Opening: ‘Hava Nagila: The Movie’ / ‘The Host’ / ‘Tyler Perry’s Temptation’ / ‘The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca Da Rimini’
movies
DVD Releases
New: ‘Killing Them Softly’ / ‘Lincoln’ / ‘Parental Guidance’ / ‘The Borgias: The Second Season’
Movie Preview: A sci-fi love triangle plumbs ideas of self in ‘The Host’
The film fleshes out some of the more interesting themes raised in the “Twilight” series.
Review: There’s nothing ‘Crood’ about this polished cartoon
A pleasant surprise, this kids’ cartoon has heart and wit.
Review: Plot can’t keep pace with body count in ‘Olympus’
A Secret Service agent stabs, shoots and strangles his way through legions of terrorists as he tries to rescue the president and most of the cabinet.
Review: If you fancy Fey, you’ll find ‘Admission’ worth the price
Tina Fey makes funny TV shows, funny movies and funny books. Director Paul Weitz often goes for something beyond funny — emotional stories of parents and children trying to puzzle out something beyond flesh and blood that bonds them. She did “30 Rock” and “Date Night.” He did “About a Boy” and “Being Flynn.” And […]
Review: Raimi’s ‘Oz’ gets the story right, if not the witches
Taking on a prequel to the fairytale that frightened generations, Sam Raimi does scary. And does it well.
At the Movies
‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ / ‘The Call’ / ‘Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini’
Preview: ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’
Steve Carell and Jim Carrey are magicians locked in a serious Vegas turf war in their new comedy.
At the Movies
Opening: ‘Dead Man Down’ / ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ / Paleyfest, featuring ‘The Big Bang Theory’