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H Plus X Plus Z, Formula for 3 Intersecting Lives
By PAUL BRUNICK
“Extraordinary Stories,” by the Argentine director Mariano Llinás, is a contagiously playful and thrillingly inventive work.
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Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson in a scene from “Midnight in Paris.”
Woody Allen recalls getting an idea for a film set in Paris. The rest is (not) history.
News & Features
Retooled Car Series Revives Summer Box Office Hopes
By BROOKS BARNES
“Fast Five” rocked Hollywood by selling almost $84 million in tickets, by far the biggest opening of the year.
Gosh, Sweetie, That’s a Big Gun
By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS
The summer season brings a cavalcade of testosterone-fueled action heroes, but in the last year some women and girls have been shooting and clawing their way into macho territory.
The Art of Playing Damaged
By BROOKS BARNES
Maria Bello, who stars in Shawn Ku’s “Beautiful Boy,” has played a variety of roles but specializes in bringing damaged, world-weary women to life.
Farewell, Mr. Rochester. Hello, Magneto.
By SARAH LYALL
The actor Michael Fassbender has moved steadily from background roles to leading man and has a lineup of new films: “Prometheus,” “X-Men: First Class” and “Dangerous Method.”
Creating a God, With Links to Olivier
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Kenneth Branagh, often considered to be contemporary cinema’s leading interpreter of Shakespeare, has surprised many fans by directing a $150 million 3-D version of “Thor.”
‘Fast Five’ Vrooms to No. 1 at Box Office
By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS
The North American box office came roaring back to life over the weekend as “Fast Five” opened in first place to an estimated $83.6 million in ticket sales.
Tribeca Audience Chooses Philippine Documentary
Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS
Moviegoers at the Tribeca Film Festival chose “Give Up Tomorrow” as the winner of the Heineken Audience Award for best feature film.
Oh, Kahuna, What Became of That Endless Summer?
By TERRENCE RAFFERTY
In the 1960s, when California still seemed like a paradise of leisure, it spawned a series of awful beach-party movies.
Can Kristen Wiig Turn On the Charm?
By SUSAN DOMINUS
After making her name by playing annoying oddballs, a comedic sidekick gets her big shot.
Movie Reviews
Movie Review 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams'
Herzog Finds His Inner Cave Man
By MANOHLA DARGIS
From Werner Herzog, an inside 3-D look at the astonishing Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc.
Movie Review 'Fast Five'
Vrooooom! Vrooooom! Flex ’Em if You Got ’Em
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In “Fast Five” car chases (and more car chases) and muscle-bound men (Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson) keep the “Fast and Furious” franchise noisily crashing along.
Movie Review '13 Assassins'
Swords Drip Red With Revenge
By MANOHLA DARGIS
“13 Assassins” is Takashi Miike’s remake of that 1963 samurai tale of love, revenge and liberation.
Movie Review 'The Arbor'
A Playwright’s Legacy, Kindled by Addiction and Neglect
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
A playwright’s short and tragic life is recounted in a layered form, using actors lip-syncing actual interviews.
Movie Review 'Lebanon, Pa'
In a Small Town, Big Life-Changers
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Abortion is the central issue riling up the characters as they argue over the choices facing a smart, pregnant, college-bound 17-year-old girl.
Movie Review 'The Robber'
A Thief With Less Need for a Getaway Car
By MIKE HALE
“The Robber,” based on a novel based on the exploits of an actual Austrian bank robber and long-distance runner, is the rare mash-up of genre material and art-house sensibility.
Movie Review 'Sympathy for Delicious'
A Cynical Faith Healer Who Can’t Fix Himself
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
“Sympathy for Delicious,” the directorial feature debut of Mark Ruffalo, tells the story of a paraplegic D.J. turned faith healer.
Movie Review 'Atlas Shrugged: Part I'
A Utopian Society Made Up of Business Moguls in Fedoras
By CARINA CHOCANO
“Atlas Shrugged: Part I,” Ayn Rand’s opus from 1957, has its first adaptation for film.
Movie Review 'That’s What I Am'
Puppy Love and Bullies and a Bow-Tied Teacher
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
In “That’s What I Am” Ed Harris plays a middle-school teacher in 1965 who is a moral force in a small Southern California town.
Movie Review 'Prom'
A Disney Take on the Big Night — Review
By NEIL GENZLINGER
In “Prom,” Aimee Teegarden plays a high school student organizing her class’s big night.
Movie Review 'Exporting Raymond'
A TV Series Lost in Translation
By MIKE HALE
In “Exporting Raymond,” Phil Rosenthal, the creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” tells what happened when he tried to remake it for Russian TV.
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YouTube Is Said to Be Near a Major Film Rental Deal
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Scene City: Film Festival’s Elite Mixes It Up
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Netflix’s Profit Rises Amid a Rush to On-Demand
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City Room: 9/11 Movie Pushes 8th-Grade Director Into Spotlight
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Scuffle Over On-Demand Movies Portends Battles to Come
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Big Questions, Smart Women, Mann’s Movies
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Prehistoric Cave With a Hornet on the Wall
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Party Continues for ‘Rio’
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Two Old Acting Pals, Together on Film at Last
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Lip-Syncing the Realities of a Tragic Life
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Norio Ohga, Who Led Sony Beyond Electronics, Dies at 81
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Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten
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DVD: At Gaumont in France When All Was Possible
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Summer Movies
The critics' take on girls in action movies, Maria Bello's tough dramas, Michael Fassbender on the rise, DVD picks, breakthrough performances and more.
Photos & Video
Critics' Picks: 12:08 East of Bucharest
A. O. Scott discusses Corneliu Porumboiu's film about revolution and memory.
Box Office Top 5
Photos & Video
Faces to Watch
Five performers from this year’s slate of summer movies find themselves on the verge.
Cowboys, Pirates, Cars and More
By DAVE KEHR
A look at some of the films coming to theaters this season.
Werner Herzog on Cave Art
Herzog discusses the discovery and artwork of the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc, the subject of his latest film, "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Photos & Video
Critics' Picks: 'The Last Picture Show'
A. O. Scott looks back at Peter Bogdanovich's film about the end of an era in a small Texas town.
Interview: Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve, the director of "Incendies," discusses his family drama.
An Animated City
The director Carlos Saldanha discusses setting the animated film "Rio" in his hometown.
Anatomy of a Scene
In this series, directors discuss ideas and techniques behind moments in their films.
Tribeca Film Festival Video Interviews
Interviews with filmmakers and documentary subjects featured in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, an increasingly international slate of movies from 40 countries.
Times Pulse
The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers.
This guide includes links to the original reviews from the archives of The New York Times.
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