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 January 6, 2012Movies Update |
 Singing Hindi in the RainBy RACHEL SALTZ"Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema" at MoMa offers a selection of films by this great Indian actor and director.  Don't Forget: He Acts, TooBy DENNIS LIMBrad Pitt discusses his acclaimed roles in "Moneyball" and "The Tree of Life."
ADVERTISEMENT  Movie Reviews Movie Review | 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'One Search for a Body, Another for MeaningBy MANOHLA DARGIS"Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," an award winner at Cannes, directed by the Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, is both police procedural and existential meditation.  Movie Review | 'Norwegian Wood'Young Love as Divine, but a Perilous InsanityBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"Norwegian Wood," a film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel about the obsessional aspects of youthful passion.  Movie Review | 'Roadie'Ejected From a Job With a Band, Landing Back With Mom in QueensBy MANOHLA DARGISIn "Roadie," a film by Michael Cuesta, a middle-aged rock 'n' roll Sherpa goes home to Forest Hills.  Movie Review | 'The Hunter'Anger and Hate Devour a Man and His CountryBy STEPHEN HOLDENIran is shown as a country of discontent and alienation in "The Hunter," directed by and starring Rafi Pitts.  Movie Review | 'Pom Poko'Angry Critters Spearhead an Ecological BattleBy ANDY WEBSTERIn "Pom Poko" an enclave of raccoonlike creatures threatened by encroaching urban development wage a campaign of trickery at construction sites.  Movie Review | 'John Mellencamp: It's About You'On This Rock 'n' Roll Tour of the Heartland, a Sobering Survey of Old AmericaBy STEPHEN HOLDENIn "John Mellencamp: It's About You," the photographer Kurt Markus and his son, Ian, reflect on the disappearance of traditional small-town life as they follow Mr. Mellencamp's 2009 American tour.  Movie Review | 'Beneath the Darkness'Hey, Kids, Don't Mess With the Town UndertakerBy NEIL GENZLINGERFour pranking teenagers go snooping around the house of a funeral director whose wife has recently died. Big mistake.  Movie Review | 'Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same'Lesbian Alien Looks for Love Light Years AwayBy JEANNETTE CATSOULISA lonely Manhattanite and an exiled extraterrestrial find interspecies contentment in "Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same." News & Features This Is How the End BeginsBy MANOHLA DARGISThe overture to Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" references the Marquis de Sade, "Hamlet," the Bible and more in its first eight minutes.  Fugue for History and MemoryBy A. O. SCOTTTerrence Malick's "Tree of Life," which plays almost like a piece of music, doesn't shy away from considering the divine.  A Family Coming Apart at the SeamsBy STEPHEN HOLDENAsghar Farhadi's "Separation," with its deliberate ambiguities and multiple points of view, looks at the complexities of life in Iran.  Alien Laborer in the Hollywood FactoryBy CHARLES ISHERWOODThe actress Tilda Swinton has an Oscar and indie cred, but she still feels that she is feeling her way.  The Winner Is ... Wait! New Rule!By MICHAEL CIEPLYBecause of changes in the vote-counting process, this year's Academy Awards ceremony may offer more surprising winners than last year's.  Saying 'Ciao Bye-Bye' to Old BordersBy LARRY ROHTERThe movies contending for the Oscar for best foreign-language film are increasingly international in scope, both in terms of language and subject matter. ADVERTISEMENT  | Special SectionThe OscarsBrad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, overlooked films, screenplay excerpts and more about the films of awards season. Photos & Video |
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