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Movie Reviews MOVIE REVIEW | 'POETRY' Consider an Apple, Consider the World By MANOHLA DARGIS The South Korean director Lee Chang-dong's devastating, humanistic film "Poetry" is about the importance of looking closely at the world. ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER' That Hair! Those Eyes! His Fans! By MIKE HALE "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" is billed as a concert documentary, but attention is also paid to that pop star's legion of screaming fans as well as prefame home-movie snippets and segments with his handlers. ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review ADVERTISEMENT MOVIE REVIEW | 'CEDAR RAPIDS' An Innocent Abroad, at a Convention in Iowa By MANOHLA DARGIS In "Cedar Rapids," an insurance salesman leaves his hometown for the first time to attend a convention, where he plunges into the reality of the world outside his tiny one. ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS' An Oscar Film Festival, All in One Screening By A. O. SCOTT "The Oscar Nominated Short Films" provide a chance to see the shorts nominated for animation, live action and documentary. ·                                   Slide Show: Oscar-Nominated Shorts ·                                  Movie Overview | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'VIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE' '60s Snipper Extraordinaire By STEPHEN HOLDEN "Vidal Sassoon: The Movie," a biography of the famous hairdresser and his major invention: the geometric five-point haircut. ·                                  Related Article ·                                  Movie Overview | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE EAGLE' Back Then, a Man's World of Loyalty and Adventure By A. O. SCOTT In "The Eagle," a Roman military commander (Channing Tatum) in ancient Britain goes on a lonely and long-winded quest to retrieve the golden bird of the title. ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'LOVERS OF HATE' Fraternal Rivalry and Failed Ambition By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS The bond between two brothers becomes irretrievably twisted in "Lovers of Hate." ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'CARANCHO' Crooked Lawyers and Broken People By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS After informing us that traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for Argentines under 35, "Carancho" introduces the bottom feeders who profit from vehicular tragedy. ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'JUST GO WITH IT' The Road to True Love Is Paved With a Whole Lot of Lying By A. O. SCOTT "Just Go With It," a remake of the romantic comedy "Cactus Flower," finds Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Hawaii. ·                                  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MORE REVIEWS Movie Review | 'Gnomeo and Juliet': A Kitsch-and-Tell Movie of Garden Variety Love Movie Review | 'Orgasm Inc.': The Link Between Female Sexuality and Corporate Profits Movie Review | 'Certifiably Jonathan': Jonathan Winters in the Spotlight Movie Review | 'Carbon Nation': Kicking Our Fossil Fuels Habit Movie Review | 'The Sky Turns': Return to a Spanish Village News & Features THE CARPETBAGGER Animation Advocacy, Pixar Style By MELENA RYZIK This year, Pixar, the animation studio that has been so successful in the past, is hoping for the top prize for its "Toy Story 3." ·                                   Video: A Rare Look Inside Pixar Studios The Oscar Nominees, Lunching and Hoping By BROOKS BARNES With the Academy Awards coming up, an afternoon of lobbying over sushi and salad. ·                                   Interactive Oscar Ballot DVD DVDS Visions From 1951, Noir and Psychedelic By DAVE KEHR Now out on DVD: Joseph Losey's "Prowler" and Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland."