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Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln at the theater: Sally Field plays Mary Todd Lincoln and Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln," now out on DVD. Day-Lewis won an Oscar for best actor for his performance.

March 28, 2013 12:00 am Comments

New on DVD

"Lincoln" (PG-13, 149 minutes, DreamWorks/ Disney): A peculiar, powerful alchemy takes hold in Steven Spielberg's masterful portrait of the 16th U.S. president. Through that strange mix of realism, artifice, intimacy and scope that cinema uniquely possesses, viewers find themselves transport…

March 28, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Gritty 'Killing Them Softly' strips glitz from hit-men genre

Brad Pitt, as hit-man Jackie in a scene from "Killing Them Softly," keeps it real, but things get messy when he brings in New York Mickey (James Gandolfini).

November 29, 2012 12:00 am Comments

Gritty 'Killing Them Softly' strips glitz from hit-men genre

"Killing Them Softly" is, in its own chatty and slight way, the "Unforgiven" of hit-man thrillers. It's a gritty, riveting nuts-and-bolts-of-murder tale that vividly illustrates what it is that these much-glamorized thugs do, and the gruesome, agonizing fate of their victims.

November 29, 2012 12:00 am Comments