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April 27, 2008
By Geoff Boucher
NONFICTION FILM:
Oscar-winner looks for hidden context with his new film, 'Standard Operating Procedure.'
By Choire Sicha
THE SUNDAY CONVERSATION
By Paul Brownfield
Roles as girl next door and nail-tough road warrior show a well-crafted range.
By Dennis Lim
A SECOND LOOK:
The artist turned director's reverence for the creative process has been a persistent theme in his film career.
ALSO THIS WEEK / NEW RELEASES:
The film never found an audience in theaters but should be a hit in living rooms. Other releases include "27 Dresses" and "How She Move."
April 23, 2008
By Jay A. Fernandez
SCRIPTLAND:
Crunch these numbers: 22 announced films from graphic novels or comics in six weeks.
April 22, 2008
By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
THE BIG PICTURE: PATRICK GOLDSTEIN:
Pacino and De Niro are embarrassing, if enriching, themselves with film choices.
By Paul Brownfield
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL:
The event, created to spur renewal after 9/11, faces a period of transition as it looks to the long term.
By TINA DAUNT
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE:
She and John Prendergast stump their Pennsylvania hometown.
April 21, 2008
By Mark Olsen
MOVIE REVIEW:
Medical students dabble on the dark side in this gleeful horror-fest celebrating bad behavior.
By Kevin Thomas
MOVIE REVIEW:
The honeymoon doesn't last long in this exploration of gay characters.
April 20, 2008
By Ann Powers
A bullet in Iraq put Tomas Young in a wheelchair. But with a documentary film and its double-CD music compilation, his story of resolve and redemption has taken wing.
By Lisa Rosen
The 'Mad About You' actress stars, co-writes and directs the film based on Elinor Lipman's novel.
By Michael Shaw
NONFICTION FILM:
The comedian used to joke about a movie he had in mind. He was taken seriously. Now he's 'Super High Me.'
By Dennis Lim
A SECOND LOOK:
Many of these scares have been seen before, but that doesn't soften their psychological jolts.
By Noel Murray and Dennis Lim
ALSO THIS WEEK/NEW RELEASES:
Also: 'The BBC Natural History Collection Featuring Planet Earth,' 'Friday Night Lights: The Second Season' and more.
April 18, 2008
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
The raunchy, rueful 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' mines 'Virgin' territory.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Despite pairing Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the kung fu film goes easy on the action.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
'The Life Before Her Eyes' dreamily shifts in time, but doesn't delve deeply into characters.
By Mark Olsen
MOVIE REVIEW
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
How often is that the case anymore? 'Note' is a loving tribute to an old art and its artists.
By Michael Phillips
MOVIE REVIEW:
A serial killer movie starring Al Pacino's festival of hair.
By Michael Ordoña
MOVIE REVIEW
April 17, 2008
By Tom Roston
The documentary filmmaker explores America's culture of fear as he travels the globe for a sense of understanding.
By Liz Brown
BOOK REVIEW:
Reflections on movie reviewers and their books.
By Greg Braxton
The actress, who has been on Broadway and in films, has roles on 'Eli Stone' and 'Grey's Anatomy.'
By Susan King
The beloved animated feature about an elephant ridiculed for his big ears plays at the Billy Wilder Theatre on Monday.
By -- Susan.King @latimes.com
SCENE STEALER:
Turning a crisp digital model into a centuries-old palace is a challenge.
April 16, 2008
By Chris Lee
The new comedy is Exhibit A in producer Judd Apatow's crusade for full frontal male nudity.
April 15, 2008
By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
THE BIG PICTURE: PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
January 16, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL:
The premier U.S. event for launching movies gets even bigger in Park City, Utah.
December 28, 2007
By Kevin Crust
REVIEW:
Writer-director John Sayles' 16th movie visits 1950s Alabama. The film explores social change, but it's the tunes that stand out.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
The chain saws are set aside so the film can tap into what we find truly horrifying.
By Mark Olsen
MOVIE REVIEW:
The latest 'AVP' is heavy on goo but lacking in visual excitement. But that won't stop the franchise.
December 26, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
An intense actor and director make for a fiery combination in 'Blood.'
December 25, 2007
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
The adapted graphic novel shows Marjane Satrapi's life in, and after, Iran
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW:
Freeman and Nicholson are memorable as unlikely friends despite a choppy script.
By Kenneth Turan
Movie Review:
The Film harnesses the power of persuasion for social change
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW:
A coming-of-age story about a mythical sea creature and changing relationships.
December 12, 2007
By Michael Phillips
MOVIE REVIEW:
The ensemble comedy lacks personality but has fairly clean humor. It's also brimming with product placement.
November 14, 2007
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
'Southland Tales' is a political farce, a doomsday chiller and a paranoid fantasy that heads messily toward the apocalypse.
November 2, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
'American Gangster' has it -- just look at the title -- and pulls it off with verve.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
Jerry Seinfeld wrote and voices the lead character, but there's not much at stake. Although the jokes are funny.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
In the latest from the 83-year-old director, things go horribly wrong, exactly as planned.
October 19, 2007
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
The star-filled political drama has few surprises but gives everyone a chance to shine.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Costars Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry do much of the stoking it.
By Robert Abele
MOVIE REVIEW:
The emotional turbulence of a couple's sudden loss gets a shallow examination by an unimaginative script and direction.
By Gene Seymour
MOVIE REVIEW:
Strong performances by Sam Riley and Samantha Morton help the intense film find the man in the myth.
October 17, 2007
By Robert Hilburn
BACKTRACKING:
New DVDs show Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix performances that changed the course of pop music.
October 12, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie centers a delightful, Capra-esque story around a most prurient prop.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
Elizabeth I morphs into some kind of 16th-century Michael Corleone to keep her throne.
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW:
Cops-and-gangsters tale is all too familiar.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
The remake of the 1972 film benefits from an updated script by Harold Pinter and pitch-perfect performances by Michael Caine and Jude Law.
September 21, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck pull their weight, but the long, ambitious, indulgent epic is only occasionally successful.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
Gothic horror rises in the Arctic
MOVIE REVIEWS:
Also, 'Sea of Dreams' and 'Over the GW'
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
Robin Swicord's first feature, with Maria Bello and Emily Blunt, is a clever look at modern life and love.
By Mark Olsen
MOVIE REVIEW:
The French film is a suspenseful mind game.
By Michael Phillips
MOVIE REVIEW:
Vulgarity can be funny if done right. Here, though, it's witless and creepy.
By Jan Stuart
MOVIE REVIEW:
A dwarfish fairy-tale update.
September 14, 2007
MOVIE REVIEWS:
Also reviewed: 'Fierce People,' 'Moving McAllister,' 'What's Up, Scarlet?,' 'The Dead One'
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Father must find AWOL son, but script makes it difficult to care
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
In David Cronenberg's London-set thriller, evil must be battled, often with evil.
MOVIE REVIEW:
The film tries for nuance but comes off like 'Death Wish' or a sequel to 'Ms. 45.'
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
A young girl is caught in the swirl of '70s politics in Julie Gavras' assured directorial debut, 'Blame It on Fidel.'
By Jessica Reaves
MOVIE REVIEW:
The vivid, vivacious film basks in putting references here, there and everywhere.
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW:
Daniel Radcliffe leads the way in a gentle coming-of-age movie.
By John Anderson
MOVIE REVIEW:
Director Neten Chokling tells the tale of the 11th century mystic.
By Sid Smith
MOVIE REVIEW:
An Indian Cinderella tale without a glass slipper
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW
By John Anderson
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie has its moments, but it could have used more Billy Bob.
By Jan Stuart
MOVIE REVIEW:
Personalities clash and cultural worlds collide in a Manhattan setting, but Jennifer Westfeldt's comedy cleans up the mess in one tidy script.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A 'Shadow Company' of mercenaries
September 7, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie is rife with genre standards but delivers them with gusto.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The NASA documentary is a fabulously fresh take on a special group of audacious men called astronauts.
By Kenneth Turan
REVIEW:
The 1963 gangster thriller, mixes American elements into a Parisian setting, creating a stylish, gripping milieu.
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW:
'Shoot 'Em Up' is just what it says
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
Black comedy turns preachy in a somewhat-true story of journalists who are out to get a Balkan war criminal.
By Robert Abele
MOVIE REVIEW:
'The Bubble,' an erotic, lightly comic gay love story between a Jew and a Palestinian in Tel Aviv, takes a turn toward the tragic.
By Kevin Crust
MOVIE REVIEW:
High-caliber acting and choreographed action sequences are strengths of Johnnie To's gangland flick, set in 1998 Macao.
By Michael Ordoña
MOVIE REVIEW:
Awful plot plus terrible acting equal a painful experience for all.
By Carina Chocano
MOVIE REVIEW:
Spirit of J.D. Salinger hangs heavy in the French film about two brothers exploring love and loss ad nauseam.
By Robert Abele
MOVIE REVIEW:
Unsuspecting consumers show up for a grand opening of a store that doesn't exist.
By Michael Phillips
MOVIE REVIEW:
With its 'SNL' and 'Arrested Development' pedigree, it should be laugh-out-loud funny. But, alas, it is not.
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