domingo, 22 de mayo de 2011

Notes of a Screenwriter, Mad as Hell

By DAVE ITZKOFF

United Artists

The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky(1923-1981) won an Academy Award for his jeremiad “Network” (1976), starring Faye Dunaway.

The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky left behind a large cache of his notes for his incendiary, Oscar-winning script for “Network.”

Pursuing Imperfection in Malick’s Eden

By DENNIS LIM

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Brad Pitt and Laramie Eppler in "The Tree of Life."

With his new film “The Tree of Life,” the reclusive filmmaker Terrence Malick provides exactly what Cannes thrives on: mystique and anticipation.

A Director of Ideas With Decades of Them

By TERRENCE RAFFERTY

Everett Collection

“Moonstruck” (1987), with Cher and Nicolas Cage.

Norman Jewison, who has directed films like “Moonstruck” and “In the Heat of the Night,” will be the subject of a retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Slide Show: Norman Jewison's Films

Recycled Films and Bitsy Screens

By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS

Everett Collection

Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, in “His Girl Friday,” a remake of “The FrontPage.”

A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis take on questions about the value of movie remakes, finding the quality films at the local theater and more.

News & Features

James Garner in “Grand Prix” (1966), which is now available on Blu-ray. The film, directed by John Frankenheimer, was shot in the 65-millimeter Super Panavision format.

Start Your High-Def Engines

By DAVE KEHR

“Grand Prix,” a John Frankenheimer film from 1966, isn’t great shakes as a movie, but the Blu-ray version is a beauty from a technical point of view.

Carey Mulligan on the set of “Through a Glass Darkly.”

Postgraduate Work in Bergman Madness

By CHARLES McGRATH

Carey Mulligan has embarked on an eight-week run in the Atlantic Theater Company’s production of “Through a Glass Darkly,” Jenny Worton’s stage adaptation of the 1961 Ingmar Bergman film.

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Derailed Director Cites Urge to Entertain

By DENNIS LIM

Lars von Trier says his newfound sobriety led to his fumbling performance at a Cannes Film Festival news conference that resulted in his expulsion from the festival.

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Movie Reviews

MOVIE REVIEW | 'MIDNIGHT IN PARIS'

The Old Ennui and the Lost Generation

By A. O. SCOTT

Woody Allen, with the help of Paris and the ghosts of its famous dead, has found a credible blend of whimsy and wisdom.

MOVIE REVIEW | 'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES'

Whale Oil Explodes and Buccaneers Bellow

By A. O. SCOTT

While this picture is called “On Stranger Tides,” it is by far the least strange of all the “Pirates” episodes so far.

MOVIE REVIEW | 'FLORENT: QUEEN OF THE MEAT MARKET'

Florent, the Restaurant and the Man, on Film

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

High rents and changing times claimed the all-night restaurant and neighborhood landmark.

Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review

MOVIE REVIEW | 'LOUDER THAN A BOMB'

From left, Kevin Harris, Charles Smith, She'Kira McKnight and Jésus Lark of the Steinmenauts.

A Stream of Words, Painting a Picture

By NEIL GENZLINGER

The documentary “Louder Than a Bomb” follows four teams of teenagers as they prepare for a high school poetry slam in Chicago.

MOVIE REVIEW | 'LOST BOHEMIA'

The Residents Go, the Music Stays

By A. O. SCOTT

“Lost Bohemia,” Josef Astor’s documentary, chronicles the eviction of the last residents of Carnegie Hall Studios.

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Inquiry Into a Haunting Land Could Grab Palme d'Or

May 21, 2011 5:58 PM ET

Cannes Q. and A.: The Loneliness of the Banned Filmmaker

May 21, 2011 2:31 PM ET

Michel Gondry, Reluctant Cannes Judge

May 20, 2011

The Times at Cannes

Manohla Dargis, a chief film critic of The New York Times, and Melena Ryzik and Dennis Lim are reporting from the Cannes Film Festival.

More Coverage on ArtsBeat

Photos & Video

Interactive Feature

The Notes Behind 'Network'

View the letters, notes, screenplay excerpts and ideas that helped Paddy Chayefsky shape “Network.”

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The Films of Norman Jewison

A look at some of the films being featured in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s retrospective of the director.

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Critics' Picks: 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg'

A.O. Scott looks back at Jacques Demy's 1964 musical with Catherine Deneuve.

Movie Overview | Comment

Rob Lowe Wrote a Book

Rob Lowe discusses his memoir, “Stories I Only Tell My Friends,” with Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review.

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A Poem by Nate Marshall

The poet Nate Marshall performs "Look," a piece featured in the slam poetry documentary "Louder Than a Bomb."

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The Films of Rob Marshall

A look back at some of the movies from the director.

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Allen Abroad

A look at the films Woody Allen has made outside of New York.

Exclusive Clip: 'Midnight in Paris'

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Cowboys, Pirates, Cars and More

By DAVE KEHR

A look at some of the films coming to theaters this season.

May | June | July | August

Where an Audience Becomes the Star

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY

Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times

'Nameless forest' Eric Conroe (in the front), other performers (in striped shirts) and members of the audience at the Kitchen.

“Nameless forest,” choreographed by Dean Moss, uses audience members who sit onstage and join in the performance at the Kitchen.

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DANCE REVIEW

From the Classical World of Apollos and Fauns to a Romantic Passion

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY

New York City Ballet performed Balanchine’s “Apollo” and “Sonnambula” and Robbins’s “Afternoon of a Faun” and “Antique Epigraphs” on Wednesday.

DANCE REVIEW

Three Twists on Classical Style, in Movement and in Character

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY

New York City Ballet performed Balanchine’s “Divertimento No. 15,” Robbins’s “Opus 19: The Dreamer” and Martins’s “Fearful Symmetries” on Tuesday.

May 13, 2011

The Tonys: Stop the Show!

A look at some show-stopping moments from "Catch Me if You Can," "Anything Goes" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."

May 12, 2011

The Kitchen Appoints New Leader

The Kitchen, the 40-year-old performance and exhibition space on West 19th Street in New York, announced on Thursday that its board of directors had appointed Tim Griffin as its new executive director and chief curator.

May 12, 2011

ABT's Herman Cornejo Injured, Exits 'Don Quixote'

Rolando Sarabia, a veteran of the National Ballet of Cuba and Miami City Ballet, will replace Herman Cornejo in "Don Quixote" as a guest artist with Ballet Theater.

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DANCE REVIEW

Paloma Herrera in “Don Quixote” at the Metropolitan Opera House on Tuesday evening.

With the Matadors, Capes, Gypsies and Dancing, Who Needs a Plot?

By ROSLYN SULCAS

American Ballet Theater’s “Don Quixote” at the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday was appropriately light-hearted.

ENTRY LEVEL

Nneka Onuorah, working with Malik Buie, a photographer, is a music specials coordinator at Black Entertainment Television.

Dancer at Heart, and Executive in the Making

By ROBIN FINN

Nneka Onuorah, 23, started out dancing and became the music specials coordinator at BET. Now, she has dreams of being the C.E.O. of her own network.

DANCE REVIEW

American Ballet Theater Marcelo Gomes and Diana Vishneva in an excerpt from “Manon,” at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Couples’ Affair, Business Edition

By ROSLYN SULCAS

American Ballet Theater presented a paint-by-numbers opening night gala, mostly a collection of pas de deux variations on male-female love, at the Metropolitan Opera House on Monday.

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DANCE REVIEW

Jenny Nocedo and Yosmell Calderón in Eduardo Rivero’s “Sulkary,” at the Joyce Theater.

Parade of Bodies and Tame Exoticism

By ROSLYN SULCAS

Danza Contemporánea de Cuba presented its second program at the Joyce Theater on Friday, including “Demo-N/Crazy,” a new work by the Spanish choreographer Rafael Bonachela.