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In finance, a portfolio is a collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual. Holding but not always a portfolio is part of an investment and risk-limiting strategy called diversification. By owning several assets, certain types of risk (in particular specific risk) can be reduced.

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In strategic management and marketing, a portfolio is a collection of products, services, or brands that are offered for sale by a company. In building up a product portfolio a company can use various analytical techniques including B.C.G. Analysis, contribution margin analysis, G.E. Multi Factoral analysis,and Quality Function Deployment. Typically a company tries to achieve both diversification and balance in their portfolio of product offerings.

Many portfolio optimization algorithms are based on MPT or Modern Portfolio Theory. The most commonly used method is Mean-Variance optimization where portfolio allocations aim at maximizing the profit while constraining the risk.

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NYT > Movie News

Tom Cruise, in Bit Role, Nips Studio’s Top Gun
MICHAEL CIEPLY Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
At an industry screening of the forthcoming comedy “Tropic Thunder,” Tom Cruise brought down the house with his portrayal of a dirty-dancing movie mogul.
Movie Guide and Film Series
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:51:38 -0000
MOVIES.

NYT > Movies

Movie Review | 'Frontrunners': Running for Office, With Class
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:20:12 -0000
Without forcing comparisons, “Frontrunners” finds parallels between the election at Stuyvesant High and the current national election.
New DVDs: O, Prince! How Clear You Are on Blu-ray
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:01:25 -0000
The colors practically soar off the screen in the new Blu-ray version of “Sleeping Beauty.”
McCain Interview Won’t Be Shown Until After Election
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:54:53 -0000
If Senator John McCain has more to say publicly about his time in a North Vietnamese prison before next month’s election, it will not be with help from Warner Brothers.
Film: Throwing Incaution to the Wind, Stone Paints Bush
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:23:32 -0000
The surprise about “W.” is that its left-wing creator made a movie that is not so much operatic or hysterical as utterly plausible.
Arts, Briefly: Ridley Scott Signs Up to Adapt Sci-Fi Novel
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:35:35 -0000
The director Ridley Scott has added an adaptation of Joe Haldeman’s science-fiction novel “The Forever War” to his roster of projects.
Arts, Briefly: Abu Dhabi to Finance Environmental Films
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:56:44 -0000
Having used its largess to finance skyscrapers of record-breaking height and artificial islands, the oil-rich emirate Abu Dhabi is now putting some of that money toward a series of environmentally conscious films.
‘Chihuahua’ Is Top Draw at Box Office
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:07:09 -0000
A picture about talking dogs, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” trampled Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe at the weekend box office.
Back to 1992: Revisiting the Clinton ‘War Room’
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:26:26 -0000
The directors Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker call their new documentary “The Return of the War Room.” But the political strategists who inhabited that fabled room never really left.
Movie Review | 'Quarantine': Infection’s Bad Symptoms
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:21:36 -0000
“Quarantine,” yet another pseudo-documentary horror movie, delivers the heebie-jeebies with solid acting and perfectly calibrated shocks.
Movie Review | 'Happy-Go-Lucky': The Upside of Seeing the Bright Side
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:10 -0000
“Happy-Go-Lucky” is closely tuned to the pulse of communal life, to the rhythms of how people work, play and struggle together.
Movie Review | 'Body of Lies': Big Stars Wielding an Array of Accents, Fighting the War on Terrorism
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:15:02 -0000
Ridley Scott’s new movie, “Body of Lies,” raises a potentially disturbing question. If terrorism has become boring, does that mean the terrorists have won?
Film: Forging Artistic Identity in Swords of Old China
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:21:17 -0000
With “Ashes of Time Redux,” Wong Kar-wai makes a definitive version of his 1994 swordsman film.
Movie Review | 'City of Ember': Fleeing a Dying Civilization, Toward Hope and Sunlight
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:17:53 -0000
At moments “City of Ember” suggests a mild satire of end-of-days ideology.
Movie Review | 'The Express': The Football Formula: Take One Hero, Add Emotion, Watch Him Overcome
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:27:20 -0000
“The Express” is an honorable example of a tried-and-true formula, aimed at a large cross-section of the moviegoing public: people who love football and hate racism.
Movie Review | 'Breakfast With Scot;: Gay Jock Meets Girlie-Boy and Bonding Is Awkward
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:18:35 -0000
In “Breakfast With Scot,” an effeminate 11-year-old boy who loves boas, beads and Broadway musicals is taken in by a semi-closeted gay male couple.
Movie Review | 'La León': Seeking a Connection in a Barren Place
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:14:15 -0000
Moonlight, mist and thick tropical air permeate the landscape of “La León,” a sumptuous film about the swirling of desire in the Paraná Delta.
Movie Review | 'Night and Weekends': The Gulf Between Persona and True Self
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:08:16 -0000
“Night and Weekends” observes the failing days of a relationship and an awkward, post-breakup reunion.
Movie Review | 'Talento de Barrio': Aspirations That Go Beyond Gangsterism
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:14:58 -0000
Daddy Yankee, a big star in the musical genre of reggaetón, takes his big-screen shot in “Talento de Barrio.”
Movie Review | 'Choose Connor': Politically Incorrect
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:12:32 -0000
Written and directed with unrelenting cynicism by 22-year-old Luke Eberl, “Choose Connor” is undeniably obvious and intermittently awkward.
Movie Review | 'Delwende': In Burkina Faso, Rebellion Stirs
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:19:27 -0000
In “Delwende” the African filmmaker S. Pierre Yameogo tackles social injustice in present-day Burkina Faso with grace, economy and exquisitely controlled anger.
Movie Review | 'RocknRolla': Guns N’ Poses: Thugs, Drugs and Style in Shady London
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:53:59 -0000
Guy Ritchie reshuffles a worn-out deck in “RocknRolla,” a return to the shady stylings that characterized his earlier flicks.
Film Series and Movie Listings
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:23:20 -0000
MOVIES.
States’ Film Production Incentives Cause Jitters
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:47:43 -0000
States are moving to rein in programs that reimburse film producers for all manner of expenditures, from the salaries of stars to meals for the crew.
Scene Stealer: A DreamWorks Deal Could Rock Universal’s Boat
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:49:28 -0000
Just as NBC Universal has gained record profitability, a DreamWorks deal could create a disruption at the studio.
DVD: Not-Quite-Flying Nuns, and Other Salvaged Skits
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:18:21 -0000
Long before he became an unlikely movie star, Dudley Moore made his mark teaming up with the comedian Peter Cook in a BBC series called “Not Only ... but Also.”
Arts, Briefly: A Bollywood Star Is Hospitalized
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:21:08 -0000
The Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for acute abdominal pain, Agence France-Presse reported.
Eileen Herlie, Actress of TV and Stage, Dies at 90
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:08:31 -0000
Ms. Herlie was for 32 years the wise matron Myrtle Fargate on the ABC soap opera “All My Children” and earlier an acclaimed performer on Broadway and the London stage.
Film: Enduring Witness Honors the Sacrifice of His Fellow Poles
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:17:13 -0000
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is putting on a monthlong, nearly complete retrospective of the work of Andrzej Wajda.
Questions for Robert Kenner: Where’s the Beef?
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:29:19 -0000
The documentary filmmaker talks about why agribusiness is our greatest threat, what you should know about the veggie libel laws and the scary thing about chicken bones.
Arts, Briefly: Coming Soon to Oscars: Movie Advertisements
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:02:20 -0000
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences agreed to allow television commercials for forthcoming movies to be shown during the broadcast of the Oscars ceremony.
Critic’s Choice: New DVDs: ‘Risky Business’ and ‘The Last Laugh’
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:02:19 -0000
A newly remastered edition of “Risky Business” restores the film’s subtle textures. And “The Last Laugh” has never looked as dazzling on home video until now.
Film: Gambling With a Return to the Mideast
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:57:43 -0000
Can “Body of Lies,” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, finally make the Iraq war entertaining?
Arts, Briefly: Actors With Disabilities Seek More Roles
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:13:58 -0000
“We are virtually invisible,” Robert David Morgan, a regular on “CSI,” said at a news conference on Monday announcing a plan to expand media-industry employment of people with disabilities.
Young and Out to Redefine What’s Real
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:54:09 -0000
“Afterschool,” a film by Antonio Campos, wrestles with the complications of young life in a YouTube world.
Film: Wong Kar-wai’s Phoenix Project, Rising at Last
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:32:46 -0000
“Ashes of Time Redux” is a martial-arts movie that took years to film and more years to restore.
Film Society Chooses Executive Director
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:12:24 -0000
Mara Manus, the Public Theater’s top financial executive, is taking the helm as the Film Society undergoes a $38 million expansion.
Front Row: We’re Off to See the Ruby Slippers
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:49:31 -0000
Betsey Johnson and 20 other designers are recreating Dorothy’s glittering ruby slippers to commemorate the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” next year to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Arts, Briefly: Cannes Winner to Open New York Film Festival
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:36:11 -0000
The 46th New York Film Festival will open with the North American premiere of “The Class” (“Entre les Murs”).
Charles H. Joffe, Movie Producer, Is Dead at 78
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:29 -0000
Mr. Joffe was a co-producer of Woody Allen’s movies and the business expert in the talent agency that managed the careers of a host of high-profile comedians.
Paramount Drops Out of Plan to Raise $450 Million for Films
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:02:21 -0000
Paramount Pictures said it had pulled out of a planned film finance deal that was meant to raise as much as $450 million.
Out of Control
Sat, 31 May 2008 01:08:21 -0000
An oral biography of the comedian Chris Farley.
‘Sex and the City’ Leads Weekend Box Office
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:45:32 -0000
The film has earned an estimated $55.7 million since Thursday, making it an unconventional summer hit.
Fire Destroys Parts of a Popular Movie Lot in California
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:13:36 -0000
A fire at NBC Universal’s studio lot in Universal City, Calif., destroyed a vault full of movie and television images and parts of the popular studio tour. At least six firefighters were injured.
The Media Equation: Slumber Parties Go Digital
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:23:46 -0000
In the gender wars, men generally win the race to the bottom. This past week though, women were the ones who seemed completely preoccupied by the reproductive act.
Financier in Hollywood Strikes Deal in D.W.I.
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:04:48 -0000
Ryan Kavanaugh pleaded no contest to, and was convicted of, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, while more serious charges were dropped.
Film: That License to Kill Is Unexpired
Fri, 30 May 2008 17:34:44 -0000
Ian Fleming, had he lived, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. James Bond, his greatest invention, is ageless and immortal.
Film: Beauty, Brutality and Three Tough Mothers
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:54:46 -0000
Dario Argento’s latest danse macabre, “Mother of Tears,” starring his daughter Asia, is now on DVD.
Fashion Review: 10 Years Later, Carrie Coordinated
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:53:28 -0000
Fashion has been a regular character defining trait throughout the “Sex and the City” series, and in the film version, the fashion is jaw-droppingly fantastic.
Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:57:06 -0000
Two years in, the merger of Disney and Pixar is notable for how well the two companies have made it work.
Movie Review | 'Speed Racer': Gentlemen, Start Your Hot-Hued Engines
Fri, 09 May 2008 04:21:47 -0000
“Speed Racer” sets out to honor and refresh a youthful enthusiasm from the past and winds up smothering the fun in self-conscious grandiosity.
Movie Review | 'Surfwise': A Family That Surfs to a Beat: Its Own
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:13:28 -0000
“Surfwise” has a bohemian vibe and a cool sheen, but it’s an eager-to-please, pleasing commercial enterprise with a reassuring narrative arc.
Movie Review | 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead': Going for the Finger-Licking Gusto
Fri, 09 May 2008 02:18:04 -0000
“Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead” is just about as perfect as a film predicated on the joys of projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea can be.
A Night Out With Ellen Page: Just a Girl From Halifax
Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:07:53 -0000
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
A Knack for Being the Bad Boy
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:22:03 -0000
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter’s “Homecoming,” a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Tomorrow’s Oscar Hopefuls Today
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:29:03 -0000
The “Black List” has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards
Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:49:36 -0000
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival
Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:33:37 -0000
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school’s debating team.
Critic’s Choice: Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment
Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:26:30 -0000
“Ford at Fox” is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.
‘Kite Runner’ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates
Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:25:49 -0000
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing “The Kite Runner” has whisked to safety four young actors.
Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies
Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:30:27 -0000
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
Down South, Singing the Indie Blues
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:55:22 -0000
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
Film on Mexico’s Disputed ’06 Election Stirs Emotions
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:06:21 -0000
A documentary about last year’s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:35:41 -0000
The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a “a massive rollback,” and called on their members to continue their walkout.

NYT > Red Carpet

The Lawsuit Over Producer Credit for 'Crash' Gets Personal
SHARON WAXMAN Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
A top executive of the movie academy described one of the producing team behind the best-picture winner, "Crash," as throwing a tantrum in suing over credit for the film.
News Analysis: Los Angeles Retains Custody of Oscar
DAVID CARR Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Los Angeles, a place where race is discussed rarely, saw itself in "Crash," a film where encounter and understanding are just a random fender-bender away.
'Crash' Walks Away With the Top Prize at the Oscars
DAVID M. HALBFINGER and DAVID CARR Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
In a stunning twist, the motion picture academy turned its back on "Brokeback Mountain," awarding the Oscar for best picture to "Crash."
Fashion Diary: For Designers, an Image-Making Bonanza That Is Priceless
GUY TREBAY Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
That everything is borrowed and everyone is shilling may be the most charming characteristic of the Academy Awards show.
The TV Watch: The Dresses, Low Cut, but the Tones Were Lofty
ALESSANDRA STANLEY Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The message of the Academy Awards show was a self-congratulatory one from Hollywood to itself: we care, we dare.
The Long March to the Red Carpet, Slow and Painful
SHARON WAXMAN Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
An Oscar nominee, Bobby Moresco, co-screenwriter of "Crash," prepares himself in the days leading up to the awards.
Hollywood's Crowd Control Problem
MANOHLA DARGIS Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
An expected 41 million Americans will tune into the 78th annual Academy Awards to watch a spectacle largely honoring films they have not seen and may never get around to watching.
One Last Best Shot at Calling the Oscars
DAVID CARR Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The problem with choosing this year's Oscar winners is that the possibilities seem as endless and impenetrable as the 64-team grid that ends in the N.C.A.A. championship.
After an Oscar Nomination, Everybody Loves You (at Least for a While)
LORNE MANLY Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Whether an Oscar nominee's newfound recognition in Hollywood will pay off in future, lasting and top-billed work is a crapshoot.
Critic's Notebook: Hype-Week Patter as the Oscars Near
VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Hollywood's magical ball is Sunday night, and all week television personalities have been fretting and squealing about it, expecting us to watch in supportive awe, like Cinderella.
'Crash' Producers Clash Loudly Over Credit and Payment
SHARON WAXMAN Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
A bare-knuckled fight has broken out among the producers of one of the leading Oscar-nominated movies, "Crash," over two of the things Hollywood cares about most: money and credit.
Critic's Notebook: Brokeback Spoofs: Tough Guys Unmasked
VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Online parodies of "Brokeback Mountain" are proliferating faster than curatorial Web sites can keep up with them.
If You've Got It, Do You Flaunt It?
CARRIE FISHER Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
What you do with your Oscar, and where it goes in your house, seems to depend largely on where you are in your life.
The Tease: For Your Consideration: Sappy Hallmark Moments
CARYN JAMES Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The annual Oscar trailer is completely at odds with the idea that Jon Stewart and a crop of untraditional movies might lead to a newer, fresher Oscar show.
On Education: School Drama Coach Owns a Little Bit of Oscar Night
SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400
John Fredricksen taught the director of "Capote," Bennett Miller, and the film's screenwriter, Dan Futterman, in Mamaroneck, N.Y., in 1984.
The Underfinanced Production Company: Jon Stewart and the Night Visitor
JOYCE WADLER, Executive Producer Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
It is 3 a.m. and Jon Stewart is anxious. He mutters somthing that sounds like "Stupid, Stupid, Stupid." Than he takes a long swig from a bottle of Stoli.
David Carr: The Big Man Still Reigns in Hollywood
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
If you drill down into this year's best picture nominees, you will find that they are guerrilla insurgencies backed by superpowers.
Advertising: Huge Audience or Not, Oscars Stand Apart
STUART ELLIOTT Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
This year's crop of nominations has some advertisers worried about the Oscar-night audience.
Tribal Customs of Oscar
ALLISON HOPE WEINER Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Unlike typical cocktail soirees, Oscar weekend parties have rules of behavior that fly in the face of conventional manners.
Careful, These Cartoons Pack a Punch
CHARLES SOLOMON Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
In what some animators have complained is less than a vintage year for the Oscars animated short films category, John Canemaker's "Moon and the Son" stands out for its ambition.
Directions: What She'd Really Like to Do Is Sing
DAVID HANDELMAN Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Kathleen York, an actor-singer-songwriter, gets her close-up at the Academy Awards, where she will perform a song from "Crash."
Movie Review | 'The 2005 Academy Award-Nominated Short Films': Good Things in Small Packages
NEIL GENZLINGER Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Oscar hoopla focuses on feature-length films, but some excellent, largely unseen work is also in competition in the short form.
The Tease: The Murderous Seductress Is Back
CARYN JAMES Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Maybe the "Basic Instinct 2" trailer is trying to be serious and campy at once, but it only succeeds in being frustrating.
The Underfinanced Production Company: Penguins Gone Wild
Produced, Directed and Thawed by Joyce Wadler Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
What happens when Inspector Jacques Clouseau travels to the frozen Antarctic to observe the long, noble march of the Penguins?
A First-Time Oscar Host in Search of That Fine Line
JACQUES STEINBERG Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Jon Stewart has, at least for one night, signed on to transform himself from Hollywood outsider to A-list insider.
Robert Altman's Long Goodbye
TERRENCE RAFFERTY Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Hollywood has never known quite what to make of Robert Altman, but he's finally getting an Oscar anyway.
Critic's Notebook: Five Oscar Nominees: Foreign, Not Alien
CARYN JAMES Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
In this year of politically themed best-picture contenders like "Munich" and "Good Night, and Good Luck," the foreign films have a similar urgency.
Celebrity Freebies: A Force Irresistible?
SHARON WAXMAN Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
In this Hollywood awards season, the piles of free stuff being handed to celebrities — nominees, award presenters, performers and members of their entourages — is escalating.
The Tease: From Russia, With All Kinds of Weird Stuff
CARYN JAMES Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
There are two visually striking, complementary ways of previewing the Russian-language vampire-and-apocalypse movie "Night Watch."
I'd Really Like to Thank My Pal at the Auction House
HEATHCLIFF ROTHMAN Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The trade in vintage Oscars through publicized auctions and an underground market has become a parallel universe as competitive and bitter as the annual acting derby itself.
The Tease: The Tin Men of Hollywood
CARYN JAMES Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
"Freedomland" spots are all over television now, and they're far more effective than the two-and-a-half-minute trailer that is online and in theaters.
The Underfinanced Production Company: 'Tis Pity He's a Pimp
Produced, Written and Affected by JOYCE WADLER Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
For those who disdain hip-hop, here's a tale of pimps and ho's dating back to the time of Shakespeare and suitable for the most discerning viewer.
Questions for . . . : Manohla Dargis
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:14:00 -0400
Manohla Dargis, a chief film critic for The Times, answered readers' questions about the Academy Awards.
The Tease: Films From All Over
CARYN JAMES Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Based on their trailers, the nominees for Best Foreign Film seem to share the political awareness that also characterizes the major Oscar films this awards season.
The Underfinanced Production Company: Looking for Comedy in the New World
Written and Directed by JOYCE WADLER Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
King James I has sent Albert Brooks-Whining to the New World to find out what makes the Indians laugh, but mostly to get him out of England.
Small Films With Potent Themes Lead Oscar Nominations
SHARON WAXMAN Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
With size counting less than serious intent, Oscar nominations went to small films with deep political and social themes.
News Analysis: Nominations Highlight the Sticky Issue of Credit
DAVID CARR Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The ad-hoc nature of moviemaking on the margins can lead to some hurt feelings when Oscar nominations are announced.
And the Documentary Nominees Aren't . . .
JOHN ANDERSON Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Some great documentaries are ineligible for Oscars. Why? It's all in the fine print.
The Tease: It's Déjà Vu All Over Again
CARYN JAMES Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
All you can think watching the trailer for "Firewall" is that Harrison Ford should probably give up the ghost of his Tom Clancy roles.
The Underfinanced Production Company: Cliché (Guilty White Bourgeoisie in Denial)
Un Film de JOYCE WADLER Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The Underfinanced Production Company's first foreign film has audiences all over downtown scratching their heads in puzzlement.
Directions: Diplomacy on The Globes' Stage
STEPHANIE GOODMAN Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
In a surprise move, the Golden Globes credited the best foreign language film to Palestine. A representative explains the decision to an editor.
The Underfinanced Production Company: TransSylvania
Produced, Written and Transfused by JOYCE WADLER Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
So definitively is this the year of gender malcontent in the cinema that one of its biggest stars has decided to come out of the coffin.
News Analysis: In Movies, Big Issues, for Now
DAVID CARR Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
With the year's string of weighty contenders at the Golden Globes, the industry seems to be suffering from a persistent bout of heavy thought.
At the Globes, 'Brokeback Mountain' Takes Top Awards
SHARON WAXMAN Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
"Brokeback Mountain," a groundbreaking film about a love affair between two cowboys, took top awards at the 63rd Golden Globes.
The TV Watch: Where the Mood Is Spontaneous, and a Little Serious
ALESSANDRA STANLEY Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
The Golden Globes are a pass-fail version of the Oscars — a Hollywood awards ceremony that vaguely indicates merit, without any real risk of humiliation.
Fashion: The Temperature, Wind and Red Carpet Vagaries
CATHY HORYN Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
There were probably some last-minute agonies as actresses got ready for the red-carpet gauntlet at the Golden Globes. But for the most part, the women looked elegant.
The Unforgettable Moment: Dark Truths of a Killing Love
MANOHLA DARGIS Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
In "A History of Violence" David Cronenberg has brilliantly complicated the divide between sex and violence, presenting these two seemingly separate realms as locked in hungry embrace.
The Unforgettable Moment: How to Succeed in Business
A. O. SCOTT Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Stephen Gaghan's "Syriana" is a movie full of quiet, enigmatic performances, but none is more intriguingly underplayed than Jeffrey Wright's.
The Unforgettable Moment: Nine Short Scenes of Women in Crisis
STEPHEN HOLDEN Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
One brief scene in "Nine Lives" conveys more about its characters' inner lives than is revealed in most feature-length movies.
Pervert, Vampire, Lout. Perfectly Nice Guy, Though.
DAVID EDELSTEIN Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Watching Philip Seymour Hoffman embody Truman Capote in "Capote," you want to throw every acting award there is at him and maybe a couple of Olympic medals, too.
Claire Danes Gets Her So-Called Shot
DANA STEVENS Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
"Shopgirl" may put Claire Danes's intriguing face front and center at the Oscars. It's a role she was raised to play.
Why Stop at 43 Nominations?
JON BURLINGAME Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
John Williams is already the most widely admired musician in Hollywood. He may soon be the most celebrated.
Cartoons Have Their John Henry Moment
CHARLES SOLOMON Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Hollywood executives keep insisting that Americans want to watch only computer animation. But the likely candidates for the Oscar for best animated feature defy this assumption.
When the Smartest in the Class Isn't Most Likely to Succeed
CARYN JAMES Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
It has been a cerebral season at the movies, but when it comes to Oscars, hearts almost always trump minds.
Stranger Than Fiction; No Stranger to Awards
STUART KLAWANS Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Eighteeen movies inspired by true stories may vie this year for Oscar nominations — 19, if you're a Red Sox fan and want to count "Fever Pitch."
For Those Who've Tired of Glory and Riches
ROSS JOHNSON Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
It was a surprisingly busy year for actors-turned-screenwriters.
Cruising on the Road to the Oscars. Or Missing the Exit.
MARK OLSEN Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400
Some movies come out and steer right onto the fast track to the Academy Awards. Others take a wrong turn.

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