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Arts & Leisure: Douglas Trumbull Honored for Technology He’s Still Creating

Sunday, February 5, 2012 12:45:08 PM CST

Douglas Trumbull is getting a special Oscar for technological contributions, and he’s not finished contributing them.

Bela Tarr Says ‘The Turin Horse’ Is His Last Movie

Friday, February 3, 2012 1:43:56 PM CST

The Hungarian director Bela Tarr has made what he is calling his final film, “The Turin Horse,” a black-and-white tale of medieval adversity and survival.

ArtsBeat: 'Chronicle' Leads the Way at Movie Theaters

Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:30:42 PM CST

This low-budget film about three teenage boys who learn they have superpowers was No. 1 at North American theaters over the weekend, taking in about $22 million.

The Carpetbagger: Animators and Art Directors Pick Their Winners

Monday, February 6, 2012 8:00:27 AM CST

"Rango," "Hugo," "Harry Potter" and "Dragon Tattoo" took home specialty awards over the weekend.

Bingham Ray, Light of October Films and Daring Cinema

Friday, February 3, 2012 1:51:30 PM CST

The distributor Bingham Ray, who died on Jan. 23, never abandoned his commitment to risky, visionary cinema.

Arts & Leisure: Ed Wood’s ‘Final Curtain’ Plays at Slamdance

Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:43:03 PM CST

Jason Insalaco, the great-nephew of an actor who appeared in Ed Wood films, found and restored a sort-of lost Wood television pilot called “Final Curtain.”

Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81

Saturday, February 4, 2012 12:30:54 PM CST

Mr. Gazzara’s long acting career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes.

DVD: ‘The Great Waltz’ and ‘Moses and Aaron’ on DVD

Friday, February 3, 2012 1:25:15 PM CST

“The Great Waltz” and “Moses and Aaron,” two films grounded in the work of notable Viennese composers, are on DVD.

Spotlight | Torrington: Showing a Horror Film Opposite Its Set, the Yankee Pedlar Inn

Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:13:03 AM CST

Parties before and after “The Innkeepers” will be held where the film was shot, in the Yankee Pedlar Inn.

Talk: Joe Eszterhas Sure Cleaned Up

Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:07:16 PM CST

So why is he writing a movie about Jewish history for Mel Gibson?

Arts & Leisure: ‘Carrie,’ a Huge Stage Flop, Is Reinvented by MCC Theater

Thursday, February 2, 2012 8:57:16 PM CST

One of Broadway’s greatest flops, “Carrie” is being dressed up, and toned down, for another onstage dance.

Movie Review: ‘Woman in Black,’ Starring Daniel Radcliffe

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:30:09 PM CST

“The Woman in Black,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, isn’t especially scary, but it keeps you on edge, and without the usual vivisectionist imagery.

Movie Review: Dane DeHaan in ‘Chronicle,’ Directed by Josh Trank

Friday, February 3, 2012 3:00:11 PM CST

In Josh Trank’s “Chronicle,” three teenage boys inexplicably acquire extraordinary powers.

Movie Review: ‘The Innkeepers,’ a Paranormal Film Directed by Ti West

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:08 PM CST

During the final weekend at a New England inn, two employees capture ghostly images and haunting sounds on their cellphones and webcams.

Movie Review: Madonna’s ‘W.E.’ With Andrea Riseborough and Abbie Cornish

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:06 PM CST

“W.E.,” Madonna’s film about Wallis Simpson also time-travels to the almost-present to tell the story of a bored New York housewife intrigued by Mrs. Simpson.

Movie Review: ‘Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,’ by Dori Berinstein

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:06 PM CST

“Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,” a documentary by Dori Berinstein, chronicles the career of that theatrical clown “with huge saucer eyes, gigantic red lips and a massive smile.”

Movie Review: Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in ‘Perfect Sense’

Friday, February 3, 2012 3:00:11 PM CST

In David Mackenzie’s “Perfect Sense,” a chef and an epidemiologist find love as an epidemic sweeps the planet, slowly depriving human beings of one sense after another.

Movie Review: ‘Kill List’ Is Ben Wheatley’s Second Feature Film

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:02 PM CST

Evil stalks two hit men at loose ends in “Kill List,” which delves into horror, psychodrama and religious rot.

Movie Review: ‘Windfall,’ a Documentary on Wind Turbines, by Laura Israel

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:02 PM CST

The documentary “Windfall” shows the bitter rancor sowed among the residents of rural Meredith, N.Y., when the wind turbines came to town.

Movie Review: ‘Big Miracle,’ With Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:02 PM CST

Unlikely allies find themselves working together to save three whales trapped in ice in Alaska in “Big Miracle.”

Movie Review: ‘Splinters,’ a Documentary on Indigenous Surfing in Papua New Guinea

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:02 PM CST

In the documentary “Splinters” competition surfers skim the waves off Papua New Guinea while being weighed down by personal problems back in their village.

Movie Review: ‘Bad Fever,’ Directed by Dustin Guy Defa

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:53:02 PM CST

In “Bad Fever” the painfully awkward hero longs for a career in comedy, though it’s clear from the outset that his real gift is for tragedy.

Movie Listings for Feb. 3-9

Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:53:02 PM CST

A critical guide to films playing in New York.

Rabbi Marvin Hier Talks Best Picture Nominees

Saturday, February 4, 2012 1:00:52 AM CST

Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, tracks the themes of this year’s best picture nominees.

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Make Films for Paramount

Friday, February 3, 2012 10:07:19 AM CST

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage try to bring their success with teenage shows like “Gossip Girl and “The O.C.” to the big screen for Paramount.

The Carpetbagger: Oscars for Screenwriters Are a Cliffhanger

Friday, February 3, 2012 11:02:03 AM CST

The Academy Awards for screenplays are traditionally one of the hardest categories to predict.

Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Story of Film: An Odyssey,’ by Mark Cousins, at MoMA

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 2:33:03 PM CST

“The Story of Film: An Odyssey” traces the history of cinema in 15 hours. An epic in itself, it is playing at the Museum of Modern Art.

The Carpetbagger: '21 Jump Street' Will Premiere at South by Southwest

Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:34:03 AM CST

"21 Jump Street" will have its premiere at South by Southwest, one of 130 films to be screened at the festival, organizers announced.

The Carpetbagger: 'Transformers' and 'Rango' Try Campaigning on TV

Friday, February 3, 2012 3:30:54 PM CST

"Transformers" and "Rango" take to video to make their Oscar cases, and the Kodak Theater may not be the Kodak for much longer.

The Carpetbagger: In the Sewers With 'In Darkness'

Friday, February 3, 2012 2:40:13 PM CST

Agnieszka Holland discusses her choice to make a third Holocaust-related film, "In Darkness," which is up for an Oscar.

The Carpetbagger: Another Silent Jean Dujardin Picture, But This One Upsets the French

Friday, February 3, 2012 11:39:32 AM CST

Movie posters featuring Jean Dujardin in Paris are deemed misogynistic by the French authorities

The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Terry Moran

Monday, February 6, 2012 10:53:17 AM CST

"Nightline" anchor Terry Moran shares his Oscar ballot.

The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Anthony Bourdain

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:07:27 AM CST

Anthony Bourdain on why he loathes "Midnight in Paris" and is seriously rooting for "The Tree of Life."

MOVIES: Anatomy of a Scene: ‘The Woman in Black’

Friday, February 3, 2012 7:00:01 PM CST

James Watkins, the director of “The Woman in Black,” narrates a scene from the film.

The Films of Bela Tarr

Friday, February 3, 2012 1:27:11 PM CST

A look back at the directors work, which is playing in a retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Shaky Cameras, Shaken Nerves

Friday, February 3, 2012 3:51:38 PM CST

With the release of “Chronicle”, a look at some of the other genre films that have used a mock documentary style.

MOVIES: Ben Wheatley on 'Kill List'

Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:13:02 PM CST

The director Ben Wheatley discusses his thriller “Kill List.”

MOVIES: Scene Stealers: Nick Krause

Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:19:26 AM CST

Melena Ryzik chats with Nick Krause, the laid-back teen from “The Descendants,” about his first leading role.

MOVIES: Behind 'Final Curtain'

Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:39:24 AM CST

Jason Insalaco and Jonathan Harris discuss their restoration of Ed Wood's television pilot "Final Curtain."

ArtsBeat: Abel Ferrara Says He's Making a Film About Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:10:50 AM CST

Abel Ferrara, the director of "King of New York" and "Bad Lieutenant," said he had cast Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani to play Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Anne Sinclair in a film about their lives during a notorious sex scandal. But Mr. Ferrara's producer was less certain that this would be his next project.