September 9, 2011 in Features on Page D3 “Beginners” - Captivating film about a melancholy young man (Ewan McGregor) both damaged and inspired by his vivacious father (Christopher Plummer), who comes out of the closet at age 75. …

September 9, 2011 in Features on Page D3 It’s hard to get excited about the news that Eddie Murphy will host the 2012 Academy Awards, because – how do I put this as respectfully as possible? – his …

September 9, 2011 in News on Page D4 For many in New York and Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2001, was a personal experience, an attack on their cities. Most everywhere else in the world, it was a television …

September 9, 2011 in Features on Page D4 Director Kevin Macdonald has taken the sort of inane narcissism perpetuated by reality television and turned it into an exploration of universality with the clever and collaborative project “Life in …