NYT Movie Reviews

Film: Ryan Murphy Directs Julia Roberts in ‘Eat Pray Love’

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 16:14
Ryan Murphy, the creator of the TV shows “Glee” and “Nip/Tuck,” has directed Julia Roberts in the film “Eat Pray Love.”

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Critics' Picks Video: 'Fast, Cheap and Out of Control'

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 13:46
This week, A. O. Scott looks at the unique jobs explored in Errol Morris's "Fast, Cheap and Out of Control."

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Video: A New Life for 'Scott Pilgrim'

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 11:11
The director Edgar Wright discusses bringing Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" comics to the big screen.

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Kazakh Director Plans Answer to 'Borat'

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 10:12
Erkin Rakishev, a Kazakh director, has announced that he will soon begin shooting "My Brother, Borat," a pro-Kazakhstan sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen's mock documentary.

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Eddie Marsan Has a Busy Acting Career

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 08:26
Eddie Marsan’s modest background can give him an extra edge in delving into his characters.

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DVDs: On DVD, Errol Flynn and Raoul Walsh War Movies

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 08:19
Five Errol Flynn World War II films, directed by Raoul Walsh and Lewis Milestone, are included in the DVD boxed set “Errol Flynn Adventures.”

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Mark Hurd’s Stumble May Also Trip Hewlett-Packard

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 05:15
Mark V. Hurd’s ouster after a relationship with Jodie Fisher has put an unsavory end to one of the most notable executive turns in American business history.

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Arts, Briefly: Will Ferrell Gets a Boost From ‘The Other Guys’

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 22:17
“The Other Guys,” a buddy comedy starring Will Ferrell, took in about $35.6 million at the North American box office.

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Habitats | West Village: A Town House in History and Now, in Fiction

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 13:52
Lisa Spellman, the owner of an art gallery, lives in a town house on Charlton Street that appears in Oliver Stone’s upcoming sequel to “Wall Street.”

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Everybody’s Business: Netflix Stays One Step Ahead of Creative Destruction

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 12:52
Netflix foresaw its possible demise at the moment of its creation and acted to prevent it by finding its place in new technologies.

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Movie Review | 'The Other Guys': Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Team Again for Laughs

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 15:31
Will Ferrell teams with the director Adam McKay again, this time at a police station with Mark Wahlberg.

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Movie Review | 'Lebanon': Portrait of Israeli Soldiers During the 1982 Invasion

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 11:53
The Israeli filmmaker Samuel Moaz wrote and directed this story of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.

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Book Review - The Four Fingers of Death - By Rick Moody

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 09:35
Rick Moody’s comic novel is built around a 2025 remake of a B-movie horror flick.

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Oh Boy: Ridley Scott Tallies Footage for User-Generated Documentary, 'Life in a Day'

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 09:05
The director was expecting about 300 hours of submissions. He got 4,600.

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Movie Review | 'The Kid: Chamaco': Boxing Dreams

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 08:49
In “The Kid: Chamaco,” the first feature from Miguel Necoechea, a Mexican boy dreams of becoming a famous boxer.

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Terry Gilliam Takes Total Control of Arcade Fire

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 08:27
The band also performed at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night without the help of the director's robotic commands.

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Movie Review | 'Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl': Manoel de Oliveira Raises Questions About Romance

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 04:37
Manoel de Oliveira raises questions about the nature of life in “Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl,” an adaptation of a short story by Eça de Queiros.

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Suso Cecchi D’Amico, Writer of Literate Screenplays, Dies at 96

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 23:43
Mrs. D’Amico, who worked with some of Italy’s greatest directors, including De Sica, Antonioni and Visconti, put her stamp on postwar neorealism.

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Movie Review | 'Twelve': Nick McDonell’s Novel on Screen, With 50 Cent

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 21:43
“Twelve” is the latest book-to-screen titillation in a genre that wallows in the sophisticated travails of rich, potty-mouthed lost youth.

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Movie Review | 'Middle Men': George Gallo on the Internet Pornography Business

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 21:43
George Gallo’s “Middle Men” follows three men who are brokers in a booming global business: Internet pornography.

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