
Touch of Evil
Some of 2011’s stand-out film actors appear in “a video gallery of cinematic villainy” for New York Times Magazine.
Director: Alex Prager
Actors: Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Shannon, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis
Country: United States
Hopeless
Yeon-gyu, a teenage boy who wants to escape his hometown where violence is commonly enacted among neighbors. He only hopes to have a peaceful life with his mother. However, the…
Something to Live For
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by…
Extraordinary Measures
Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking…
Our Son
When his husband Gabriel files for divorce, Nicky fights for custody of their 8-year-old son Owen, as he struggles to come to terms with what it means to love someone…
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.
Due Date
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet…
Genova
A man moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genoa changes all three of them as the…
Body Odyssey
Mona, a bodybuilder, looks like a woman obsessed by an unshapely ideal. The body is her inseparable container, her most faithful ally, her partner responding to laments. Together they find…
Mulan
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest…
Lion’s Heart
Ivana Cornejo is just getting used to being single again after her divorce three years ago. After an exasperating call from her ex-husband, she throws her cell phone away. Fortunately,…