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Chao offers consolation for Gao's Lanqiu, but with a hidden agenda.Shengkai Film/Level Film

Arts & Culture

Caught in the Web Runs Fri., Dec. 6–Thurs., Dec. 12 at Sundance

Caught in the Web Runs Fri., Dec. 6–Thurs., Dec. 12 at Sundance Cinemas. Not rated. 117 minutes. The…

Students arrive on campus.Zeitgeist Films

Arts & Culture

At Berkeley Runs Fri., Dec. 6–Thurs., Dec. 12 at Northwest Film Forum.

At Berkeley Runs Fri., Dec. 6–Thurs., Dec. 12 
at Northwest Film Forum. 
Not rated. 244 minutes. In his…

Prisoners of the past? Brolin and Olsen.Hilary Bronwyn Gale/Film District

Arts & Culture

Oldboy Opens Wed., Nov. 27 at Sundance and other theaters. Rated R.

Oldboy Opens Wed., Nov. 27 at Sundance and other theaters. Rated R. 104 minutes. Joe Doucett walks into…

Franco bites into his role.Justin Lubin/Open Road Films

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Homefront Opens Wed., Nov. 27 at Oak Tree and other theaters. Rated

Homefront Opens Wed., Nov. 27 at Oak Tree and 
other theaters. Rated R. 100 minutes. If I tell…

Binoche is convincingly distressed.Kino Lorber

Arts & Culture

Camille Claudel 1915 Runs Fri., Nov. 29–Thurs., Dec. 5 at SIFF Film

Camille Claudel 1915 Runs Fri., Nov. 29–Thurs., Dec. 5 at 
SIFF Film Center. Not rated. 97 minutes. Juliette…

Again, Lawrence commits deeply to her role.Murray Close/Lionsgate

Arts & Culture

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Cinerama and

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Cinerama and 
other theaters. Rated PG-13. 146 minutes.…

Vaughn could do better.

Arts & Culture

Delivery Man Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Kirkland Parkplace and other theaters.

Delivery Man Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Kirkland Parkplace and other theaters. Rated PG-13. 
103 minutes. Could someone…

Exarchopoulos in BlueSundance Selects

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Blue Is the Warmest Color Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Harvard Exit

Blue Is the Warmest Color Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Harvard Exit and Sundance. Rated NC-17. 179 minutes.…

Dillon and Watts make a plausible couple.Gravitas Ventures/Samuel Goldwyn Films

Arts & Culture

Sunlight Jr. Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 at Sundance. Not rated.

Sunlight Jr. Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 
at Sundance. Not rated. 95 minutes. A minimum-wage drama, Sunlight…

A street preacher and his flock.Variance Films/Motto Pictures

Arts & Culture

God Loves Uganda Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 at SIFF Film

God Loves Uganda Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 
at SIFF Film Center. Not rated. 83 minutes. If…

Lindon tries to peer through the murk.Camille De Chenay

Arts & Culture

Bastards Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 at Northwest Film Forum. Not

Bastards Runs Fri., Nov. 15–Thurs., Nov. 21 
at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
83 minutes. If Alfred Hitchcock were…

Lynch (left) and Stanton share a lifelong cigarette break.hugofilm/isotropefilms

Arts & Culture

Harry Dean Stanton:Partly Fiction Runs Fri., Nov. 8–Thurs., Nov. 14 at Northwest

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Runs Fri., Nov. 8–Thurs., Nov. 14 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
77 minutes.…

Villar's Viola delivers movies and acts in plays.Alessio Rigo de Righi/Revolver Films/Cinema Guild

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Viola Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Northwest Film Forum. Not

Viola Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated. 
65 minutes. My vote for…

Solomon (Ejiofor) is lured away from New York by well-paying circus folk.Jaap Buitendijk/Fox Searchlight

Arts & Culture

12 Years a Slave Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Guild 45th and

12 Years a Slave Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Guild 45th and other theaters. Rated R. 133 minutes.…

Supply your own Viagra joke. From left, Kline, Freeman, De Niro, Douglas.Chuck Zlotnick/CBS Films

Arts & Culture

Last Vegas Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Sundance and other theaters. Rated

Last Vegas Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Sundance and other theaters. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes. The four actors…

Nighy is again due for awards recognition.Murray Close/Universal

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About Time Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Thornton Place and other theaters.

About Time Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Thornton Place and other theaters. Rated R. 123 minutes. If Woody…

Dorff, jailed before bonding.Strand Releasing

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Zaytoun Opens Fri., Oct. 25 at Varsity. Not rated. 110 minutes. As

Zaytoun Opens Fri., Oct. 25 at Varsity. 
Not rated. 110 minutes. As deathbed promises go, this one will…

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The Last Time I Saw Macao Runs Fri., Oct. 25-Thurs., Oct. 31

The Last Time I Saw Macao Runs Fri., Oct. 25-Thurs., Oct. 31 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
85…

Campbell as troubled yet musical young heroine.

Arts & Culture

I Used to Be Darker Opens Fri., Oct. 25 at Sundance Cinemas.

I Used to Be Darker Opens Fri., Oct. 25 at Sundance Cinemas. Not rated. 90 minutes. If the…

Mohammed as the young heroine.Tobias Kownatzki/Razor Film/Sony Pictures Classics

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Wadjda Opens Fri., Oct. 18 at Harvard Exit. Rated PG. 97 minutes.

Wadjda Opens Fri., Oct. 18 at Harvard Exit.
Rated PG. 97 minutes. Let us assemble the elements of a…