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February 3, 2012Movies Update |
Movie ReviewsMovie Review | 'The Woman in Black'A Haunted Lawyer? What Could Be Scarier?By MANOHLA DARGIS"The Woman in Black," starring Daniel Radcliffe, isn't especially scary, but it keeps you on edge, and without the usual vivisectionist imagery. Movie Review | 'Chronicle'Escaping a Dark Home Down a Dark HoleBy MANOHLA DARGISIn Josh Trank's "Chronicle," three teenage boys inexplicably acquire extraordinary powers. ADVERTISEMENT Movie Review | 'The Innkeepers'Capturing (on Webcam) the Ghost Checked Into the Haunted HotelBy A. O. SCOTTDuring the final weekend at a New England inn, two employees capture ghostly images and haunting sounds on their cellphones and webcams. Movie Review | 'W.E.'Meet Wally & Wallis, Buddies Across TimeBy MANOHLA DARGIS"W.E.," Madonna's film about Wallis Simpson also time-travels to the almost-present to tell the story of a bored New York housewife intrigued by Mrs. Simpson. Movie Review | 'Carol Channing: Larger Than Life'Diamonds? The Stage Is This Girl's Best FriendBy STEPHEN HOLDEN"Carol Channing: Larger Than Life," a documentary by Dori Berinstein, chronicles the career of that theatrical clown "with huge saucer eyes, gigantic red lips and a massive smile." Movie Review | 'Perfect Sense'A Strange Epidemic Complicates an Already Complicated Love StoryBy STEPHEN HOLDENIn David Mackenzie's "Perfect Sense," a chef and an epidemiologist find love as an epidemic sweeps the planet, slowly depriving human beings of one sense after another. Movie Review | 'Windfall'Turbines in the Backyard: The Sound and the StrobesBy ANDY WEBSTERThe documentary "Windfall" shows the bitter rancor sowed among the residents of rural Meredith, N.Y., when the wind turbines came to town. Movie Review | 'Kill List'A Hit Man Finds Himself Stalked by EvilBy JEANNETTE CATSOULISEvil stalks two hit men at loose ends in "Kill List," which delves into horror, psychodrama and religious rot. Movie Review | 'Big Miracle'Saving Whales While Melting Hearts and a Cold WarBy RACHEL SALTZUnlikely allies find themselves working together to save three whales trapped in ice in Alaska in "Big Miracle." More ReviewsNews & FeaturesOne Rabbi, Nine Moral TalesBy MICHAEL CIEPLYRabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, tracks the themes of this year's best picture nominees. The CarpetbaggerFor Screenwriters, the Oscars Are a CliffhangerBy MELENA RYZIKThe Academy Awards for screenplays are traditionally one of the hardest categories to predict. Pied Pipers of Teenage AngstBy BROOKS BARNESJosh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage try to bring their success with teenage shows like "Gossip Girl and "The O.C." to the big screen for Paramount. Critic's NotebookYour Film of Films: A Sweeping History of an ArtBy A. O. SCOTT"The Story of Film: An Odyssey" traces the history of cinema in 15 hours. An epic in itself, it is playing at the Museum of Modern Art. Arts & LeisureStill Creating Otherworldly AdventuresBy JOHN ANDERSONDouglas Trumbull is getting a special Oscar for technological contributions, and he's not finished contributing them. Arts & LeisureSun Never Quite Sets on Work of Ed WoodBy CHARLES LYONSJason Insalaco, the great-nephew of an actor who appeared in Ed Wood films, found and restored a sort-of lost Wood television pilot called "Final Curtain." DVDBuxom, Lustful and Thirsty for BloodBy DAVE KEHRRemastered versions of five 1970s horror films by the French director Jean Rollin feature some vampires and even more sex. | 2012 Oscar Ballot |
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