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.
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More Fun, Less Politics, at Toronto Film Festival Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:51:34 -0000 The Toronto International Film Festival got going with a face-smashing, belly-laughing gangster caper from a director best known as Madonna’s husband.
A Nostalgia for New York, by Way of the Toronto Film Festival Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:47:23 -0000 At the festival, new movies pay homage to a New York that somehow got away.
Jerry Reed, Country Singer and Actor, Dies at 71 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:11:50 -0000 Mr. Reed was a popular country singer and movie actor whose larger-than-life storytelling and flashy guitar work vividly evoked Southern life.
New DVDs: On the Margins of Noir Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:39:41 -0000 The Fox Film Noir collection includes Archie Mayo’s “Moontide” (1942), Elia Kazan’s “Boomerang!” (1947) and Jean Negulesco’s “Road House” (1948).
At Movies, Fewer Eyes, Bigger Haul Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:01:37 -0000 Fewer people went to the movies this summer than last, but higher ticket prices and a Batman sequel delivered near-record revenue to the major studios.
Books of The Times: Connecting Reagan the Actor to Reagan the Politician Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:00:10 -0000 Marc Eliot’s book is predicated on the idea that Ronald Reagan is best understood as “a serial populist” and that his career in government had its roots in his long acting career.
Abu Dhabi Puts More Cash on the Line in Hollywood Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:12:07 -0000 Abu Dhabi Media, flush with oil cash, is adding to the $1 billion deal it announced with Warner Brothers last year, and is putting another billion in a new movie business.
Film: Revisiting Coen Country for Odd Men Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:18:39 -0000 With “Burn After Reading,” the Coen brothers return to their specialty: the morbid and the comic.
Film: You’ve Come a Longish Way, Baby Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:08:41 -0000 Critics and moviegoers will decide how the new version of “The Women” stacks up against its 69-year-old inspiration, but we can tell you now: It is different.
Movie Review | 'Bangkok Dangerous': An Assassin Arrives to Turn Off the Lights Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:31:48 -0000 Directed by the Pang brothers (Danny and Oxide), “Bangkok Dangerous” is a halfhearted remake of their 1999 picture of the same name.
Movie Review | 'A Secret': A Jewish Family Caught in War’s Ebb and Flow Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:05:01 -0000 Claude Miller’s haunting new movie is called “A Secret.” But the gist of this story of repression and family tragedy is that secrets are rarely singular.
Movie Review | 'The Pool': Another World, Just Over the Hedge Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:58:26 -0000 “The Pool” takes a look at the lives of the haves and the someday might haves in Goa.
Movie Review | 'Mister Foe': Stalking in Scotland, the Aerial Perspective Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:04:17 -0000 “Mister Foe” is infused with enough macabre and comical touches to prevent it from sliding into clinical sensationalism.
Movie Review | 'August Evening': Immigrant Seeks Work, Gratitude and Future Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:16:40 -0000 “August Evening” explores the strained family ties among illegal immigrants from Mexico and their children living in various parts of Texas.
Movie Review | 'Ping Pong Playa': Hip-Hop With Paddles Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:05:46 -0000 “Ping Pong Playa” mines hip-hop comedy gold from the least gangsta context imaginable: the assimilated Chinese-Americans of suburban California.
Movie Review | 'Save Me': Going Straight to Church Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:19:34 -0000 Never quite shaking off its aura of second-rate made-for-TV movie, this gay conversion melodrama has a lot of heart but little nerve and no surprise.
Movie Review | 'Everybody Wants to Be Italian': A Fishmonger and a Veterinarian Walk Into a Relationship... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:31:49 -0000 How atrocious is the comedy “Everybody Wants to Be Italian”? Let me count the ways.
Movie Review | 'The House of Adam': A Severed Affair Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:48:24 -0000 Had Jorge Ameer, the writer and director of “The House of Adam,” aimed for high-flying camp instead of low-rent earnestness, his movie might have stood a chance.
Film Series and Movie Listings Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:12:06 -0000 MOVIES.
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 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:02:32 -0000 Dario Argento’s latest danse macabre, “Mother of Tears,” starring his daughter Asia, is his usual blend of beauty and brutality.
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.
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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.
