“Bad Words” Directed by Jason Bateman Focus Features 3.5 / 5.0 paws In his latest film endeavor, Jason Bateman makes a rather striking departure from the charming, straight-man role audiences are used to seeing him play. Read more...
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It was the 1970s, and Los Angeles was a metropolis of sleaze, a veritable wonderland of all things deemed disreputable. Just miles from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, the San Fernando Valley was (and still is ) the adult-film capital of the world. Read more...
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“300” did an excellent job of porting the graphic side of Frank Miller’s graphic novel to the big screen, compensating for a surprising amount of flaws in its novel side. Read more...
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“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Directed by Wes Anderson Fox Searchlight Pictures 4.0 Paws Two idiosyncratic protagonists must contend with murder, a prison break and a ski chase, among other predicaments in the thrilling, stylish, madcap adventure that is Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The film recounts how Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), who was once a lobby boy, gained ownership of the titular hotel. Read more...
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You close your eyes and the past comes flooding back to you: the bitter recollection of some bygone afternoon, the sight of the scene and the scent of your lover. Read more...
Photo: An inspiration for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Alain Resnais’ forgotten masterpiece “Je t’aime, je t’aime” explores human desire through science fiction. (Courtesy of Bleeding Light Film Group)
In the last year, filmmakers have lit Katniss Everdeen’s dress on fire, shown us the lavish jeweled outfits worn to Gatsby’s parties and ensured the clothing of the ’70s be portrayed accurately in “American Hustle.” However, in the words of Deborah Landis, chair and founding director of the David C. Read more...
Photo: Costume designers from notable films of the last year, including Michael Wilkinson of “American Hustle” were in attendance at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s “Sketch to Screen” panel. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
“Jodorowsky’s Dune” Directed by Frank Pavich Sony Pictures Classics 4.5/5.0 paws David Lynch’s “Dune,” the most well-known adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert science fiction novel of the same name, is a fairly insignificant, messy, incoherent film. Read more...
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