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To Blacks, Precious Is ‘Demeaned’ or ‘Angelic’
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“Precious,” about a disadvantaged young woman played by Gabourey Sidibe, left, has sparked controversy over its meaning.
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” has sparked heated debate about its meaning since its limited release.
Movie Review 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
Abstinence Makes the Heart ... Oh, You Know
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Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) transforms to a wolf and approaches Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
The big tease turns into the long goodbye in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
Movie Review 'Broken Embraces'
Almodóvar’s Happy Agony, Swirling Amid Jealousy and Revenge
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Penélope Cruz and Lluís Homar watching television in a scene from Pedro Almodóvar’s “Broken Embraces.”
Can there be such a thing as exuberant melancholy? I can’t think of another way to describe the spirit of “Broken Embraces.”
Movie Review 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'
A New Orleans Mystery: A Cop So Bad, He’s Good
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Nicolas Cage plays the title character, and Eva Mendes is his girlfriend, in “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.”
Pain, addiction and craziness fuel “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.”
News & Features
Oscar Short List of Documentaries Draws Controversy
A screening committee from the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences overlooked at least a half-dozen prominent films.
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Opening Wide His (Repaired) Heart
After heart surgery, the comedian Robin Williams has become more introspective and more grateful for what he has.
A Surprise Gets Buzz for Oscars
“Crazy Heart,” a low-budget film about a washed-up country singer, finds itself at the heart of the Oscar race.
Movie Reviews
Movie Review 'The Blind Side'
Steamrolling Over Life’s Obstacles With Family as Cheerleaders
“The Blind Side” is a movie made up almost entirely of turning points and yet curiously devoid of drama or suspense.
Movie Review 'Mammoth'
Bourgeois Bohemians, There’s a Price to Pay
In “Mammoth,” when a rich child eats her lunch in New York, a poor boy in the Philippines cries.
Movie Review 'My Dear Enemy'
Feelings Close to the Surface
Lee Yoon-ki’s “My Dear Enemy” may confound your expectations of a South Korean film.
Movie Review 'Planet 51'
A Misunderstood Alien, but Not as Smart as E.T.
The agreeable but flagrantly unoriginal “Planet 51” belongs to the mix-and-match school of animated moviemaking.
Movie Review 'The Sun'
When Dusk Finally Settled on the Emperor
Alexander Sokurov’s “The Sun” looks at the emperor Hirohito in the murk of Japan’s surrender.
Movie Review 'Red Cliff'
It’s Good Guys vs. Bad Guys on a China-Size Scale
With “Red Cliff,” the director John Woo goes back to his violent roots.
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Vampires, Werewolves and Love
Images from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
Film on Film
A look at Pedro Almodóvar’s “Broken Embraces.”
Tim Burton at the Modern
Images from the Museum of Modern Art's expansive retrospective of his noncinematic art.
Two ‘Bad’
Manohla Dargis compares the two “Bad Lieutenant” films and the performances of Harvey Keitel and Nicolas Cage.
Critics' Picks: 'Blazing Saddles'
A. O. Scott reviews Mel Brooks' 1974 film, which satirizes race relations both in Hollywood westerns and in American culture.
Readers' Reviews
‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’
“I took a gaggle of 11-year-old girls who had seen the first film several times each, and halfway through this movie they had already lost interest. ... My daughter said it best: ‘There’s no poetry, no color, no suspense,’” writes haapi.
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Holiday Gift Guide
DVD gifts for cinephiles, new movies and television shows on DVDs and more gift ideas from the staff of The New York Times.
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Holiday Movies
Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz reunite, Matt Damon sinks into another role, Peter Jackson cooks up a ghost story and more.
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