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 February 10, 2012Movies Update |
Movie Reviews Movie Review | 'Safe House'Smoldering Superagent Runs...and Keeps on RunningBy MANOHLA DARGISIn this story about the bad, bad things that agents sometimes do in the name of country and company, Denzel Washington is put through his action-flick paces.  Movie Review | 'The Turin Horse'Facing the Abyss With Boiled Potatoes and Plum BrandyBy A. O. SCOTTThe Hungarian director Bela Tarr's black-and-white film "The Turin Horse" (he has said it's last) is a thorough and systematic statement of intellectual despair. ADVERTISEMENT   Movie Review | 'Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012'A Short Stay at Theaters Before the OscarsBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"Oscar Nominated Short Films" programs present documentary, live action and animated movies from around the world.  Movie Review | 'The Vow'Can Amnesia Block the Path of Romance? Forget About ItBy A. O. SCOTTIn a romantic tale, Rachel McAdams plays an artsy young wife happily married until a car accident sends her into a coma from which she emerges with amnesia.  Movie Review | 'The Dish & the Spoon'She's Angry, and He's Lost: Sort of Perfect TogetherBy STEPHEN HOLDENAlison Bagnall's film "The Dish & the Spoon" follows the relationship between a woman upset by her husband's infidelity and a British teenager.  Movie Review | 'Chico & Rita'A Pianist and a Honey-Throated Chanteuse in the Heart of HavanaBy A. O. SCOTTThe fictional couple in this animated film about Cuba and its music mingle with real-life legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk and Chano Pozo.  Movie Review | 'Return'Coming Home, When Home No Longer Seems the SameBy STEPHEN HOLDENLiza Johnson's sober feature film debut, about a soldier returning from overseas duty, is a study of depression in a depressed environment.  Movie Review | 'Private Romeo'Shirtless Cadets as Shakespeare's Ill-Fated Young LoversBy JEANNETTE CATSOULISThe director Alan Brown redirects the "Romeo and Juliet" narrative from interfamily rivalry to intrainstitutional homophobia.  Movie Review | 'In Darkness'Unlikely Hero in an Underground Hideout, Away From the NazisBy A. O. SCOTTIn "In Darkness," set in the sewers of Lvov, Poland, a righteous gentile selflessly assists in the survival of a handful of persecuted Jews.  Movie Review | 'Rampart'The Mysterious Mind of a Cop Who Goes BadBy MANOHLA DARGIS"Rampart," directed by Oren Moverman and starring Woody Harrelson as a dirty Los Angeles police officer, tells a familiar story with visual punch and hustling energy. More ReviewsNews & Features Being Underdog Has Its AdvantagesBy BROOKS BARNES"The Descendants," slipping from front-runner to underdog in the Oscar race, tries a new tack.  The CarpetbaggerGlamour? Now Honor Fake NosesBy MELENA RYZIKThe craft professions behind the movies - costume design, art direction and makeup - get a moment in the spotlight too.  Carpetbagger | Below the LineMaking the Cut on 'Moneyball'By MEKADO MURPHYChristopher Tellefsen, the Oscar-nominated editor of "Moneyball," breaks down a video clip from the Oscar-nominated movie.  Year's Best Acting? Perhaps It Was HereBy MICHAEL CIEPLYThe annual Oscar nominees' luncheon, where everyone roots for one another, was attended by 150 of the 188 in the running for awards, including 20 in the acting category. DVD Viennese Music, Oom-pah-pah and OtherwiseBy DAVE KEHR"The Great Waltz" and "Moses and Aaron," two films grounded in the work of notable Viennese composers, are on DVD. ADVERTISEMENT  | 2012 Oscar Ballot |
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