सोमवार, 20 जुलाई 2015

Movies Update: 'Magic Mike XXL,' 'Terminator Genisys' and More

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Magic Mike XXL  From left, Stephen Boss (also known as tWitch), Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash, Joe Manganiello, Channing Tatum and Adam Rodriguez in this comedy directed by Gregory Jacobs.
Review: 'Magic Mike XXL,' Fleshing Out a Sequel With Heart as Well as Pecs and Abs

By A. O. SCOTT

Channing Tatum returns in this comedy, which transports the audience to a world of sexual intrigue that feels as safe and wholesome as a child's birthday party.
. Movie Overview
Terminator Genisys  Arnold Schwarzenegger in this new installment of the science fiction franchise.
Review: 'Terminator Genisys' Shows That Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Most Assuredly Back

By MANOHLA DARGIS

In the latest installment of this science fiction film franchise, Mr. Schwarzenegger returns as a cyborg, it's 1984 again, and Sarah Connor is at risk once more.
. Movie Overview



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Movie Reviews
The singer Amy Winehouse, as seen in the documentary
Review: 'Amy,' an Intimate Diary of Amy Winehouse's Rise and Destruction

By MANOHLA DARGIS

Asif Kapadia's documentary is an intensely intimate look at the singer's life that drives home the costs of celebrity and fandom.
. Movie Overview
Sandy Rivera in
Review: 'Mala Mala' Shares Experiences of Being Transgender in Puerto Rico

By DANIEL M. GOLD

The directors of this documentary, Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini, interview prostitutes, drag queens, small-business owners and activists about their transitions and relationships.
. Movie Overview
The musician Leon Russell in
Review: 'A Poem Is a Naked Person' Is a Jam Session of a Documentary

By A. O. SCOTT

Les Blank's film, made in the early 1970s and now receiving a United States theatrical release, looks at the mystery of Leon Russell.
. Movie Overview
Video Features
'Amy' (With Movie Trailer): Asif Kapadia Narrates a Scene

By MEKADO MURPHY

Asif Kapadia, the director of this documentary on Amy Winehouse, discusses a sequence where she records the vocals for "Back to Black."

News & Features
Joe Manganiello in
Joe Manganiello Shows Off His Moves in 'Magic Mike XXL'

By GIA KOURLAS

A sequel to a 2012 hit - this time a group of male strippers go to a convention - also stars Channing Tatum.
Built on more than 100 interviews and piles of archival footage, the film fleshes out a nuanced character portrait of Amy Winehouse.
Amy Winehouse Documentary Lets Nobody Off the Hook

By JOE COSCARELLI

Those who decided to make a film about the soul singer's legacy may not have gotten exactly what they expected, especially her family.
Robert Frank in Mabou, Nova Scotia, in June.
Robert Frank's America

By NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF

Sixty years ago, the Swiss-born photographer captured hard truths about the United States before many Americans were willing to see them.
Parker Posey on the roof of her apartment building in Manhattan.
Parker Posey's Offbeat Glamour

By MICHAEL SCHULMAN

Ms. Posey has tried to follow her own unusual wavelength while navigating an industry that tends to ignore women over 40. She plays a college-town scientist in Woody Allen's "Irrational Man," opening later this month.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in

ArtsBeat

A Look at the 'Snowden' Teaser Trailer

By MEKADO MURPHY

A preview of Oliver Stone's dramatization of the life of Edward J. Snowden, coming to theaters Dec. 25.

On Video
Jaroslava Schallerova in
Tom, Jerry and 'Valerie and Her Week of Wonders': Cat, Mouse and Head Trip

By J. HOBERMAN

The Czech director Jaromil Jires's phantasmagoric workout from 1970 is part avant-garde fairy tale, part hallucination; Gene Deitch's cartoons for MGM also came from Czechoslovakia.


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A. O. Scott Recommends

Magic Mike XXL
Channing Tatum returns in this comedy, which transports the audience to a world of sexual intrigue that feels as safe and wholesome as a child’s birthday party.
. NYT Review | Buy Tickets | Video Watch Trailer
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The Wolfpack
Six young men who steeped themselves in film when they were prevented from venturing past their apartment door are the subject of Crystal Moselle’s intimate documentary.
. NYT Review | Buy Tickets | Video Watch Trailer
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Stephen Holden Recommends

A Little Chaos
Ms. Winslet plays a gardener well ahead of her time in this Louis XIV-era costume drama directed by and starring Alan Rickman.
. NYT Review | Buy Tickets | Video Watch Trailer
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