Category: Movies

‘Back to the Wharf’ Review: Ghosts of the Past

The New York Times – Movies:
Li Xiaofeng’s film turns a crime soap opera into an allegory about China’s head-spinning modernization.
Filming Eugene O’Neill When the Elements (and Investors) Don’t Cooperate

The New York Times – Movies:
Starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris, Jonathan Kent’s adaptation of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” started production, only to lose key financing.
For the Documentarian Alice Diop, Only Fiction Could Do Justice to a Tragedy

The New York Times – Movies:
“Saint Omer” borrows details from a case of infanticide in France, which the director found raised profound but very personal issues.
‘A Man Called Otto’ Surpasses Expectations at the Box Office

The New York Times – Movies:
Ticket sales totaled $15 million over the holiday weekend, fueled by older audiences in the middle of the country.
Gina Lollobrigida, Movie Star and Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 95

The New York Times – Movies:
She began her career in her native Italy and, although she achieved fame in America worked more often in Europe. She later had a second career as an artist and filmmaker.
Edie Landau, Film Producer Who Was Ahead of Her Time, Dies at 95

The New York Times – Movies:
She and her husband invented a model for faithfully adapting acclaimed literature, illuminating an alternate path for independent cinema.
‘Based on a True Story’ (Except the Parts That Aren’t)

The New York Times – Business:
The entertainment genre of historical drama is flourishing — and riddled with inaccuracies. The untrue parts are leading to more public spats and lawsuits.
Have Celebrity Sleuthing and Hunting for Easter Eggs Gone Too Far?

The New York Times – T Magazine:
Harvesting Easter eggs is now integral to our consumption of entertainment. But there’s a fine line between perceptiveness and paranoia.
‘House Party’ Review: A Rager Gone South

The New York Times – Movies:
Directed by Calmatic, “House Party” reboots the 1990 Kid ’n Play cult comedy with the help of LeBron James.
Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty to 7 Charges of Sexual Misconduct in U.K.

The New York Times – Movies:
The Oscar-winning actor had already pleaded not guilty in July to five other counts of sexual misconduct. He is currently out on bail.
‘Avatar’: The Way of the Restroom

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The movie’s three-hour-plus run time, which includes scene after scene of churning seas, is a recipe for repeated bathroom breaks.
Five International Movies to Stream Now

The New York Times – Movies:
This month’s picks include a Latvian satire about World War II, a family portrait by an Indian documentarian, an Oedipal thriller from Mexico and more.