Archive for September, 2010
Movie Review | ‘Let Me In’: Lonely Boy Finds Friend in Blood-Craving Pixie
In the vampire romance “Let Me In,” Matt Reeves tells a tale not about sex but rather about the fragility and loneliness of children.
Critic’s Notebook: Now Showing, the Edge: A Festival’s Calling Card
“Views From the Avant-Garde” continues the New York Film Festival tradition of aesthetically adventurous cinema.
Tony Curtis, Hollywood Leading Man, Dies at 85
Mr. Curtis, a classically handsome movie star, earned an Oscar nomination for “The Defiant Ones,” but the public preferred him in comic roles, as in “Some Like It Hot.”
Tony Curtis, Hollywood Icon, Dies at 85
Mr. Curtis, a classically handsome movie star, earned an Oscar nomination for “The Defiant Ones,” but the public preferred him in comic roles, as in “Some Like It Hot.”
Android Task Killers Explained: What They Do and Why You Shouldn’t Use Them [Android]
Android task killers improve your phone's performance while also boosting battery life—or at least that's the much-debated promise. Here's a look at how task killers actually work, when you should (or shouldn’t) use them, and what you can do instead. A task killer is an app from which you can (sometimes automatically) force other apps [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Tab vs. Streak: the tale of the tape
What a day — yesterday, that is. Research in Motion finally announced its long-awaited BlackBerry tablet, the 7-inch PlayBook (thankfully not named the BlackPad). While there's still quite a few missing details, and nary an unit in site for us to try first-hand, we've still got a sampling of specs for this little guy to [...]
Unusual Film Gets Innovative Marketing
“Freakonomics,” an innovative film about innovative research, is being marketed in a new way.
Arthur Penn, Director of ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ Dies
Mr. Penn, 88, transformed the movie industry with his revolutionary treatment of sex and violence in the 1967 film.
Arthur Penn, Director of ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ Is Dead
Mr. Penn, 88, transformed the movie industry with his revolutionary treatment of sex and violence in the 1967 film.
Critic’s Notebook: New York Film Festival Revives Its Offerings
The New York Film Festival has strengthened its lineup of quality movies after last year’s solemn and misanthropic fare.
