Movies opening Friday, Jan. 4 Taking its name from a famous street that hugs the Mississippi, this documentary about a foray into the mystical city pulsates from a heady brew of groovy tunes, luscious food, fanciful characters and shadowy escapades
DVD review: ‘Purple Noon’ “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” a 1955 psychological thriller about a charming serial killer, has the distinction of having been turned into a movie twice, most recently in 1999 by Anthony Minghella – the director’s finest hour
Movies to see this weekend, Dec. 28 Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti Western, about an escaped slave (Jamie Foxx) who teams up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to rescue his wife from an evil plantation lord (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the most consistently entertaining film of the year, full of dazzling dialogue, imaginative story turns and moments of high tension. Sulley, the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Dec. 28 Arbitrage In writer-director Nicholas Jarecki’s smooth, snooze-inducing anti-thriller – about a high-finance magnate whose cushy life is threatened – an exceedingly dapper Richard Gere appears in nice suits and handsome close-ups that serve no purpose other than to remind us how exceedingly dapper Richard Gere looks in nice suits and handsome close-ups. Killer Joe …
Which movies to see in the week ahead While the movie loses steam in the last 45 minutes, strong performances by Naomi Watts and Tom Holland (as her son) keep it worth watching.
DVD review: 3 Jean Harlow films Jean Harlow, one of the most adorable women ever to walk the Earth, died at the incalculably unjust age of 26 in 1937, after leaving an impression of her warmth, fun and loveliness that will last long past the day that any of us will be in a position to feel sorry for her. Among the most important of these is “Red Dust,” which, by some incredible oversight, was …
New movies opening Dec. 9 Any Day Now The Central Park Five The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Hyde Park on Hudson The Matchmaker
DVD review: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ Two sophisticated Londoners – a doctor played by Peter Finch and an employment counselor played by Glenda Jackson – enjoy the sexual pleasures of a young artist (Murray Head).