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Big Questions, Smart Women, Mann’s Movies

By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS
A scene from the Thai film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.”
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A scene from the Thai film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.”

The co-chief film critics of The Times answer reader questions on cultural differences in movies, character actresses and independent film, and Joel Coen chimes in on the issue of cats.

Prehistoric Cave With a Hornet on the Wall

By LARRY ROHTER
The director Werner Herzog in the Chauvet cave in France for his documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”
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The director Werner Herzog in the Chauvet cave in France for his documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”

Last year the director Werner Herzog was allowed to film in the Chauvet cave in southeastern France, where archaeologists have found wall paintings 32,000 years old.

News & Features
The director James Cameron has criticized a deal to bring movies into homes through on-demand service.

Scuffle Over On-Demand Movies Portends Battles to Come

By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The difficulties facing the movie industry are likely to become tougher as it enters a digital future that is only beginning to unfold.

Party Continues for ‘Rio’

By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS

“Rio,” an animated 3-D film from 20th Century Fox, was No. 1 at the North American movie box office for the second weekend in a row.

From left, Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis and Dov Tiefenbach in “Sympathy for Delicious,” directed by Mark Ruffalo and written by Christopher Thornton.

Two Old Acting Pals, Together on Film at Last

By JOHN MARCHESE

Mark Ruffalo and Christopher Thornton met as acting students 20 years ago. Now, after a decade-long struggle, their first film together, “Sympathy for Delicious,” is being released.

Christine Bottomley portrays Lisa Dunbar, the daughter of the British playwright Andrea Dunbar.

Lip-Syncing the Realities of a Tragic Life

By DENNIS LIM

In “The Arbor,” the filmmaker Clio Barnard revisits the hard-knock life and tough-minded work of the playwright Andrea Dunbar, who died at age 29 in 1990.

Norio Ohga, in 2000, was a professional singer before joining Sony full time.

Norio Ohga, Who Led Sony Beyond Electronics, Dies at 81

By STEVE LOHR

Mr. Ohga was the principal architect of Sony’s move beyond its stronghold of sleek consumer electronics gear and into music and movies.

Left, Theresa Harris with Barbara Stanwyck in the film

Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten

By MANOHLA DARGIS

Theresa Harris, a black actress whose usual role was as a servant, is one of the inspirations for a new play by Lynn Nottage.

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A scene from Jacques Feyder's 1916 film “Heads  and Women Who Use Them.”

At Gaumont in France When All Was Possible

By DAVE KEHR

For anyone interested in how the movies came to be what they are, “Gaumont Treasures, Vol. 2, 1908-1916,” released by Kino International, is essential viewing.

Ellen Barkin Is No Uptown Girl

By ALEX WITCHEL

“I was extremely naive for someone who considers herself a very smart, savvy, cynical New York broad.”

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Thelma, Louise and All the Pretty Women

By CARINA CHOCANO

Twenty years ago, two female-focused movies looked like they’d change the world. Only one actually did.

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Movie Review | 'Madea’s Big Happy Family'
Loretta Devine, left, and Tyler Perry in “Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family,” written and directed by Mr. Perry.

A Fractious Family With Cancer on the Agenda

By ANDY WEBSTER

The latest movie in Tyler Perry’s “Madea” franchise goes lighter on the humor, heavier on the melodrama.

Movie Review | 'Incendies'
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as a daughter who travels from Canada to the Mideast, in Denis Villeneuve's “Incendies.”

Scavenger Hunt for Family Secrets Across Time and Geography

By A. O. SCOTT

“Incendies,” Denis Villeneuve’s film based on a play by Wajdi Mouawad, is a family quest narrative that takes place in Quebec and an unnamed country resembling Lebanon.

Movie Review | 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold'
Morgan Spurlock in a scene from “Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.”

The Hidden Persuaders Come Out in Full Force

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

A filmmaker dissects the world of product placement and advertising by making a documentary financed entirely by product placement and advertising.

Movie Review | 'The Warring States'
Jing Tian in

Brutal Battles and Raging Melodrama

By MIKE HALE

A film loosely based on a bloody and chaotic period of Chinese history.

Movie Review | 'Water for Elephants'
Christoph Waltz and Reese Witherspoon in “Water for Elephants,” based on the novel.

Love Triangle Sideshow, a Circus’s Main Attraction

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

Francis Lawrence directs Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in “Water for Elephants,” a film adaptation of Sara Gruen’s novel about a Depression-era traveling circus.

Movie Review | 'Children of Hiroshima'
Nobuko Otowa in “Children of Hiroshima,” a 1952 Japanese film making its United States premiere.

Japanese Survivors Shaded by Puzzlement and Sorrow

By A. O. SCOTT

The 1952 Japanese film “Children of Hiroshima” by Kaneto Shindo makes its United States debut as part of a retrospective devoted to Mr. Shindo at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Movie Review | 'Beautiful Darling'
Candy Darling and Andy Warhol, from “Beautiful Darling.”

A Warhol ‘Superstar,’ Closer to Earth

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

“Beautiful Darling,” James Rasin’s documentary about the transsexual Warhol “superstar” Candy Darling, is also a meditation on the worship of movie stars.

Movie Review | 'Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'
Donnie Yen in “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen.”

A Tale of the Jazz Age, One With Flying Kicks

By MIKE HALE

“Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” mines again that kung fu mother lode “Fist of Fury,” this time for an adventure set in Shanghai after World War I.

Movie Review | 'Stake Land'
Danny Mefford in

Bringing On the Vampires in ‘Stake Land’

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

In “Stake Land,” Jim Mickle brings on the vampires and fundamentalists in a postapocalyptic world.

Movie Review | 'The Bang Bang Club'
From left, Frank Rautenbach, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Taylor Kitsch and Ryan Philippe in

‘The Bang Bang Club’ Shows Photojournalists at Work

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

“The Bang Bang Club” is based on a true story of photojournalists in South Africa.

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Tribeca Q. & A.: Dennis Lee

The director Dennis Lee discusses his film "Jesus Henry Christ," about a child prodigy on the search for his biological father.

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Tribeca Q. & A.: Lee Hirsch

Lee Hirsch, the director of "The Bully Project," discusses his film about the issue of bullying in schools.

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Tribeca Q. & A.: Jon Gnarr

Jon Gnarr is the subject of the documentary "Gnarr," about his career transition from actor and comedian to the mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland.

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The Good, the Bad and the Bloody

A look at the films in the Cinemania section of the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Sports at Tribeca

A look at the documentaries in the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film series.

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Tribeca Returns

Stephen Holden narrates a look at some of the selections in the Tribeca Film Festival.

Photos & Video
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Interview: Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve, the director of "Incendies," discusses his family drama.

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Critics' Picks: 'South Park'

A. O. Scott discusses the satire of the 1999 animated film "South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut."

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An Animated City

The director Carlos Saldanha discusses setting the animated film "Rio" in his hometown.

Photos & Video
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Anatomy of a Scene: 'Hanna'

The director Joe Wright narrates a scene from the action thriller "Hanna," starring Saoirse Ronan.

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Behind the Train Scenes of 'Source Code'

Duncan Jones, the director of the action thriller "Source Code," narrates a look at the film's train sequences.

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