Pixar Animation Studios/Walt Disney Pictures
A scene from the Pixar film "Cars 2."
Mater the tow truck, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, is front and center in Pixar’s new four-wheeled adventure.
Design for the Road in ‘Cars 2’MOVIE REVIEW 'BAD TEACHER'
When the Teacher Gets High Marks in the Raunchy and the Profane
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Gemma LaMana/Columbia Pictures
Cameron Diaz, left, and Lucy Punch in “Bad Teacher,” directed by Jake Kasdan and opening nationwide on Friday.
Cameron Diaz has found her down-and-dirty element in “Bad Teacher,” a broad comedy that threatens to get ugly and more or less succeeds on that threat.
MOVIE REVIEW 'CONAN O’BRIEN CAN’T STOP'
One Ticked-Off Comic, Venting to the Faithful
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Pariah Productions
Conan O'Brien does stop, briefly, in the tour documentary “Conan O'Brien Can't Stop.”
“Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop” tracks Mr. O’Brien, the talk-show host, on his “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour” of 32 cities.
Movie Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE NAMES OF LOVE'
You’re a Fascist? Let’s Hop in Bed!
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
In “The Names of Love” a young Frenchwoman carries the philosophy of “make love, not war” to comic extremes.
MOVIE REVIEW 'A BETTER LIFE'
Drifting Apart, Struggling Together
By MANOHLA DARGIS
“A Better Life,” directed by Chris Weitz, is an emotionally resonant film about a struggle to hold onto a home of one’s own.
MOVIE REVIEW 'TURTLE: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY'
The Call of the Wild, Heeded With Tenacity
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In “Turtle,” the loggerhead, a threatened species, embarks on a quarter-century life voyage, a trip that covers thousands of miles and is fraught with life-and-death dangers.
MOVIE REVIEW 'PASSIONE'
Soaring From Poverty All the Way to Ecstasy
By A. O. SCOTT
“Passione” is a documentary in which John Turturro explores the sounds and singers of Naples, Italy.
MOVIE REVIEW 'LEAP YEAR'
Bridging Loneliness in Mexico City
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
“Leap Year” is a slow flare of emotional agony that follows Laura, a freelance writer, and her one-night stands.
More Reviews
Movie Listings for June 24-30
Movie Review | 'Raw Faith': Of Spirituality and a Quest for Romance
Movie Review | 'A Love Affair of Sorts': A Couple United in Self-Absorption
Movie Review | 'If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front': Crimes Against Property, as Protests
Movie Review | 'General Orders No. 9': People vs. Nature in This Look at City and Country
Movie Review | 'The Best and the Brightest': Posing as a Poet for the Sake of a Child’s Education
Movie Review | 'The High LIfe': Captive to Politics and Radical Poetry
News & Features
Political Plotlines in Liberal Doses
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
At least three coming high-profile Hollywood films explore the underbelly of Democratic politicians and their handlers.
David Rayfiel, Screenwriter With Sydney Pollack, Dies at 87
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Mr. Rayfiel collaborated with Mr. Pollack and Robert Redford on many of their most successful films, including “Three Days of the Condor” and “Out of Africa.”
As 3-D Falls From Favor, Director of ‘Transformers’ Tries to Promote It
By BROOKS BARNES
Michael Bay, the king of the summer movie spectacle, is on a campaign to convince moviegoers that his latest “Transformers” film is worth an extra $3 to $5 a ticket to see it in 3-D.
Sometimes a Vegetable Is Just a Vegetable
By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS
The debate over movies that may be “nutritious” but not always tasty is joined by a writer and The Times’s chief film critics.
Big Movies Coming in Short Packages
By JOHN ANDERSON
At the Palm Springs International ShortFest viewers can see work by filmmakers with predictable professional backgrounds — and from those with very uncommon résumés.
Global Auto Racing and Spy Chasing
By MEKADO MURPHY
World cities are presented with digital flourishes in Pixar Animation’s “Cars 2.”
Photos & Video
Critics' Picks: 'Rome, Open City'
A. O. Scott looks back at Roberto Rossellini's film about the struggle against oppression.
Comment
Design for the Road in ‘Cars 2’
By MEKADO MURPHY
Pixar’s film takes the race-car Lightning McQueen and his tow-truck pal, Mater, to great world cities.
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Images of some of the films appearing in the festival, which runs June 16-30.
Photos & Video
Inside BAMcinemaFest
Images from some of the films playing at BAMcinemaFest, a Brooklyn festival that celebrates independent cinema.
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
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
