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'The Big Short' director Adam McKay: The financial crisis 'was more about a system than it was about individuals'McKay's movie 'Short' is the story of the real people who predicted the 2008 financial crisis. It's based on the book of the same name by Michael Lewis.
'In the Heart of the Sea' actor Chris Hemsworth discusses the new movie and playing Thor'Heart' stars Hemsworth as a first mate on a whaling ship whose craft is wrecked by a sperm whale. The film co-stars Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, and Tom Holland.
'In the Heart of the Sea' is serviceable but mostly unstirring'Sea' stars Chris Hemsworth and Benjamin Walker as sailors whose ship is destroyed by a whale. The remaining crewmen must struggle to survive.
'Boy & the World' is a wondermentThe plot may be a bit difficult to describe but the film, which is written and directed by Alê Abreu, is lovely, child's-eye fantasia.
'The Big Short' is entertaining but has a kid-glove attitude toward amorality'Short' stars Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, and others as a band of investors who anticipated the housing bubble and profited from the crash.
'Youth' actor Michael Caine looks back on his long career'Youth' stars Caine and Harvey Keitel as old friends convalescing in a Swiss Alps spa. Caine's turn is attracting Oscar buzz – if he was nominated, it would be his sixth, with the actor having won twice.
'Macbeth' actor Michael Fassbender shares how he got advice from his 'X-Men' co-star James McAvoyFassbender and McAvoy have starred in multiple 'X-Men' movies together and McAvoy had previously played Macbeth onstage. 'We discussed various things about the relationship (between Macbeth and his wife),' Fassbender said.
'Macbeth': Director Justin Kurzel is big on bluster and broadsword battlesMichael Fassbender's Macbeth is impressively staunch, though he has to fight a lot of sound and fury to get a word in edgewise, and Marion Cotillard's Lady Macbeth is a triumph.
'Youth': Director Paolo Sorrentino's magic is all smoke and mirrorsIt's fun to see 'Youth' stars Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel, as convalescents in a Swiss Alps spa, banter and harrumph, but Sorrentino can’t film anything without trying to turn it into a visual (and sometimes aural) aria.
'The Lady in the Van' is a showcase for a great performance by Maggie SmithSmith stars in 'Van' as a homeless woman known as Miss Shepherd who begins living in a van that is parked in the driveway of a celebrated playwright (Alex Jennings).
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Generations of fans unite for the new movieThe first 'Star Wars' movie having debuted in 1977 means that multiple age groups are now participating in 'Star Wars' activities like having lightsaber battles and, of course, going to see the new movie.
What 'The Danish Girl' actor Eddie Redmayne learned from playing a transgender roleRedmayne portrays Lili Elbe in the new movie 'Danish.' 'The first time I walked on set [as Lili] I felt scrutinized,' the actor said. 'It was interesting because it was something that a lot of the [transgender] women I'd met had spoken about.'
'Creed' star Sylvester Stallone is still the center of the series for some fans'Creed' stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis, the son of Rocky Balboa's opponent Apollo Creed, but moviegoers seem to still want to see Stallone, whose character Rocky coaches Adonis, as part of the story.
'The Danish Girl': The protagonist remains something of a mystery'Danish' stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
'In Jackson Heights' is a marvelous look at the clash and glory of human diversity'Jackson,' which is about the famously multiethnic neighborhood in Queens, New York, is timely because of the immigration debate, but it is also timeless.
'The Good Dinosaur': The script is functional, the animation is not memorable'Dinosaur' centers on apatosaurus Arlo (voiced by Raymond Ochoa), who must find his way back to his family and encounters a little boy, Spot (Jack Bright), along the way.
'Carol' director Todd Haynes: How the director has become a master of melodramaWith projects like 'Mildred Pierce' and 'Far From Heaven,' Haynes has produced lushly textured films that summon earlier eras with precision and power.
'The Hunger Games': What's next for Jennifer LawrenceAs the 'Games' movie series draws to a close, Lawrence, who has won and been nominated for Oscars, looks ahead to future projects, including a David O. Russell movie.
'Carol' is carefully appointed outside, chilly inside'Carol' stars Rooney Mara as a shopgirl who becomes romantically involved with wife and mother Carol (Cate Blanchett).
'Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words' is a comprehensive portrait of the actress's life'Bergman' draws on a lifetime of diary entries, home movies, notes, and letters to give the audience a view of Bergman, though the documentary skimps on assessing her movies.
