A Mystical Tale, From Tee to Green
By CHARLES McGRATH
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
It’s Fashionable to Take a Trip to Another Universe
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Multiple universes are all the rage these days, and the new film “Another Earth” explores those crisscrossing worlds.
Michael Cacoyannis, Director of ‘Zorba the Greek,’ Dies at 90
By PAUL VITELLO
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, Actress and Tyrone Power’s Wife, Dies at 87
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ms. Christian was a Hollywood starlet of the 1940s and ’50s who was in Johnny Weissmuller’s last Tarzan movie.
With Fan at the Helm, Marvel Safely Steers Its Heroes to the Screen
By BROOKS BARNES
Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and a comics enthusiast, has been on a box office tear over the last few years.
Look Past the Beauty, if You Can
By BROOKS BARNES
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.
Photos: Olivia Wilde
Captivating Films, Complicated Truths
By A. O. SCOTT
Five vastly diverse and fascinating documentaries resist easy summary.
Stepping Into the Shoes of a Psychopath
By DAVID ROONEY
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.
A Scene From 'The Devil's Double'Captain America Outperforms His Peers
By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by ADAM W. KEPLER
“Captain America: The First Avenger” was a strong No. 1 over the weekend at the North American box office.
In Movie of Mine Rescue, Producer Looks to His Roots
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
The producer Mike Medavoy has drawn on his boyhood in Chile to tell the story of the 33 trapped miners from there.
Keeping It Real With Aliens in the ’Hood
By DAVE ITZKOFF
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.
Gleason as Tripster, Groucho as God
By DAVE KEHR
“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
By ADAM STERNBERGH
How more than 80,000 videos and 4,500 hours of raw footage turned into one unexpectedly emotional 95-minute movie.
Interactive Feature
In His Year of Working Furiously, Spielberg Makes a Summer Stop
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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)
By ERIK PIEPENBURG
“One Night Stand” is a documentary about casting, rehearsing and performing a musical, all in 24 hours.
Movie Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW 'CAPTAIN AMERICA'
Hey, Brooklyn, Where’d You Get Those Muscles?
By A. O. SCOTT
“Captain America,” like its unapologetically corny hero, is propelled by unpretentious and plucky ingenuity.
MOVIE REVIEW 'FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS'
It’s Just Sex. We’re Just Friends. You Know the Rules. Etc., Etc.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Will Gluck’s “Friends With Benefits,” starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, is a romantic comedy about romantic comedy.
MOVIE REVIEW 'ANOTHER EARTH'
Living in a Different World, Searching for a Second Chance
By MANOHLA DARGIS
A coming-of-age story with a science-fiction angle, “Another Earth” explores unspeakable grief.
MOVIE REVIEW 'THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER'
The Night Belongs to Teenage Yearning
By A. O. SCOTT
“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'
The Horror of Yesterday and the Everyday of Today
By RACHEL SALTZ
“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'
When Sex Is Loneliness Multiplied
By A. O. SCOTT
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'
Diligently Turning Dostoyevsky German
By MIKE HALE
A documentary by Vadim Jendreyko about a translator and her eventful life.
MOVIE REVIEW 'FIRE IN BABYLON'
A Look at West Indies Cricket
By MIKE HALE
“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.
More Reviews
More News & Features
Vampires Meet Auteurs at Fan Fest
Millions of Muggles Propel Potter Film at Box Office
Waiting for Harry, Chinese Filmgoers Get Patriotic Epic
When Cricket Was a Symbol, Not Just a Sport
Googie Withers, 94, a Veteran British Actress, Dies
New Book Recounts Tale of Israeli Agent at Home in Hollywood
Sony, Like Old Hollywood, Banks on Familiar Faces
Leading Man, Miles Beyond the Boy Band
Buddy-Cop Banter With a Brogue
Miranda July Is Totally Not Kidding
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.
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.
Critics' Picks Video: 'Back to the Future'
July 25, 2011
Oaths of Oddness: The Surprising Pledges of Comic-Con
July 25, 2011
Herzog Found at Comic-Con
July 23, 2011
Photos & Video
The Films of Chris Evans
A look at the career of the actor now starring in “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
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.
@nytimesarts/comic-con
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.
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.
The Postgraduate Population
Document: Michael Mulgrew vs. N.Y.C. Department of Education
