NYT Movie Reviews
The Age of Laura Linney
She didn’t hit her stride until her mid-30s. Can her new role in a dark TV comedy make her a middle-aged success?
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Hans Zimmer Extracts the Secrets of the 'Inception' Score
The composer said similarities between his score and an Edith Piaf song were not only intentional but the one element of an enigmatic movie "that wasn't supposed to be a secret."
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Toronto Film Festival Offers Look at Lineup
Several actors whose work from the other side of the camera will be among the films at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Much Ado About Grunting: Kevin Kline and Stephen Colbert's Shakespeare Showdown
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Sharing Spaces: College Roommates, Rich and Famous
Luis A. Ubiñas on Conan O’Brien, Peter Wolf on David Lynch, Luke Beatty on Tim Armstrong, Hakeem Jeffries on Victor Williams.
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Movie Review | 'Life During Wartime': Todd Solondz’s Sort-Of Sequel to ‘Happiness’
Todd Solondz’s sort-of sequel to his “Happiness” concerns three sisters whose quest for contentment sits at the center of this episodic film.
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Film: Robert Duvall, in ‘Get Low,’ Still a Hollywood Darling
Robert Duvall, star of “Get Low,” is among a handful of A-list actors who have neared or reached 80 while suffering little to no career slowdown.
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No Overtime for Steve Carell as NBC Acknowledges He's Leaving 'The Office'
The network and the show's producers indicated they are preparing for a future without Mr. Carell, an increasingly visible star of film comedies.
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Daniel Craig to Star in Film Versions of Stieg Larsson Novels
Mr. Craig, the furloughed James Bond star, will play Mikael Blomkvist in an English-language remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." Also, Rihanna is cast in the film version of "Battleship."
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Disney Seeks $40 Million Upfront for Miramax
A consortium has until Wednesday to come up with a down payment for Miramax Films, or Disney could reopen the bidding.
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Arts, Briefly: Oliver Stone Controversy
Oliver Stone found himself the catalyst of an online brush fire on Monday after he made comments published in The Sunday Times of London.
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Advertising: Hollywood’s Using Comic-Con as a Marketing Tool
Thursday was opening day of Comic-Con International, the annual convention for fans of comic books and related TV shows and movies.
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Critics' Picks Video: 'Lolita'
A. O. Scott explores how they made a movie of "Lolita," Stanley Kubrick's 1962 adaptation of the Vladimir Nabokov novel.
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'Nervous Breakdown' Musical Lines Up Its Women (and Men)
Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sherie Rene Scott will be among the stars of the Pedro Almodovar adaptation; Jessica Biel will not.
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Film: ‘Inception’ Criticism Raises Questions for Critics
Before a ticket had been torn, the feverish commentary and the metacommentary of “Inception” unspooled.
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Five Moments From Comic-Con We Wished We'd Seen
Ryan Reynolds makes for an endearing Green Lantern, Tiffany wrestles Deborah Gibson and Joshua Jackson holds his own convention on a nearby lawn.
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Screenvision to Revamp Preshow Ads at Cinemas
The cinema advertising company is trying to make ads before movies more entertaining by using celebrities and sponsors, and including cellphone interaction.
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