Serious? Snarky? Oscar Courts a Social Medium
By MELENA RYZIK
The Academy Awards telecast is employing a number of new ideas in its quest to capture a bigger, younger audience.
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MOVIE REVIEW | 'OF GODS AND MEN'
Between Heaven and Earth
By A. O. SCOTT
"Of Gods and Men" is based on the true story of a group of French Cistercian Trappist monks caught up (and ultimately killed) in the violence that engulfed Algeria in the 1990s.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'HALL PASS'
Man-Child in the Promised Land, for a Whole (Pant! Pant!) Week
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In the Farrelly brothers' "Hall Pass" two men suffering marital fatigue get a week off from their marriages. Let the ogling commence.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'EVERYTHING STRANGE AND NEW'
Bye-Bye, Happiness; Life Is a Trap
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
In Frazer Bradshaw's "Everything Strange and New" a couple is gripped by an overwhelming sense of resignation and certainty that their happy days are behind them.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'HEARTBEATS'
Three to a Bed, but No Funny Stuff
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Two friends, a young woman and man, pursue the same blond-curled object of desire in the Qu?b?cois director Xavier Dolan's romantic, cinematically extravagant "Heartbeats."
MOVIE REVIEW | 'A GOOD MAN'
'A Good Man': A Sideline in the Sex Industry
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
"A Good Man," a documentary by Safina Uberoi, follows Chris Rohrlach, an Australian farmer who opens a legal brothel.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE GRACE CARD'
The Redemption of a Racist
By MIKE HALE
David Evans, an optometrist whose previous arts experience involved producing passion plays at a Memphis Christian church, makes his directorial debut with "The Grace Card."
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE OVER THE HILL BAND'
Like Old Times
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Three Belgian septuagenarians look to resurrect their old singing group in the dramedy "The Over the Hill Band."
News & Features
Best Movie Query? You Win
By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS
A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis answer readers' questions about the Oscars and the motion picture industry's awards season in general.
The Carpetbagger's 2011 Oscar Predictions
By MELENA RYZIK
Melena Ryzik uses all her knowledge to predict who will emerge victorious on Oscar night and why.
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Enjoying the Oscar Awards on Several Small Screens
By BOB TEDESCHI
For people who love the Academy Awards, this Sunday's ceremony could be the first where mobile devices truly change the experience.
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Campaigns Begin as the First Stiletto Hits the Red Carpet
By STUART ELLIOTT
Advertisers' goal for the Oscars is to fuel conversations and build buzz among consumers before, during and after each utterance of "And the winner is."
Midwinter Ritual: When Good Actor Meets Bad Movie
By A. O. SCOTT
The Oscars may be approaching, but in the meantime, audiences can witness another, less-heralded seasonal ritual: the spectacle of great
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