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The documentary Putin's Kiss charts four years in the life of Masha Drokova, who became famous as the girl who publicly kissed Vladimir Putin.
After 'Putin's Kiss,' A Young Girl's Change Of Heart
()An absorbing new documentary by Danish director Lise Birk Pedersen charts four years in the life of Masha Drokova, who became famous as the girl who publicly kissed Vladimir Putin. Critic John Powers says it "offers a fresh glimpse into how Putin's Russia actually works."
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'Michael': A Deliberate Study In Horrific Routine()
February 16, 2012 A quiet Austrian pedophile keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement. Critic Mark Jenkins says the film from German director Markus Schleinzer achieves some subtlety but can't wrest itself from tipping toward melodrama.
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'Bullhead': 'Roid Rage And Murder Among The Herds()
February 16, 2012 Belgium's Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film is a noir thriller exploring the brutal underbelly of the cattle industry — and an intense character study of an aggressive, troubled farmer who is shooting up for his own reasons.
Oscars 2012: The 84th Academy Awards
'Undefeated' Filmmakers Talk Friday Nights' Fights()
February 15, 2012 In an Oscar-nominated documentary, T.J. Martin and Dan Lindsay follow an inner-city high school football team in Tennessee, profiling its coaches and players, and showing their struggles on and off the field.
Oscars 2012: The 84th Academy Awards
Brad Pitt: Making 'Moneyball' And Being Billy Beane()
February 13, 2012 Brad Pitt has had quite a year: Two of his films — Moneyball and The Tree of Life — are up for the Best Picture Oscar, and the baseball film earned him a Best Actor nod. Pitt says the Oakland A's manager's idiosyncrasies made the role interesting.
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'Chico And Rita' And All That Jazz()
February 9, 2012 An animated Oscar contender follows one on-and-off romance — and traces the development of some of the world's most infectious musical styles.
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In War And 'In Darkness,' Our Worst And Best Emerge()
February 9, 2012 Poland's official Oscar entry is a Holocaust drama about a sewage worker who hides a small group of Jews from Nazi occupiers. Critic Ella Taylor says the movie depicts its grim subject with beauty — and a dose of reality. (Recommended)
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'The Turin Horse': The Abyss Gazes Implacably Back()
February 9, 2012 In Hungarian director Bela Tarr's latest (and possibly last) film, a man and a woman in a barren landscape go about their routines as the world unravels. Critic Mark Jenkins says the film oppresses relentlessly, but Tarr presents a vision that is absolute, singular — and compelling. (Recommended)
