Storming the Box Office in His Jammies
By BROOKS BARNES
Kevin Scanlon for The New York Times
Ryan Reynolds poses for a portrait at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles.
Ryan Reynolds is the star of “Green Lantern” as Warner Brothers tries to establish a new film series with the popularity of “Harry Potter.”
The Living Is Easy; The Women Are Missing
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Suzanne Hanover/Universal Pictures; Melinda Sue Gordon/Warner Brothers Pictures
From left, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper in “Bridesmaids”; Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha and Ed Helms in “The Hangover Part II.”
Few major-studio films this summer are about women.
You Can Also Lead a Horse to Nirvana
By DAVID CARR
Cindy Meehl
Buck Brannaman, who uses an almost mystical empathy to relate to horses, is the subject of the documentary “Buck,” a Sundance festival favorite opening Friday.
Buck Brannaman, who uses an almost mystical empathy to relate to horses, is the focus of the Sundance audience favorite “Buck,” a documentary opening on Friday.
MOVIE REVIEW 'THE LIPS'
A Little Lipstick Soothes Poverty’s Rawness
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
In “The Lips” three social workers in the Argentine countryside help villagers confront hardships.
News & Features
Movie Studios Reassess Comic-Con
By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY
Comic-Con has long been a marketing platform for movie studios. But the convention’s effect often can be negative and the studios have noticed.
MEDIA DECODER BLOG
Sony Invites People to Go Smurfing
By BROOKS BARNES
In advance of the premiere of "The Smurfs," Sony is promoting a Global Smurfs Day in June, for which people will paint themselves in blue and dress as Smurfs.
‘Super 8’ Surprises Viewers and the Box Office
Compiled by ADAM W. KEPLER
“Super 8” had a better-than-expected opening weekend gross of $37 million and the No. 1 spot at the North American box office.
Activist or Terrorist, Rendered in Red, White and Green
By JOHN ANDERSON
Marshall Curry has directed a documentary, “If a Tree Falls,” about the Earth Liberation Front activist Daniel McGowan, who was convicted of arson.
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Judy Garland’s Career in 2 Retrospectives
Video: Italian Neorealism in Softer Hues
Uneven Growth for Film Studio With a Message
Girls of a Certain Age Challenge Hollywood
Adolfas Mekas, Avant-Garde Filmmaker and Teacher, Is Dead at 85
3-D Starts to Fizzle, and Hollywood Frets
The Media Equation: An Outsider Making Waves in Hollywood
The Funnywoman, Alive and Well
Panda vs. Peacock: The Showdown
Filmmaker J. J. Abrams Is a Crowd Teaser
Movie Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW 'SUPER 8'
Hey, Guys, Let’s Make a Monster Flick
By A. O. SCOTT
In J. J. Abrams’s “Super 8,” teenagers making a zombie movie in 1979 discover something even stranger than the undead.
MOVIE REVIEW 'AGRARIAN UTOPIA'
A Rural Struggle for Subsistence, Rooted in Dignity
By A. O. SCOTT
Uruphong Raksasad’s “Agrarian Utopia” focuses on two families of farmers in Thailand.
MOVIE REVIEW | ‘THE TRIP'
2 Pairs of Sharp Elbows On White Tablecloths
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In “The Trip” Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon motor to fine restaurants in northern England, and along the way they philosophize, joust and parry, and entertain each other, frequently by imitating someone else.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'BRIDE FLIGHT’
Three Friends, Each on a Journey
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
“Bride Flight” is a fictionalized story inspired by the Last Great Air Race — a 12,000-mile flight from London to Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1953.
MOVIE REVIEW 'ROAD TO NOWHERE'
Trouble Ahead: Director Falls for Leading Lady
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Monte Hellman’s noirish “Road to Nowhere” follows a moviemaker as he creates a film based on a true-crime story of insurance fraud in North Carolina.
MOVIE REVIEW 'REVERSION'
‘Reversion’
By NEIL GENZLINGER
In Mia Trachinger’s bleak “Reversion,” characters are mutants who cannot sense the passage of time; the present, future and past merge for them.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Viva Riva!’
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
In “Viva Riva!” Djo Tunda Wa Munga, the Congolese writer and director, repackages the revenge thriller with distinctive African beats.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer’
By ANDY WEBSTER
“Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer” is John Schultz’s exuberant film featuring Megan McDonald’s popular children’s book character.
MOVIE REVIEW 'QUEEN OF THE SUN'
‘Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?’
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
“Queen of the Sun,” Taggart Siegel’s revelatory documentary on honeybees, beekeepers and colony collapse disorder.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'JUST LIKE US’
‘Just Like Us’
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
“Just Like Us,” a documentary by Ahmed Ahmed, the Egyptian-American comic, is a lightweight argument for broader minds and thicker skins.
MOVIE REVIEW 'TROLLHUNTER'
‘Trollhunter’
By MIKE HALE
“Trollhunter,” the Norwegian director André Ovredal’s clever and engaging mock documentary.
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From Opinion
OP-ED COLUMNIST
You Left Out the Part About ...
By TA-NEHISI COATES
The new “X-Men” film is more than a summer flick. It’s historical fiction.
Photos & Video
Critics' Picks: 'Lawrence of Arabia'
A. O. Scott looks back at David Lean's epic of revolution in the Middle East.
Exclusive Clip: 'Trollhunter'
A scene from "Trollhunter," about a group of student filmmakers who find trolls in the Norwegian countryside.
Mid-Century Mutants
A look at some of the sets of “X-Men: First Class” with commentary from the production designer Chris Seagers.
Anatomy of a Scene: 'Submarine'
Richard Ayoade, the director of "Submarine," discusses a scene from his film about an awkward teenager and his first love.
Interview: Mike Mills
Mike Mills, the director of "Beginners," discusses the true events that inspired his fictional film.
Photos & Video
A Home for ‘Life’
Images of the home featured in “The Tree of Life,” with commentary from the production designer Jack Fisk.
Sketching a Panda’s World
A look at some of the production designs for “Kung Fu Panda 2.”
Anatomy of a Scene
In this series, directors discuss ideas and techniques behind moments in their films.
Summer Movies
The critics' take on girls in action movies, Maria Bello's tough dramas, Michael Fassbender on his rise from bit player to leading man and more.
