Spun in Japan

"Castles in the Sky," a 15-film retrospective of work by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and other directors from Studio Ghibli, is screening at IFC Center.

Glenn Close, right, with Mia Wasikowska, spent 15 years trying to bring
The Carpetbagger

Oscar Hopefuls' Campaign Strategies

Wit the Golden Globes announcing their nominations on Thursday, it will be clear - or clearer - who will have to start picking out gowns for the Oscars.

DVD

Margaret O'Brien, left, and Judy Garland perform a song and dance routine in the parlor in a scene from Vincente Minnelli's 1944 film

Happy Golden Days of Yore

The 1944 musical "Meet Me in St. Louis," starring Judy Garland and directed by Vincente Minnelli, is coming out in a new Blu-ray edition.

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Photos & Video

Slide Show: Golden Globe Nominees

Images of some of the films and actors nominated for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards.

Slide Show: Critics' Picks: Movies of 2011

A look at some of the year's top films, as selected by the co-chief film critics A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis.

Slide Show: Posters of Studio Ghibli

A look at the Japanese-language posters for the films in the Studio Ghibli retrospective.

Video: The New Old Hollywood

Melena Ryzik looks at the trend toward Hollywood nostalgia in this year's Oscar race, and talks to the stars of Hugo and The Artist.

Showtimes & Tickets

Editor FeedBack

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Mekado Murphy
Movies Producer
The New York Times on the Web

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