martes, 26 de julio de 2011

Movie review


A scene from “Golf in the Kingdom,” which opens on Friday. The film, based on the novel of the same title, was shot at Bandon Dunes, a resort in Oregon.
Scott Green/Golf in the Kingdom
A scene from “Golf in the Kingdom,” which opens on Friday. The film, based on the novel of the same title, was shot at Bandon Dunes, a resort in Oregon.
After years of development, Michael Murphy’s “Golf in the Kingdom” has been turned into a film by the director Susan Streitfeld and the producer Mindy Affrime.
News & Features
ON VIEW
SCIENCE AND FICTION The new movie “Another Earth” is a meditation on guilt and redemption in crisscrossing worlds.

It’s Fashionable to Take a Trip to Another Universe

Multiple universes are all the rage these days, and the new film “Another Earth” explores those crisscrossing worlds.
Michael Cacoyannis, right, with Anthony Quinn on the set of “Zorba the Greek” (1964), which became an instant classic.

Michael Cacoyannis, Director of ‘Zorba the Greek,’ Dies at 90

Mr. Cacoyannis, most famous for “Zorba the Greek” with Anthony Quinn, also brought Greek drama to the stage and screen, including “Electra” with Irene Papas.
Linda Christian with Tyrone Power in 1948.

Linda Christian, Actress and Tyrone Power’s Wife, Dies at 87

Ms. Christian was a Hollywood starlet of the 1940s and ’50s who was in Johnny Weissmuller’s last Tarzan movie.
Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, is known as an “encyclopedia” of superheroes and has had multiple hit movies.

With Fan at the Helm, Marvel Safely Steers Its Heroes to the Screen

Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and a comics enthusiast, has been on a box office tear over the last few years.
Olivia Wilde in Los Angeles.

Look Past the Beauty, if You Can

Olivia Wilde, who has seven films in various stages of production, including “Cowboys & Aliens,” which is due out next week, is determined to show Hollywood that she is more than a pretty face.
Ameena Matthews, right, a member of a team of “violence interrupters” in Steve James's documentary “The Interrupters.”

Captivating Films, Complicated Truths

Five vastly diverse and fascinating documentaries resist easy summary.
In “The Devil's Double,” Dominic Cooper, with Ludivine Sagnier, plays Uday Hussein.

Stepping Into the Shoes of a Psychopath

In Lee Tamahori’s “Devil’s Double,” Dominic Cooper plays Saddam Hussein’s nihilistic son, Uday, as well as Latif Yahia, who served as his body double.

Captain America Outperforms His Peers

“Captain America: The First Avenger” was a strong No. 1 over the weekend at the North American box office.
Mike Medavoy said he is eager to bring his boyhood experiences in Chile to bear on a film project about the rescued miners.

In Movie of Mine Rescue, Producer Looks to His Roots

The producer Mike Medavoy has drawn on his boyhood in Chile to tell the story of the 33 trapped miners from there.
From left, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, John Boyega, Simon Howard and Leeon Jones in the action-comedy “Attack the Block.”

Keeping It Real With Aliens in the ’Hood

The actor John Boyega is getting a lot of attention for his performance in “Attack the Block,” a British science-fiction action comedy from Joe Cornish.
In Otto Preminger's 1968 comedy “Skidoo”: from far left, John Phillip Law, Frankie Avalon, Alexandra Hay and George Raft.

Gleason as Tripster, Groucho as God

“Skiddoo,” Otto Preminger’s 1968 psychedelic comedy starring, among others, Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Mickey Rooney and Grouch Marx, is a finely controlled mess.
UNDERTAKINGS

Around the World in One Day

How more than 80,000 videos and 4,500 hours of raw footage turned into one unexpectedly emotional 95-minute movie.
The director Steven Spielberg, right, at Comic-Con.

In His Year of Working Furiously, Spielberg Makes a Summer Stop

Steven Spielberg makes his first appearance at Comic-Con International in San Diego to promote “The Adventures of Tintin” and show off his inner child.

Cast, Rehearse, Perform (and Hurry)

“One Night Stand” is a documentary about casting, rehearsing and performing a musical, all in 24 hours.
Movie Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW | 'CAPTAIN AMERICA'
Chris Evans in

Hey, Brooklyn, Where’d You Get Those Muscles?

“Captain America,” like its unapologetically corny hero, is propelled by unpretentious and plucky ingenuity.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS'
Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake in “Friends With Benefits,” directed by Will Gluck, a romantic comedy about romantic comedy.

It’s Just Sex. We’re Just Friends. You Know the Rules. Etc., Etc.

Will Gluck’s “Friends With Benefits,” starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, is a romantic comedy about romantic comedy.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'ANOTHER EARTH'
Brit Marling in a scene from “Another Earth.” Ms. Marling wrote the script with Mike Cahill, who directed the movie.

Living in a Different World, Searching for a Second Chance

A coming-of-age story with a science-fiction angle, “Another Earth” explores unspeakable grief.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER'
Nikita Ramsey and Jade Ramsey in

The Night Belongs to Teenage Yearning

“The Myth of the American Sleepover” looks at the unsteady mixture of sophistication and naïveté that is central to modern American teenage life.
MOVIE REVIEW | SARAH’S KEY'
Kristin Scott Thomas as a journalist researching the Holocaust in “Sarah's Key.”

The Horror of Yesterday and the Everyday of Today

“Sarah’s Key,” directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, is an adaptation of a best-selling novel by Tatiana De Rosnay, following a journalist’s investigation into a Holocaust tale.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'AUTOEROTIC'
Adam Wingard with Rosemary Plain in “Autoerotic.”

When Sex Is Loneliness Multiplied

A collection of four tales of sexual confusion in Chicago, “Autoerotic” is a low-key, naturalistically styled film by Joe Swanberg and Adam Wingard.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE WOMAN WITH THE 5 ELEPHANTS'
The translator Svetlana Geier, subject of the documentary “The Woman With the 5 Elephants.”

Diligently Turning Dostoyevsky German

A documentary by Vadim Jendreyko about a translator and her eventful life.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'FIRE IN BABYLON'
The Windies team in 1976.

A Look at West Indies Cricket

“Fire in Babylon” is a history of the West Indies’ dominance of international cricket in the 1970s and ’80s and the symbolic weight its teams carried in a post-colonial era.

Ask the Critics

Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott, the co-chief film critics of The New York Times, are taking questions about actors and actresses, from movie stars to character actors. Do you have a question for them? Please write to them ataskthefilmcritics@nytimes.com.
Photos & Video
Critics' Picks: 'Back to the Future'
A. O. Scott explores the existential predicaments that arise in Robert Zemeckis's 1985 time-travel adventure.
Olivia Wilde: A Busy Career
A range of roles lets Olivia Wilde show she’s more than a pretty face.
A Scene From 'The Devil's Double'
This scene shows the physical transformation Latif Yahia undertook to become the body double for Uday Hussein.
UNDERTAKINGS
Around the World in One Day
“Life in a Day” features montages of ordinary acts from YouTube videos submitted by thousands of people who filmed themselves on July 24, 2010. Watch six clips from the 95-minute documentary.
Photos & Video
The Films of Chris Evans
A look at the career of the actor now starring in “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
A Career in Sync
A look back at the work of the musician-turned-actor Justin Timberlake.
Films at NewFest
Images from some of the films playing at NewFest, a New York film festival featuring movies with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themes.
Two Worlds, Not Quite Colliding
Images from “Another Earth,” a film that blends drama with science fiction.
COMIC-CON 2011

ArtsBeat @ #SDCC

Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply of The New York Times will be reporting from Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Photos & Video
Harry Potter and the Devoted Fans
Reader-submitted photos of Harry Potter fans in costume from around the world.
Anatomy of a Scene
In this series, directors discuss ideas and techniques behind moments in their films.

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