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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Somehow, horror directors became so obsessed with torture, computer generated bugs and Japanese remakes they forgot the simple...

Jonathan Knell

Film Movie Reviews

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon combines animation with computer-generated images of documentary footage based on the historic Apollo 11 moon...

Bonnie Priever

Film Movie Reviews

The Exiles

Kent Mackenzie’s 1961 film, The Exiles, provides a filmic record of the Los Angeles Bunker Hill district captured in the writings...

Natasha Desianto

Film Projections

The Witness: From the Balcony of 306

It’s not every day that Memphis drags its goods out to Los Angeles – Elvis made it as far as Las Vegas – but this Friday starts...

Sarah Bennett

Film Interviews

Stealing America: Vote by Vote

At the heart of our nation is our basic, constitutional right to vote. It is the core belief on which we founded this nation:...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Interviews

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

As a nerdy Jewish kid growing up on the mean streets of West Los Angeles, Woody Allen was, for me, a kind of god. Unfettered...

Dov Rudnick

Film Interviews

Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole does not believe in miracles, and he needs one more than most. Faith is a hard thing to characterize. Some have a...

Richard D. Lewis

Film Interviews

Tropic Thunder

Robert Downey Jr. playing a white guy playing a black guy? This I gotta see! Even before there was enough footage for a trailer,...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Special Features

'America's Best Dance Crew'

I put on my best jeans, new ruffled top and copper hued pumps. I was ready for the night. Only it was 5 p.m., and I was not headed...

Leslie Barrie

Film Projections

Shrek 3

This summer, Long Beach has gone free-screening crazy! The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation planned not one, but two...

Sarah Bennett

Film Projections

Rock the Bells 2008

I know I've said this before (Summer Music Issue, May 28, vol. 18 issue 21, p. 4), but this is the concert not to miss this year...

Jessica Koslow

Film Projections

2008 Independent Television Festival

Laemmle's Sunset 5 is playing host to the Third Annual Independent Television Festival. This event spotlights the best in programming...

Ebony March

Film Movie Reviews

Transsiberian

Indie auteur Brad Anderson returns to his claustrophobic roots in the terrifically suspenseful Transsiberian. The young director...

Zach Bourque

Film Movie Reviews

Sixty Six

I wonder if most 12-year olds are as neurotic as Bernie Rubens, the curmudgeonly man-child of Paul Weiland’s endearing little...

James Famera

Film Movie Reviews

Pineapple Express

The latest offering from the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg trifecta, Pineapple Express is the onscreen reunion of “Freaks...

Yuri Shimoda

Film Movie Reviews

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

With one of the most self-explanatory titles in history, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is about a sisterhood of girls...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

The Order of Myths

The documentary The Order of Myths reveals historical traditions and social codes of segregated black and white Mardi Gras festivities...

Bonnie Priever

Film Movie Reviews

Elegy

A unique love story dares to tackle the joys and pain of May-December romance in Elegy. Penélope Cruz is charming and tragic...

Ebony March

Film Movie Reviews

Bottle Shock

Following in Sideways’ well-lubricated viniculture footsteps, Bottle Shock is the true story of a little Chardonnay that could,...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Interviews

Hell Ride

Hell Ride, a spaghetti western mixed with a ’70s cult biker film, co-starring Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Eric Balfour, Leonor...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Projections

Sunset Dance Series

Step out onto the Fowler terrace as instructor Alondra Ramirez, assistant choreographer of Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo and...

Film Movie Reviews

Man on Wire

There is passion in the soul of Philippe Petit. Even at the brittle age of 58 the world-renowned French tightrope walker bursts...

James Famera

Film Movie Reviews

A Jihad for Love

In the wake of California’s recent reversal on gay marriage, the country’s feelings regarding people’s sexual orientation keeps...

Angela Matano

Film Movie Reviews

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is a new breed of filmmaking. It’s a summer blockbuster about morality, an action film with emotional heft, a...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Special Features

'Model Latina'

Just what we need – another modeling show. Between “America’s Next Top Model,” “Australia’s...

Danielle Charbonneau

Film Projections

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

Sure, you could make spaghetti and rent a movie, but that takes effort; and summer is all about relaxing, taking a load off and...

Sarah Bennett

Film Movie Reviews

Take

Minnie Driver (Ana) is compelling as a mom trying to help her son navigate an educational system that won’t cater to his special...

Jessica Koslow

Film Movie Reviews

Step Brothers

Don’t let “The Brady Bunch” fool you; divorce, remarriage and combining families is difficult. But not nearly as demanding as...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Why change a successful formula? This latest version of The Mummy series is the cinematic equivalent of New Coke. Brendan Fraser...

Henry Senecal

Film Movie Reviews

Love Comes Lately

In the opening scene of Love Comes Lately, we’re introduced to the overactive imagination of Max Kohn (played effortlessly by...

James Famera