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Film Independent at LACMA

Do you want to see an early screening of Johnny Depp’s latest film, The Rum Diary, before its theatrical release on Oct....

Kristina Bravo

Film TV Time

Molly Tarlov

Many people with dreams of being an actor move out to Los Angeles after finishing high school or college. Many actors have dreams...

Sola Fasehum

Film Interviews

Weekend

Have you ever had an uneventful weekend all of a sudden turn into one of the best experiences of your life? Well, that’s...

Jason Burnley

Film Movie Reviews

The Whale

Right off the bat, the premise of The Whale seems ridiculous. A male baby whale with a feminine nickname loses his family somewhere...

Arit John

Film Movie Reviews

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Who knew one big misunderstanding could create such genius? That’s what I found myself wondering after watching the hilarious...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

Take Shelter

Take Shelter is a great example of how a movie can be scary and thrilling without relying on blood, gore and over-the-top, computer-generated...

Abbi Toushin

Film Movie Reviews

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

Very rarely in a documentary do you feel a sense of sheer reality. In Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, there are no coerced or...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

Finding Joe

The most difficult questions most people have a tough time finding an answer to are: what are you afraid of and what do you fear....

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

American Teacher

American Teacher reaches out to truly inspire and demand change within our corrupt educational system directed by Vanessa Roth...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

Moneyball

Moneyball does an amazing job of satisfying both the avid moviegoer and sports enthusiast. At first I was hesitant when I found...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

Programming the Nation

Do you ever find yourself buying things without any conscious reasoning? Ever wondered if that commercial or movie you were watching...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

Berlin ’36

I was a bit unsure about this German period drama based on the various still shots in the beginning of the film. As the story...

Sean Oliver

Film The Channel Surfer

Room With a Boo

When one moves into a posh apartment complex inhabited by gorgeous 20somethings and run by an attractive landlady (à la...

Hiko Mitsuzuka

Film Projections

E.T.

Violent alien movies are fun to watch, but sometimes, it’s nice to see a friendly earth visitor whose M.O. is not to invade...

Kristina Bravo

Film Special Features

2011 Fall Movie Preview

With the release of Warrior and Drive, awards season seems to have gotten an early start, and the field will only get more crowded...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

Straw Dogs

Writer/director Rod Lurie re-invents the controversial 1971 film Straw Dogs into a shocking and thrilling exploration of how...

Nataly Chavez

Film Interviews

We Were Here

“People went to New York and Los Angeles partially because of career aspirations, people went to San Francisco in spite...

Kristina Bravo

Film Interviews

Restless

“I think I was attracted by the sort of singular nature of these guys’ relationship that was really focused on the...

Kristina Bravo

Film Interviews

I Don’t Know How She Does It

Many Hollywood actresses strive to maintain squeaky clean images to complement their disturbingly flawless good looks. Some prefer...

Kristina Bravo

Film Movie Reviews

Happy, Happy

A subtitled dark comedy with an original title of Sykt Lykkelig set in the frigid Norwegian backwoods may not be keywords to...

Kristina Bravo

Film Projections

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Star Trek and more.

Flux Screening Series Sept. 15 @ Hammer Museum Psst ... You like free things, don’t you? Well, head to the Hammer Museum...

Kristina Bravo

Film Interviews

Drive

2011 is the Year of Gosling. After missing out on a second Oscar nod for last year’s Blue Valentine by this much (He was...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Special Features

SEEIF Awards

Tyrone Tann, who began his career as a teen actor, who has broken records and won awards as a director/producer, has now founded...

Sola Fasehum

Film The Channel Surfer

Surf This: 2011 Fall TV Preview

Now that we’ve all become bloated on the popcorn we inhaled during those comic-book blockbusters that didn’t quite...

Hiko Mitsuzuka

Film Interviews

Beware the Gonzo

Indie high school flick Beware the Gonzo has a lot going for it: a fresh-faced director inspired by his own compelling teenage...

Kristina Bravo

Film Projections

Bicycle Film Festival

You are quietly riding your bike, minding your own business – not emitting environmental hazards as you get to your destination...

Kristina Bravo

Film Interviews

Contagion

For his latest would-be blockbuster, Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh has once again assembled a blockbuster cast. You...

Frederick Mintchell

Film Movie Reviews

Shaolin

The ultra cool and stylistic Shaolin, directed by Benny Chan, is reminiscent of Drunken Master and is a classic update of The...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

Love Crime

Providing a useful spin to the murder suspense genre, Love Crime brings a stylistic approach to the crime drama. It’s a...

Sean Oliver

Film Movie Reviews

The Debt

In The Debt, directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Proof), two retired Mossad agents in 1990s Israel receive news that...

Abbi Toushin