September 14, 2012
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Movies opening Sept. 14 Opening Friday Arbitrage Beauty Is Embarrassing Cane Toads: The Conquest The Eye of the Storm Girl Model Keep the Lights On Resident Evil 5
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Other movies opening in fall 2012 There are multiple horrors to be found in “V/H/S” (Oct. 5), about a group of thieves who must view a series of terrifying videotapes; Anna Kendrick joins a college glee club in “Pitch Perfect,” by “Avenue Q” director Jason Moore; Kevin James is a biology teacher-turned-MMA cage fighter in the comedy “Here Comes the Boom” (Oct
Which movies to see this weekend, Aug. 31 Robot & Frank Frank Langella finds one of his best roles in this story of an old man suffering from the beginning stages of dementia who is given a robot as part of his health care
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Aug. 31 Battleship This humongous alien-invasion flick, based on the bombs-away Hasbro naval guessing game, is loud, large, stupid and stars Taylor Kitsch as the idiot/slacker Navy officer who needs to save the Earth after aliens respond to a beacon by paying a visit. Darling Companion Lackluster characters can’t hold up the spare story, at least not completely, but this …
Movies opening this week, Aug. 30 Danish journalist Mads Brügger pulls off a daring stunt in a bid to expose the corruption overflowing in the Central African Republic. The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate A fabled city of gold existing in a sea of sand – that’s what the plunderers posing as lawful citizens prowl for at the site of the reborn Dragon Inn.
Released Aug. 21: “A Separation.†This Iranian morality drama is arguably the most unsentimental, accomplished and thought-provoking film ever to win the Best Foreign-Language Film at the Oscars. Directed and (brilliantly) written by Asghar Farhadi…
DVD review: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Singin’ in the Rain This beautifully restored 60th anniversary DVD/Blu-ray of the 1952 film is a wonderful parody of the birth of talkies that has great wit, an intelligent script, terrific music and dancing that can’t be beat. The movie, directed by its star, Gene Kelly, and Stanley Donen, tells the story of Don Lockwood, a slightly full-of-himself silent movie …
Which movies to see this weekend, Aug. 24 Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul’s superb documentary covers the 1990s investigation into the fate of rock footnote Sixto Rodriguez. “Searching” has emotional valleys and zeniths, and gasp-inducing turns, as old friends, fans and Rodriguez’s grown daughters are interviewed