NYT Movie Reviews

In “The Expendables,” Sylvester Stallone directs an all-star lineup of action heroes in a brawling tale about motorcycle-riding mercenaries.

A documentary by Micki Dickoff and Tony Pagano looks at the deaths of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner in 1964 and their aftermath.

Alex Rotaru’s documentary of the Cliburn amateur piano competition.

The Dominican Republic-based thriller “La Soga” moves with a crazed energy that denies moral nuance.

Anusha Rizvi’s grim comedy parodies India’s politics and newscasters.

A trashy bachelorette looks for Mr. Right in Quentin Lee’s comedy.

A Palestinian-American explores her roots and the Mideast divide in Annemarie Jacir’s first feature.

The studio behind "The Tillman Story," a documentary about the life and death of Pat Tillman, who died in Afghanistan in 2004, is appealing R rating assigned by the Classification and Rating Administration.

In “The Expendables” and “Scott Pilgrim,” evidence that film may be trying to match the success of ensemble television shows like “Mad Men.”

Mr. Wolper, who produced the groundbreaking mini-series “Roots” and “The Thorn Birds,” dies at 82.

Ms. Neal, the molasses-voiced actress whose life alternated surreally between triumph and tragedy, won both an Academy Award and a Tony.

Alex Karpovsky’s documentary films a New York show by the Chicago improv team T J and Dave, and preparations and post-mortems before and after a performance.

The deal will add films from Paramount Pictures, Lions Gate and MGM to the Netflix online streaming service.

Sandra Bullock has agreed to remain part of a celebrity video that draws attention to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

State workers in California plan to protest furloughs by demonstrating at a movie in which their governor will make a cameo appearance.

Profit soared 40 percent in its most recent quarter because of a trio of blockbuster movies, strong merchandise sales and deferred revenue at ESPN.

Yunte Huang, a Chinese-born scholar, has written a book about an unlikely screen hero, Charlie Chan.

The filmmaker Jamie Travis puts design front and center in his work. A collection of his short films has been released on DVD.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a copyright claim brought by a writer who said a scene in the Sacha Baron Cohen film "Bruno" was very similar to his own original script, titled "Himbos."

“The Fighter,” a sports drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, faced years of development purgatory.