Movie Review | 'Dinner for Schmucks': Steve Carell Stars in ?Dinner Game? Remake
?Dinner for Schmucks? is in some ways an exemplary modern Hollywood comedy.
Movie Review | 'Charlie St. Cloud': Zac Efron Plays With Phantoms in the Northwest
In a melodrama touched by the supernatural, Zac Efron cares for his dead younger brother.
Investors Buy Disney?s Miramax for $660 Million
The deal ends a laborious bidding process that saw the label?s co-founders, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, fall short in their attempt to regain control.
Movie Review | 'Enemies of the People': Cambodian Journalist Revisits Khmer Rouge
Thet Sambath suggests a one-man Cambodian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Instead of affixing blame, he seeks the healing power of confession.
Movie Review | 'Get Low': Robert Duvall as an Eccentric in ?30s Tennessee
Aaron Schneider directs Robert Duvall in the true story of a man who wants to enjoy his own funeral.
Movie Review | 'Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore': Brad Peyton?s Pet Thriller
?Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore? is a spy-and-action-film pastiche that charms less than its predecessor, ?Cats & Dogs? (2001).
Movie Review | 'The Extra Man': Kevin Kline Charms on New York Social Scene
A tale of an older asexual gadabout, a throwback to the age of ?the confirmed bachelor,? and a young man who hopes to be a writer.
Movie Review | 'Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel': In a Documentary, the World According to Hef
A documentary about Hugh Hefner says that beyond the hedonism, there is an equal-rights advocate who is overlooked.
Movie Review | 'The Concert': Radu Mihaileanu?s Comedy Focuses on Zany Orchestra
?The Concert,? by the Romanian director Radu Mihaileanu, is a kind of French-Russian answer to ?The Producers.?
Movie Review | 'Smash His Camera': The Photographer Ron Galella, Source of Art or Agita?
The celebrity photographer Ron Galella is the subject of Leon Gast?s documentary ?Smash His Camera.?
Movie Review | 'Helen': Ashley Judd Stars in a Portrait of Depression
In Sandra Nettelbeck?s drama, a wife and mother slowly loses her grip.
Movie Review | 'The Dry Land': Telling a Soldier?s Tale
Ryan Piers Williams directs a story of a soldier who returns from Iraq.
Movie Review | 'The New Year': Brett Haley With a Promising Feature Debut
Dating, flirting and fighting boredom, with a dying father in the background.
Movie Review | 'What?s the Matter With Kansas?': Joe Winston Examines One State?s Transformation
Once solidly progressive, Kansas has turned conservative and Republican. A filmmaker asks why.
Alan G. Parker Revisits Sid Vicious?s Worst Moment
A documentary takes a new look at a death in punkland.
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Listings of movies and film series.
Kerrey Ends Talks to Head a Movie Group
After discussions with Bob Kerrey broke down, the Motion Picture Association of America said it would continue to look for a new chief executive.
Maury Chaykin, Character Actor, Dies at 61
Mr. Chaykin was a ubiquitous character actor in films and television who specialized in comic roles.
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.
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?
Alan Moore Celebrates a Real Person in ?Unearthing?
The British comic-book writer Alan Moore pays tribute to a mentor in a new sound recording.
Film: ?Inception? Criticism Raises Questions for Critics
Before a ticket had been torn, the feverish commentary and the metacommentary of ?Inception? unspooled.
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.
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.
Marketing for ?Tron: Legacy?: The Hardest Sell Yet
By the time the movie arrives in theaters in December, Walt Disney Studios will have spent three and a half years promoting it.
Film: Joel Schumacher on ?Twelve,? Starring 50 Cent
With ?Twelve,? Joel Schumacher, 70, has revisited territory he knows well, and which served him handsomely in ?St. Elmo?s Fire? and ?Flatliners.?
Hollywood Animation With a Decidedly French Flavor
With French film and television production in the doldrums, Paris-based animation and visual effects studios like Mac Guff Ligne are looking to Hollywood for new business.
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.
Arts, Briefly: Déjà Vu: ?Inception? Rules the Box Office
Even a gun-wielding Angelina Jolie couldn?t interrupt the dreamy run ?Inception? is having at the North American box office.
Advertising: Group Hopes to Add Punch to Influence Public Opinion
The Harmony Institute sees ?the science of influence? as a way to make movies and television shows have more impact.
Books of The Times: Andrew Morton?s Biography of Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is something of a mystery, but Andrew Morton has attempted a biography anyway.
Kevin Kline Is an Odd Freeloader in ?The Extra Man?
The directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini have a new movie coming out this month, ?The Extra Man,? a comedy based on the book by Jonathan Ames.
Cécile Aubry, Actress and Writer of Children?s Stories, Dies at 81
Ms. Aubry, a French actress, had a short but glamorous film career and later became a writer, creating a children?s television series.
DVDs: Olive Films Releases ?Deep Library? Films on DVD
Olive Films, a theatrical and home video distributor, has an ambitious release schedule of older films, including ?Dark City? and ?Hannie Caulder.?
Taymor's 'Tempest' Will Be Showcased at New York Film Festival
Ms. Taymor's take on the Shakespeare play stars Helen Mirren as the sorceress Prospera.
Bullock Wants to Be Removed From Oil Spill-Awareness Campaign
A publicist for Ms. Bullock said she wanted to be removed from a public service announcement amid questions about oil companies' financial support of the campaign.
Did We Stutter? Film Society to Pay Tribute to John Hughes
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is planning a two-day celebration of Mr. Hughes's films, including a 25th-anniversary screening of "The Breakfast Club."