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Parker Posey

Parker Posey doesn't seem to be chasing attention at the press conference for her new film For Your Consideration . She is dressed...

Sam Roudman

Film Interviews

Thank You, Please Drive Around

Inspired by Eric Schlosser's best-selling book of the same name, Richard Linklater's film follows Don (Greg Kinnear), a hot-shot...

Chris Pryor

Film Interviews

Bobby

Written and directed by Emilio Estevez, Bobby – about the various events taking place, and people passing through, L.A.'s once-esteemed...

Hussam Kanaan

Film Interviews

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Tell us about your character, Joanna, in The Return . When we first meet her, she's fairly lost; living her life, but not experiencing...

Abbi Toushin

Film Interviews

Joe Carnahan

Be prepared. Joe Carnahan's next film Smokin' Aces will leave you on the edge of your seat. Campus Circle caught up with Carnahan...

Film Movie Reviews

Babel

Our era of cell phones, Internet links and globe-spanning travel ought to knock down barriers and bring us closer. Not so, argues...

Colin Covert

Film Projections

AFI Fest

In order to celebrate its 20th anniversary, this year's AFI Fest promises to please the varied palates of moviegoers throughout...

Abbi Toushin

Film Movie Reviews

Conversations With God

The film Conversations With God is based on the best-selling, semi-autobiographical book series. Author Neale Donald Walsch claims...

Laura Kelly

Film Interviews

Two's Company

“My movies sometimes change from one line to the next line; from a comedy to a tragedy.” That's how heralded Spanish director...

Sam Roudman

Film Interviews

Sacha Baron Cohen

It is not the normal sound that comes from a press conference; it's this weird, rolling chuckle – involuntary like milk shooting...

Sam Roudman

Film Projections

Phantom of the Opera

If you're a classic-film lover who's too old to trick-or-treat, then the Silent Movie Theatre is the perfect place to spend your...

Abbi Toushin

Film Movie Reviews

Catch of Fire

As a film based on South Africa, Catch a Fire mines a familiar terrain. The apartheid struggle of the late 1980s colors the plight...

Rahwa Asmerom

Film Interviews

Blood Sport

After two surprisingly successful installments, Saw III now lands in theaters and challenges viewers with its constant expansion...

Hussam Kanaan

Film Interviews

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie has always been known for his music, but in 2003 the rocker became known for his unique cinematic vision when he released...

Heather Turk

Film Interviews

Assassination Station

Drawing on the events of the past few years in the United States, Death of a President offers a scenario of the assassination...

Hussam Kanaan

Film Projections

The Nightmare Before Christmas

When it was initially released in 1993, Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas racked up points by being both a critical darling...

Abbi Toushin

Film Movie Reviews

White Picket Fence

(DahlHouse Productions) There is a moment in childhood when we know everything from this point on will be different. This is,...

Angelina Del Rio Drake

Film Interviews

Sleeping Dogs Lie

In movie speak, a Macguffin is a plot device that acts as a catalyst for the action, with no centrality to the characters or...

Sam Roudman

Film Projections

John Waters Double Feature

Simultaneously iconic and eccentric, writer/director John Waters is one of those people who truly makes Hollywood interesting....

Abbi Toushin

Film Interviews

John Cena

John Cena is a frightening human being – this was the sum of my judgment before meeting the man. The basis of my pronouncement?...

Sam Roudman

Film Interviews

Robin Williams

For Robin Williams, now is the right time to take a comic look at the structures that have come to dominate politics, voting...

Hussam Kanaan

Film Special Features

The Naked Mile Synopsis

Ready to run wild with hundreds of naked coeds in one of the craziest college traditions ever? Then, you’ll love the all-new...

Film Projections

10th Annual Latino International Film Festival

Founded in 1996 by producers Marlene Dermer and George Hernandez, and actor/director Edward James Olmos, the Los Angeles Latino...

Abbi Toushin

Film Special Features

Third Annual Baja California Film Festival

They say it's an honor just to be nominated for an award – and for first-time writer/director Sean Michael Beyer, it was. “Sure...

Joshua James

Film Movie Reviews

The Guardian

The Guardian is further proof that there really is nothing original left in Big Studio (BS) Hollywood. We all know the process...

Tracy Allerton

Film Interviews

The Last King of Scotland

Since Idi Amin seized the presidency of Uganda in 1971, he proceeded to build his legacy as one of the most brutal and despotic...

Rahwa Asmerom

Film Interviews

Dearly Departed

Jack Nicholson. Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt Damon. Martin Sheen. Alec Baldwin. Mark Wahlberg. Each name stands on its own as megawatt...

Mari Fong

Film Interviews

New Beginnings

Every story has a beginning, and after 32 years of pondering the origins of one of the most iconic horror characters of all time,...

Heather Turk

Film Interviews

John Cameron Mitchell

The latest mix of sex, drama and emotional exploration comes from controversial filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the...

Hussam Kanaan

Film Projections

The Shining

“Heeeeeeeerrre's Johnny!” No, that's not a written imitation of the late Mr. Carson entering the stage on “The Tonight Show,”...

Abbi Toushin