الجمعة، 23 ديسمبر 2011

Movies Update: Reviews of 'War Horse,' 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' and More

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Movie Reviews

Rooney Mara in
Movie Review | 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'

Tattooed Heroine Metes Out Slick, Punitive Violence

David Fincher's adaptation of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, holds onto the vivid and passionate essence of the book.

Jeremy Irvine in
Movie Review | 'War Horse'

Innocence Is Trampled, but a Bond Endures

"War Horse," set in World War I and directed by Steven Spielberg, pays tribute to a tradition of honest, emotionally direct storytelling.

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Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), Tintin (Jamie Bell) and Snowy in
Movie Review | 'The Adventures of Tintin'

Intrepid Boy on the Trail of Mysteries

Steven Spielberg's "Adventures of Tintin" brings to computerized life a boy of pluck, ingenuity and derring-do.

Glenn Close as a man, courting Mia Wasikowska's character, in
Movie Review | 'Albert Nobbs'

Finding a Safe Harbor in Male Identity

Glenn Close's portrayal of Albert Nobbs, a woman disguised as a man in late-19th-century Ireland, is both charming and sad.

Christian Bale with Ni Ni in
Movie Review | 'The Flowers of War'

A Shady American in the Nanjing Massacre

In "The Flowers of War," the director Zhang Yimou revisits the 1937 Nanjing massacre in a story narrated by a convent student taking refuge in a church.

Ditta Miranda Jasjfi in
Movie Review | 'Pina'

3-D Tribute to Artistic Impulse

Wim Wenders's documentary "Pina" is a tribute to the German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in 2009.

Matt Damon as a widower with two children who purchases an unusual property in Cameron Crowe's
Movie Review | 'We Bought a Zoo'

A Modern-Day Ark, With Children, Animals and Even Romance

In Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" Matt Damon plays a single father who is raising his two children and trying to revive a zoo.

Zana Marjanovic, left, and Goran Kostic are lovers on opposing sides in Angelina Jolie's
Movie Review | 'In the Land of Blood and Honey'

In a Fractured Society, Ethnic War Kindles Both Hatred and Desire

Bosnia in 1992, as the ethnic war begins, is the backdrop for "In the Land of Blood and Honey," Angelina Jolie's directorial debut.

Thomas Horn in
Movie Review | 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'

A Youngster With a Key, a Word and a Quest

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," a film with Sept. 11 as a backdrop, stars Tom Hanks and the young newcomer Thomas Horn, and is based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.

News & Features

Could 'Bridesmaids' Get a Best Picture Nomination?
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Could 'Bridesmaids' Get a Best Picture Nomination?

The comedy "Bridesmaids" has been a box-office hit, the kind of film that might get bigger (and younger) audiences to tune in to the Oscars show, a perennial concern for the Academy.

The director Steven Spielberg at the New York premiere of
The Carpetbagger | Q. & A.

The Adventures of Spielberg

The director Steven Spielberg discusses his craft and his latest film, "The Adventures of Tintin."

A scene from
The Carpetbagger | Below the Line

Green Valleys, Golden Sunsets and 'War Horse'

Janusz Kaminski, Steven Spielberg's longtime cinematographer, discusses his approach for the film "War Horse."

Leila Hatami in

A Searing Family Drama Reveals a Human Side of Iran

The director Asghar Farhadi says his "Separation," which opens in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 30, is about "human problems," not politics.

Christopher Plummer in New York this month. At 82, he has been getting Oscar buzz for his supporting role in the film
The Carpetbagger

Long Career but Still Learning

After a six-decade stage and film career, Christopher Plummer still has plenty of acting work. "I want to be able to play as many things as possible," he says, "before I croak."

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Photos & Video

Slide Show: The Hair Remains the Same

Before getting the Spielberg treatment, Hergé's Tintin went through other visual iterations.

Slide Show: The Imagery of 'War Horse'

A look at moments from the film.

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."

Slide Show: How to Assemble a 'Dragon'

A sequence from "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," described by the film's director and editors.

Showtimes & Tickets

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Mekado Murphy
Movies Producer
The New York Times on the Web

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