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ArtsBeat: ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Musical Heading to Second Stage Theater (22 May 11:44 pm)

The adaptation of the film “Little Miss Sunshine” is to begin previews at Second Stage in October.

ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: Miike’s Honest Cop, Winding Refn’s Wallpaper (22 May 08:44 pm)

Cannes audiences aren’t very receptive to either the latest collaboration between Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling or Takashi Miike’s new cop movie.

‘Man of Steel’ Aims to Make Superman Relevant Again (22 May 05:36 pm)

With “Man of Steel,” Zack Snyder aims to make Superman relevant again.

‘Man of Steel,’ Directed by Zack Snyder (22 May 05:36 pm)

In “Man of Steel,” Zack Snyder is making the latest in recent spate of attempts to revive Superman as a film hero as popular as he is powerful.

Many Changes to a Blue Suit (22 May 09:15 am)

A look at the various versions of Superman’s costume over the years.

Depardieu, Newly a Russian, Will Play Frenchman in Chechnya (22 May 05:38 am)

Gérard Depardieu, who renounced his French citizenship over high taxes, held a news conference in Grozny, the formerly war-torn Chechen capital, to announce the two films.

Movie Review: ‘Plimpton!’ Directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling (22 May 04:18 am)

“Plimpton!” is a portrait of the writer and editor George Plimpton, a literary figure eclipsed by his signature participatory journalism.

Movie Review: ‘3 Geezers!,’ Directed by Michelle Schumacher (22 May 04:09 am)

In Michelle Schumacher’s “3 Geezers!” old people are living it up in their golden years.

Movie Review: ‘Doin’ It in the Park,’ a Film About Pick-Up Basketball (22 May 04:00 am)

“Doin’ It in the Park’ centers on New York’s outdoor basketball courts and the players who live on them.

ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: James Franco on Adapting Novels and Multitasking (22 May 03:32 am)

James Franco, whose Faulkner adaptation for the big-screen, “As I Lay Dying,” is playing at Cannes, discusses his love of Faulkner and his ability to handle multiple projects at

Critic’s Notebook: Cannes Film Festival: A Sympathetic Tale of Marriage and Celebrity (22 May 02:54 am)

At Cannes, an appreciative audience takes in “Behind the Candelabra,” the HBO Liberace biopic.

ArtsBeat: Museum of the Moving Image Creating Gallery for Jim Henson (22 May 01:11 am)

The new gallery will be home to more than 400 puppets, costumes and other props and objects donated by the family of Jim Henson, including artifacts from film and TV projects like “The Muppet

Julie Delpy Dreams of Being Joe Pesci (21 May 02:13 am)

And other reasons she has never been a good fit for Hollywood.

ArtsBeat: ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series Set for 2014 Debut (20 May 09:08 pm)

“Star Wars Rebels,” a new animated series set between Episodes III and IV of the live-action “Star Wars” movie saga, will have its debut on Disney Channel in fall 2014 before moving to its

ArtsBeat: New ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series Set For 2014 Debut (20 May 07:30 pm)

“Star Wars Rebels,” a new animated series set between Episodes III and IV of the live-action “Star Wars” movie saga, will have its debut on Disney Channel in fall 2014 before moving to its

ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: A ‘Bling Ring’ Star’s Head-Spinning Trip (20 May 06:32 pm)

The film newcomer Katie Chang talks about starring in “The Bling Ring” as a clotheshorse thief and then walking down the red carpet and being asked about, yes, her clothes.

Movie Review: ‘Aurangzeb,’ Directed by Atul Sabharwal (20 May 03:25 am)

“Aurangzeb” weaves Bollywood tropes — twins separated as babies, parent-child reunions, crosses and double-crosses — with contemporary outrage at the rules of the game.

Critic’s Notebook: Coen Brothers’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Is Popular at Cannes (20 May 02:00 am)

The Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which follows a New York folk musician, injected some levity into the Cannes Film Festival.

ArtsBeat: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Is No. 1 at the Box Office (19 May 10:42 pm)

James T. Kirk and crew were No. 1 in the United States and Canada, taking in about $70.6 million over the weekend.

Movie Review: ‘Pieta,’ Directed by Kim Ki-duk (19 May 12:40 pm)

“Pieta,” a brutal drama by the South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, centers on a violent loan shark approached by a woman claiming to be his mother.

Summer Movie Release Schedule (19 May 07:34 am)

A listing of films releasing this summer.

Essay: Jackie Robinson and a Barrier Unbroken (18 May 09:14 pm)

In the film “42,” Phillies Manager Ben Chapman is portrayed accurately as a meanspirited, unreconstructed bigot.

Ken Jacobs and His Films Feted in 80th-Birthday Tributes (18 May 07:30 pm)

The filmmaker Ken Jacobs, inspired by action painting and his years as a cinema professor, is seeing his work celebrated as he turns 80.

Movie Review: ‘Valentino’s Ghost,’ a Documentary by Michael Singh (18 May 07:07 am)

Michael Singh’s documentary “Valentino’s Ghost” looks at the intersection of Western politics in the Middle East and Hollywood’s depiction of Arabs.

Taylor Mead, Bohemian and Actor, Dies at 88 (18 May 07:05 am)

Mr. Mead collaborated with Andy Warhol in the 1960s to make several curious films.