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Anthony O. "Tony" Scott (born July 10, 1966) is a film critic for The New York Times newspaper. He began his tenure at the paper's Arts section in January 2000, following Janet Maslin's retirement. Before joining The Times, Scott was a book critic for Newsday as well as a contributor to the The New York Review of Books and Slate.

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Film: Two Films, Two Routes From Poverty

AN African-American teenager, overweight and undereducated, a survivor of poverty and abuse, is rescued by the benevolent intervention of strangers. That, in a nutshell, is the plot of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” which has ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Oher,  Gabourey Sidibe,  Paula Patton,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Michael Lewis

Movie Review | 'The Blind Side': Steamrolling Over Life’s Obstacles With Family as Cheerleaders

One of the many turning points in “The Blind Side” — a movie made up almost entirely of turning points and yet curiously devoid of drama or suspense — comes during a Memphis high school football game. Michael Oher, the offensive tackle whose remarkable ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Oher,  Sandra Bullock,  Leigh Anne Tuohy,  Michael Lewis,  Tim McGraw

Review: 'The Messenger' is a remarkable film

that is not political but rather experiential — between the people who have been directly affected and those who have not. the Army calls "bereavement notification." Accompanied by an older officer, a captain named Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson), he ...

From A.O. SCOTT NEW YORK TIMES, The San Jose Mercury News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Woody Harrelson,  Oren Moverman,  Ben Foster,  Will Montgomery,  Steve Buscemi

Movie Review | 'Broken Embraces': Almodóvar’s Happy Agony, Swirling Amid Jealousy and Revenge

Can there be such a thing as exuberant melancholy? I can’t think of another way to describe the spirit of “Broken Embraces,” Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, the title of which carries a telling hint of paradox. It is grave and effervescent, tender and ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Joan Crawford,  Anna Magnani,  Audrey Hepburn,  Simone Signoret,  Alfred Hitchcock

Movie Review | 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans': A New Orleans Mystery: A Cop So Bad, He’s Good

“Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” — what an ungainly title for a movie. What does it mean? What kind of sense does it make? You might ask the same questions of the film itself, directed by Werner Herzog and related, by some equally puzzling ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Werner Herzog,  Abel Ferrara,  Nicolas Cage,  Jimmy Stewart,  Eva Mendes

Movie Review | 'Dare': Drama of High School, Starring Eros and Anxiety

“Dare,” written by David Brind, directed by Adam Salky and based on their short film of the same title, stakes out familiar territory and, true to its name, strikes out in some risky new directions. This high school semi-romance, which blends comic and ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Adam Salky,  Emmy Rossum,  Alan Cumming,  Zach Gilford,  Ashley Springer

Screen Memories

Many years ago, in an age of chaos and confusion, in a world where time was money and pleasure was work, I saw a movie that changed my life forever. It was called “My Dog Skip.” Illustration by Cristiana Couceiro; clockwise from left: “Crouching Tiger, ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Warner Brothers,  Sony Pictures,  Paramount Pictures,  Jack Russell

Movie Review | 'The Messenger': Delivering Bad News and Truths About War

At one point in “The Messenger” a soldier, just back from an overseas tour of duty, is telling a story during a welcome-home party with some friends. It starts out as a funny reminiscence of a local character he knew in Iraq, but when the anecdote ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Oren Moverman,  Ben Foster,  Will Montgomery,  Woody Harrelson,  Steve Buscemi

Movie Review | 'Fantastic Mr. Fox': Don’t Count Your Chickens

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” is a proudly analog animated entertainment, making its handmade way into a marketplace glutted with digital goodies. Next to the three-dimensional, computer-generated creatures that swoop and soar off the screen these days, the ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Roald Dahl,  Bill Murray,  Meryl Streep,  George Clooney,  Wes Anderson

Movie Review | 'Disney’s A Christmas Carol': Ghosts of Technology Present

“Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, a branded piece of shiny seasonal entertainment, uses the digital technique of performance capture and the enhancements of 3-D projection to deliver a big, noisy and sometimes ...

From A. O. SCOTT, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Zemeckis,  Jim Carrey,  Gary Oldman,  George C. Scott,  Magoo (musician)

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