To reboot its sagging “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, Disney chose Rob Marshall to direct the fourth installment, which will screen at Cannes.
A Director Is Born With ‘The Big Bang’
By BROOKS BARNES
After a career as an agent and another as a television producer, Tony Krantz has become a Hollywood director.
MOVIE REVIEW CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH' '
A Tale of Nanjing Atrocities That Spares No Brutal Detail
By MANOHLA DARGIS
“City of Life and Death” portrays the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians tortured and killed during the mass butchery known as the Rape of Nanjing.
News & Features
Dolores Fuller, Actress and Ed Wood’s Muse, Dies at 88
By MARGALIT FOX
Ms. Fuller answered a casting call in the 1950s in an angora sweater that would become memorable to the moviegoing public.
Saint Laurent’s Other Half
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Pierre Bergé, the partner of Yves Saint Laurent, talks about their relationship, the subject of “L’Amour Fou,” a French documentary.
Tween Stars Wanted: Must Be Primed for Pressure
By BROOKS BARNES
Potential tween stars like China Anne McClain, 12, need not just talent, but the ability to cope with the temptations of fame.
Disney Profit Declines 1%, Partly on Movies and Parks
By BROOKS BARNES
The company took several financial blows but managed to contain the damage.
Aside From the Vampires, Lincoln Film Seeks Accuracy
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
On the set of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” history is being both respected and rewritten.
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
Casting Light on Taiwanese Cinema
By MIKE HALE
The Taiwan Stories series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center is an attempt to shine some light on this national cinema.
Dana Wynter, ‘Body Snatchers’ Actress, Dies at 79
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ms. Wynter was known for the 1956 sci-fi classic but also appeared in numerous television series.
Stars Gain Control of Online Images
By JEREMY BEILER
A company called WhoSay — a little-known start-up with a prominent clientele — offers content services for social media, and grants full ownership to the celebrities.
‘Thor’ Shows Box-Office Muscle
By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS
“Thor,” a thundering big-screen debut for the comic-book realm’s god of thunder, was No. 1 at North American theaters over the weekend.
This Germ of an Idea Calls for an Antibiotic
By WOODY ALLEN
Woody Allen recalls how he might have got an idea for a film set in Paris. The rest is (not) history.
Tossing the Bouquet Out of the Genre
By MEGAN ANGELO
“Bridesmaids” was written by friends and stars friends, and that chemistry informed many aspects of the movie.
Fledgling Filmmaker Casts Against Type
By JONAH WEINER
Short cuts for a first feature film: adapt a Raymond Carver story and cast a comedy star as the dramatic lead. That’s what Dan Rush did with “Everything Must Go.”
All Talking, All Singing, All but Forgotten
By DAVE KEHR
“Vitaphone Varieties,” a four-disc set of DVDs offers performances from the 1920s and later.
Narrowing the Export Gap in Indies
By JOHN ANDERSON
Film Forward, a program run by the Sundance Institute and a presidential arts committee, brings independent films to screenings around the world.
The Reluctant Transgender Role Model
By CINTRA WILSON
Sonny and Cher’s daughter, now a man, is the subject of a documentary of his transition from female to male.
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