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Finders Key: From Far Back in the Pack to the Lead in ‘War Horse’

January 25, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

The movie, nominated Tuesday for an Oscar for best picture, used almost 300 horses for one battle scene. The best acting was by Finders Key, who also appeared in “Seabiscuit.”

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In Police Training, a Dark Film on U.S. Muslims

January 24, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

“The Third Jihad,” a film that cast a very harsh light on American Muslims, was shown to many more New York officers than was first believed.

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Movie Review | ‘Red Tails’: ‘Red Tails,’ George Lucas’s Tale of Tuskegee Airmen – Review

January 20, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

“Red Tails” is a whiz-bang action film about the Tuskegee Airmen, African-American fighter pilots in World War II.

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A Political Coming of Age for the Tech Industry

January 18, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

With a Web-wide protest on Wednesday that includes a shutdown of Wikipedia, the legislative battle over two piracy bills has reached a political coming of age.

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From the Magazine: George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits

January 17, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

The filmmaker has one last mission: to prove that with “Red Tails,” he can still make the kind of movie everyone will want to see.

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Critic’s Notebook: MoMA Presents a Raj Kapoor Film Festival

January 6, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

“Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema” at MoMa offers a selection of films by this great Indian actor and director.

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Tintin Is a New Breed of Comic-Book Hero for Most Americans

January 3, 2012 All The Rest, Movies

Tintin has been around for decades as a cartoon character, but only through the new Steven Spielberg movie has he been widely introduced to Americans.

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Movie Review | ‘The Iron Lady’: ‘The Iron Lady,’ About Margaret Thatcher – Review

December 30, 2011 All The Rest, Movies

“Iron Lady,” about the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, is the story of a widow and a half-abandoned mother who happened to have been one of the most powerful women of the 20th century.

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Movie Review | ‘The Iron Lady’: ‘The Iron Lady,’ About Margaret Thatcher – Review

December 30, 2011 All The Rest, Movies

“Iron Lady,” about the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, is the story of a widow and a half-abandoned mother who happened to have been one of the most powerful women of the 20th century.

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ArtsBeat: Chimpanzee Said to Be Cheetah in ‘Tarzan’ Films Has Died

December 28, 2011 All The Rest, Movies

Cheetah, who starred with Johnny Weissmuller in “Tarzan” films of the 1930s, was reportedly about 80 years old.