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'Fast 6': Silly, Speedy And Certain To Cash In

Fast & Furious 6 pits Dominic's crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale — but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars.
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<strong>But Could He Cook, Too?</strong> Journalist, raconteur, bon vivant and bona fide literary force, <em>Paris Review</em> founder George Plimpton — pictured here photographing birds on a trip to Africa — is the subject of an admiring documentary.

'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters

An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us.
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'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters

The Paris Review founder was a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work.
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<strong>Still Talking:</strong> After 18 years, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) apparently have plenty left to hash out.

More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms

Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke have never been more persuasive — nor has the Before series. (Recommended)
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<strong>Source material:</strong> As a virtual prisoner these days, he doesn't supply much in the way of fresh information — but WikiLeaks overlord Julian Assange is very much at the center of Alex Gibney's documentary <em>We Steal Secrets.</em>

'We Steal Secrets': A Sidelong Look At WikiLeaks

Alex Gibney tells the story of Julian Assange's "intelligence agency of the people." (Recommended)
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<strong>Domestic drama:</strong> Among the ultra-Orthodox world of Tel Aviv's Haredi Jews, Rivka (Irit Sheleg, left) and her daughter Shira (Hadas Yaron, second from left, with Hila Feldman and Razia Israeli) are confronted with a dilemma after a death in the family.

To 'Fill The Void,' A Choice With A Personal Cost

Rama Burshtein's intimate drama is a low-stakes story with high-drama punch. (Recommended)
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Zachary Quinto as Spock, with Chris Pine as Kirk, in <em>Star Trek: Into Darkness.</em>

New 'Trek' Goes 'Into Darkness,' But Not Much Deeper

Sparks and feelings fly in J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek film, says NPR's Bob Mondello.
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Augustine (the French singer-actress billed as Soko) was a 19th-century Paris housemaid diagnosed with the then-fashionable condition known as

'Augustine' And Her Diagnosis Get Another Look

Alice Winocour's debut, about a 19th-century "hysteria" patient and her doctor, is based on fact.
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'Bidder 70,' Still Raising His Hand To Be Heard

Tim DeChristopher bid on federal mineral rights just to tie them up. He served 21 months in prison.
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Greta Gerwig, Blithely Spirited As 'Frances Ha'

The indie darling returns in a winning collaboration with director Noah Baumbach. (Recommended)
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'Pieta': Suffering Toward ... Redemption?

Kim Ki-duk (The Isle) turns in a meditation on cruelty, mortality and grace. (Recommended)
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'Re-Emerging': In Nigeria, A People Finds A Faith

A new documentary explores the story of Nigerians who claim a Jewish heritage dating back centuries.
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'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists

J.J. Abrams returns to direct the 12th film based on Gene Roddenberry's '60s TV series.
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Polley's 'Stories': A Family Saga Strikingly Spun

A director's docu-memoir becomes a superb meditation on how we dramatize memory. (Recommended)
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Luhrmann's 'Gatsby': Bracingly Novel

The movie is loud and obvious but not a desecration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 masterpiece.
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In 'Sightseers,' A Killing Spree Gone South

Ben Wheatley's slasher-tourism comedy ultimately turns too sour to be funny.
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'Gatsby's' Jazz-Age Excess, All Over The Screen

If anyone could make a crowd-pleasing film of Fitzgerald's novel, it's the showy Baz Luhrmann, no?
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'Fast 6': Silly, Speedy And Certain To Cash In

'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters

'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters

More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms

'We Steal Secrets': A Sidelong Look At WikiLeaks

To 'Fill The Void,' A Choice With A Personal Cost

New 'Trek' Goes 'Into Darkness,' But Not Much Deeper

'Augustine' And Her Diagnosis Get Another Look

'Bidder 70,' Still Raising His Hand To Be Heard

Greta Gerwig, Blithely Spirited As 'Frances Ha'

'Pieta': Suffering Toward ... Redemption?

'Re-Emerging': In Nigeria, A People Finds A Faith

'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists

Polley's 'Stories': A Family Saga Strikingly Spun

Luhrmann's 'Gatsby': Bracingly Novel

In 'Sightseers,' A Killing Spree Gone South

'Gatsby's' Jazz-Age Excess, All Over The Screen

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