Movie Review 'The Pyramid'
Don’t Say That Word (It Might Come True)
By BEN KENIGSBERG
An archaeological team and a documentary crew get stuck in an ancient Egyptian tomb in “The Pyramid,” starring Denis O’Hare and Ashley Hinshaw.
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Nina Van Pallandt and Elliott Gould in "The Long Goodbye."
Three of New York’s leading repertory film houses will showcase Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye” in a stretch of 18 days.
Clockwise from left, Juan Valdez/American Experience Films, WGBH; Radius TWC; Kevin Horan/Magnolia Pictures; David Cavallo/Sony Pictures Classics
Clockwise from left, films on the Oscar shortlist for documentaries: “Last Days in Vietnam,” directed by Rory Kennedy; Edward J. Snowden in “Citizenfour,”directed by Laura Poitras; Roger Ebert in “Life Itself,” directed by Steve James; and “Jodorowsky’s Dune,” directed by Frank Pavich.
Fifteen documentaries are in sharp-elbowed competition to be among the five Oscar nominees for that category, a spot that can save a film from obscurity.
Sony Pictures Classics
Julianne Moore as a professor dealing with early-onset Alzheimer’s in “Still Alice.”
In “Still Alice,” Julianne Moore plays a Columbia linguistics professor who receives a devastating diagnosis.
Movie Reviews
Movie Review 'Miss Julie'
Class Warfare at the Most Intimate Level
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Liv Ullmann’s version of Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” features Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell as class-bound lovers repelled and attracted by each other in a battle of the sexes.
Movie Review 'The Passionate Thief'
Telling Lies for Love, Cruelty or Expediency
By MANOHLA DARGIS
A restored version of Mario Monicelli’s 1960 film, “The Passionate Thief,” is having its first New York theatrical run at Film Forum.
Movie Review 'Wild'
Walking With Solitude, and Her Baggage
By A. O. SCOTT
“Wild” stars Reese Witherspoon as a woman who takes on an arduous solo trek along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Movie Review 'Life Partners'
Best Friends Forever, Till a Boyfriend Arrives
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
A lifelong friendship between two women is put to the test when one of them falls in love in “Life Partners.”
Movie Review 'Zero Motivation'
Where the Biggest Enemy Is Tedium
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The Israeli comedy “Zero Motivation” looks at the monotony of life for two young female soldiers assigned to a remote desert outpost.
Movie Review 'The Foxy Merkins'
No Midnight Cowgirl
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
A lesbian prostitute and her heterosexual mentor in sex work experience comic adventures around New York in “The Foxy Merkins,” which has the tone of an absurdist buddy comedy.
Movie Review 'Uzamasa Limelight'
In the Samurai Business, We Used to Do Our Own Stunts
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
“Uzumasa Limelight,” directed by Ken Ochiai, tells the story of one of the “kirareyaku,” old-school samurai actors, at the end of his career.
Movie Review 'Dying of the Light'
A Cat and a Mouse, Both Slipping but Still at Odds
By BEN KENIGSBERG
In “Dying of the Light,” a C.I.A. operative is determined to chase down a terrorist who the agency says is already dead.
Movie Review 'Red Knot'
When a Marriage Goes South
By BEN KENIGSBERG
In “Red Knot,” a newlywed couple voyaging to Antarctica confront stresses in their marriage.
Movie Review 'Delusions of Guinevere'
A Has-Been Conjures a Second Act
By DANIEL M. GOLD
In “Delusions of Guinevere,” a former child actress uses social media to get attention.
Movie Review 'Murder of a Cat'
A Pet Dies, and the Fun Begins
By NEIL GENZLINGER
“Murder of a Cat,” in which a man tries to solve the mystery of the death of his pet, is a quirky variation on the private eye theme.
Movie Review 'Take Care'
Nursing Real Wounds, and Romantic Ones
By ANDY WEBSTER
In the rom-com “Take Care,” a woman injured in a car accident and needing help managing her daily life calls on an old boyfriend.
Movie Review 'Comet'
Romance on the Edge of Intersecting Dimensions
By DAVID DeWITT
“Comet,” the feature debut of the director Sam Esmail, deconstructs love, time and probability.
Movie Review 'Billy Bates'
Unwinding an Artist and His Demons
By NEIL GENZLINGER
In “Billy Bates,” a singer helps a tortured artist work through his problems.
Movie Review 'Pioneer'
A Roiling Sea of Corruption and Paranoia
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
The Norwegian thriller “Pioneer” focuses on an oil exploration worker who develops deep suspicions about his employer.
Movie Review 'She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry'
Arms Locked, and Awakening to Their Strength
By RACHEL SALTZ
With interviews and historical footage, “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” surveys a heady period in the late ’60s when women organized to demand their rights.
Movie Review 'Concerning Violence'
Reverberations of a Subjugated Past
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
In “Concerning Violence,” Goran Hugo Olsson uses archival clips, texts by the scholar Frantz Fanon and voice-overs by musicians to revisit anticolonialist struggles of the 20th century.
Movie Review 'A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness'
Feeling Your Way Toward Utopia
By BEN KENIGSBERG
“A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness” harnesses the formal properties of film to ponder ways of engaging with the world.
Movie Review 'The Imitation Game'
Broken Codes, Both Strategic and Social
By A. O. SCOTT
In “The Imitation Game” Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, whose code-breaking work helped win World War II yet whose homosexuality led him to face indecency charges in Britain.
Movie Review 'The Barefoot Artist'
An Intercessor, Straddling Two Families
By ANDY WEBSTER
Lily Yeh, whose work aims to heal communities, aims for more personal healing in the documentary “The Barefoot Artist.”
Movie Review 'Poverty Inc.'
The Corporate Creation of a New Class Structure
By ANITA GATES
A documentary by Gary Null and Valerie Van Cleve, “Poverty Inc.” finds modern-day slavery and indentured servitude spawned by corporate practices.
Movie Review 'Ungli'
Raising a Defiant Hand Against the Fist of the Law
By NICOLE HERRINGTON
In “Ungli,” four young professionals — led by Kangana Ranaut and Randeep Hooda — set out to avenge the aggrieved and the powerless amid widespread malfeasance in Mumbai.
News & Features
Making History
By MANOHLA DARGIS
With her civil rights movie, “Selma,” Ava DuVernay has done what few female directors get the opportunity to do: go large — with politics and history, with serious muscle.
Rolling the Dice on a Movie Remake
By MARGY ROCHLIN
Mark Wahlberg stars in a remake of “The Gambler,” a 1974 film with James Caan. The two actors met to discuss both films recently.
Bringing God’s Wrath Down to Earth
By MEKADO MURPHY
Ridley Scott and the visual effects supervisor Peter Chiang explain how they brought the plagues to Egypt in the new epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Entries in the Silver Bell Sweepstakes
By MARC SPITZ
Holiday movies usually share similar lessons but not necessarily the same merits. Here is a sampling — good and bad — from the past 25 years.
The Carpetbagger
A Statue More Than Worth Its Weight in Gold
By CARA BUCKLEY
Academy Awards are lucrative for all, but are key especially for the success of some art house films.
The Carpetbagger
Sundance Film Festival 2015 Lineup: The Emphasis Is on Funny
By BROOKS BARNES
Sundance may be known for its small dramas, but comedies get pride of place this year.
Below the Line: Shooting ‘Interstellar’
By MEKADO MURPHY
The cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema discusses his experimentation with the Imax camera for “Interstellar.”
Sony Pictures and F.B.I. Widen Hack Inquiry
By BROOKS BARNES and NICOLE PERLROTH
The studio, working with law enforcement agencies, has been exploring whether the hacking was related to one of Sony’s coming movies, “The Interview.”
There’s Something About Quvenzhané Wallis
By NICHOLAS HARAMIS
Roller skates, pizza, math class and an Oscar nomination: the life of an 11-year-old movie star.
The Carpetbagger
Clothes and Character: ‘Birdman’
By RACHEL LEE HARRIS
The costume designer discusses those briefs and compromising with Michael Keaton and Edward Norton.
It’s Hard to Worry About the Script When the Set Is Getting Ready to Sail
By MELENA RYZIK
Scott Cohen’s feature film debut, “Red Knot,” was filmed aboard a ship bound for Antarctica.
Sony Films Are Pirated, and Hackers Leak Studio Salaries
By BROOKS BARNES and NICOLE PERLROTH
The breach exposed two things the movie industry loathes — the piracy of films and details about executive compensation — and sent a ripple of dread across Hollywood.
Adjusting the Tune on Climate Change
By CELESTINE BOHLEN
A new documentary by Marilyn and Hal Weiner crosses the political divide to put the issue of climate change back in everyday conversations.
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‘A Most Violent Year’ Gets National Board of Review’s Vote
By STEPHANIE GOODMAN
The drama, set in New York in 1981, wins best film along with best actor and supporting actress.
The Carpetbagger
‘Citizenfour’ Cements Favorite Status for Documentary Oscar
By LARRY ROHTER
Fifteen films make the shortlist, including “Citizenfour,” winner of the Gotham Film Award on Monday.
The Carpetbagger
At the Gotham Awards, Snubs and Hugs (and an Elusive Julianne Moore)
By CARA BUCKLEY
The Bagger goes in search of Julianne Moore, and gets waylaid by Bennett Miller and others.
The Carpetbagger
Reese Witherspoon’s Personal ‘Wild’ Audience
By CARA BUCKLEY
Serving as both star and producer, she showed the film to her mother, her co-star Laura Dern and Ms. Dern’s parents. Afterward there was silence.
A Last Hurrah for ‘Night at the Museum’ Franchise, and for Robin Williams
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
“Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” which opens in the United States on Dec. 19, features Robin Williams in his final film role.
‘The Hunger Games’ Dominates the Holiday Weekend
By BROOKS BARNES
The No. 1 movie in North America was again “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.” But moviegoing over the Thanksgiving holiday dropped 21 percent compared with the period a year ago.
New York Film Critics Circle Crowns ‘Boyhood’
By STEPHANIE GOODMAN
The group is to begin voting today and will announce results as the winners are chosen.
‘O.K., Let’s Make Something Great’
By JON CARAMANICA
Chris Rock and Questlove talk about working together on “Top Five,” which Mr. Rock wrote, directed and stars in as a stand-up comic turned unhappy film star.
Is Our Art Equal to the Challenges of Our Times?
By A. O. SCOTT
We are in the midst of hard times now, and it feels as if art is failing us.
Yearning to Make the Connection
By CARA BUCKLEY
The writing-directing married pair behind “Still Alice,” about a woman struck by Alzheimer’s, are dealing with a different disease, A.L.S.
To Lure Young, Movie Theaters Shake, Smell and Spritz
By BROOKS BARNES
To combat declining attendance, movie theaters are experimenting with more immersive and interactive experiences, including moving seats, scents and precipitation.
Intrusion on Sony Unit Prompts a Shutdown of Messaging Systems
By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY
Sony Pictures Entertainment is investigating what provoked the cyberattack, including whether there are any ties to a coming film that has elicited the ire of North Korea.
Modern Mythology, Yours for a Dime
By DANA JENNINGS
A hefty and heavily illustrated new book, “75 Years of Marvel” (Taschen), emphasizes the comic book’s role in a cultural stew that includes film, TV, pop music and radio.
On Video
Elvis, Brooding and Alienated
By J. HOBERMAN
“Flaming Star,” the 1960 Elvis Presley western directed by Don Siegel and steeped in racial animus, is now out on Blu-ray.
Coming to a Theater Far, Far Into the Future
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Lucasfilm’s teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” released online on Friday, stirs armchair critics to action.
The Force Was With Them
By DANA JENNINGS
The first “Star Wars” film in 1977 gave a much needed financial boost to Marvel Comics, which published a six-issue tie-in.
Frank Yablans, Paramount Executive in Fertile ’70s, Dies at 79
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Mr. Yablans spent time as president of Paramount Pictures while it released some of the most acclaimed movies of the 1970s and led MGM/UA in the 1980s.
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES
Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” features the 11-year-old Isaac Andrews as the voice and visage of the Almighty.
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By MEKADO MURPHY
Jean-Marc Vallée narrates a sequence from the film featuring Reese Witherspoon and Mo McRae.
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Morten Tyldum Narrates a Scene From ‘The Imitation Game’
By MEKADO MURPHY
Morten Tyldum discusses a sequence from from the film, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch.
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By MEKADO MURPHY
The director discusses a sequence from the film.
Critics’ Picks: ‘The Graduate’
For the season of caps and gowns, A. O. Scott reviews Mike Nichols’s 1967 Oscar-winning film about coming of age in an uncertain world.
Jon Stewart Narrates a Scene From ‘Rosewater’
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