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AnimateTV 2008 Previews

Bear Cub

A sexually enterprising gay dentist, Pedro (García Pérez), finds his lifestyle cramped somewhat by the arrival of his new ward, nephew Bernardo (Castillo), in this clear-eyed, serious comedy...

Body of Lies

It’s hard to remain a Ridley Scott fan these days. Once a director who could make anything—an Apple computer, a...

Changeling

Based on real events, Eastwood’s dark drama begins with the mysterious disappearance, in 1928, of nine-year-old Walter Collins, left at home while his mother Christine (Jolie) is at work. Only...

Essentials: Modernity

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Heavy metal is rife with apocalyptic imagery. Still, it’s a safe bet no Bay Area hesher or Swedish neopagan ever faced the challenges endured by Iraqi thrash-metal band Acrassicauda....

Kung Fu Panda

Kicks, punches, pratfalls, head smacks, tumbles and free falls galore: A parade of pain dominates Kung Fu Panda, which forgoes the rigors of character development for...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

This sequel picks up where its 2005 predecessor left off: The four main mammals head back to Manhattan, only to wind up somewhere on continental Africa. Evil penguins, posh British chimps and an...

Met. Opera: La Damnation de Faust

Of Time and the City

The director of ‘Distant Voices, Still Lives’ is making this autobiographical documentary as part of a scheme linked to Capital of Culture year in Liverpool, his home city.

Quantum of Solace

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Which, along with mean and lean, is how Daniel Craig plays 007 in Reha Erdem’s...

La Vie En Rose

The greatest obstacle in mounting a successful biopic—a genre in dire need of a shot of adrenaline—is for the lead performer to overcome ventriloquism. Although Ari Folman’s wizard colleague,...