Archive for October 23rd, 2007

Family Values Gone Awry in a Cavernous Mansion

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

A bizarre psychological study of degeneration and dependency, “The Living and the Dead” is a horror movie only in the most literal sense.

Chanel’s Visionary, Holding Forth From His Designer Throne

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Those seeking career advice about how to become an emperor of fashion will find little if any useful information in “Lagerfeld Confidential.”

Long-Dead Celebrities Can Now Breathe Easier

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.

Grieving Mothers on 2 Sides of a Suicide Bombing

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

“To Die in Jerusalem,” a film about the families of a Palestinian suicide bomber, will appear on HBO and at the Paley Center for Media’s documentary festival.

‘Darjeeling’ to Be Paired With a Short

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

When “The Darjeeling Limited” is released nationwide on Friday, moviegoers will first see a short film, “Hotel Chevalier,” which the studio hopes will boost ticket sales.

New DVDs

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

New this week is a restored version of “Battleship Potemkin” and an upgraded edition of “Breathless.”

A Rampage That Shook New Zealand

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

“Out of the Blue,” by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.

Trapped by Circumstance

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance.

Long-Dead Celebrities Can Now Breathe Easier

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.

Grieving Mothers on 2 Sides of a Suicide Bombing

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

“To Die in Jerusalem,” a film about the families of a Palestinian suicide bomber, will appear on HBO and at the Paley Center for Media’s documentary festival.