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 February 17, 2012Movies Update |
Movie Reviews Critic's NotebookWhere Cinematic Outliers Go to Find LoveBy A. O. SCOTTFilm Comment Selects, the festivallike series starting on Friday at Lincoln Center, has become an essential annual gathering of provocative, overlooked and surprising films, both new and old.  Movie Review | 'This Means War'Buddy C.I.A. Officers Trade Guns for RosesBy MANOHLA DARGISIn "This Means War," Tom Hardy and Chris Pine play C.I.A. officers who are best friends until they fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). ADVERTISEMENT   Movie Review | 'The Secret World of Arrietty'In Realm of the Tiny, Standing Up to the BigBy MANOHLA DARGIS"The Secret World of Arrietty," an animated children's film from Studio Ghibli, has the small making wonderfully do in a world inhabited by, and made for, the big.  Movie Review | 'Undefeated'A Story Too Feel-Good for FictionBy MANOHLA DARGISFor "Undefeated," the directors Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin spent a year alongside a poor black Memphis football player and the white coaches who mentored him.  Movie Review | 'Cirkus Columbia'Temperamental Cat Goes AWOL in a Land Gripped by War FeverBy STEPHEN HOLDENSet in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Danis Tanovic's "Cirkus Columbia" is a scalding black comedy about the insanity of war.  Movie Review | 'Thin Ice'Lofty Violin, Lowly AmbitionsBy A. O. SCOTT"Thin Ice," a version of a film shown at Sundance last year, blends low-key comedy with violence and mayhem.  Movie Review | 'Bullhead'A Raging Man, Ruled and Ruined by an Excess of TestosteroneBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"Bullhead" is the story of a slightly misshapen lug who runs a cattle farm in Limburg, in the Flemish region of Belgium, and who is addicted to anabolic steroids.  Movie Review | 'Michael'Through the Eyes of a Predator Acting Like a ParentBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"Michael" puts the viewer in the shoes of the perpetrator and, to a lesser degree, his captive, much of whose relationship resembles a father-son bond.  Movie Review | 'The Forgotten Space'Awash in Capitalism, a Changing EarthBy A. O. SCOTTIn "The Forgotten Space," Noël Burch and Allan Sekula explore the pared-down economy of the shipping industry. More ReviewsNews & Features The CarpetbaggerDrawing Board for a Digital AgeBy MELENA RYZIK"Rango," Industrial Light & Magic's first film nominated for an animation Oscar, began with pencil sketches. Its voices were recorded together on a soundstage, not in booths.  Rather Than Flirt With Audience, Oscar Producers Play Hard to GetBy MICHAEL CIEPLYThe producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer are keeping quiet about their plans for this year's Academy Awards ceremony.  The CarpetbaggerThe Human Touch and 'Planet of the Apes' EffectsBy MELENA RYZIKA member of the Oscar-nominated visual effects team on "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" explains why the eyes matter.  The CarpetbaggerViola Davis on a Mind-Set That She Says Harms Black ActorsBy MELENA RYZIKWhen Tavis Smiley told Viola Davis he was troubled by her role (though not her performance) in "The Help," she mounted a thoughtful, impassioned defense DVD DVDIn Hitchcock's World of Fallible MortalsBy DAVE KEHRNew Blu-ray editions of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" (1940), "Spellbound" (1945) and "Notorious" (1946), ADVERTISEMENT  | 2012 Oscar Ballot |
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