Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous – the original title), produced in 1993, is a wild ride into mayhem, murder, and hilarity. Ben (Benoît Poelvoorde) is a serial killer, bon vivant, intellectual [...]
As the success of LA Live, the Third Street Promenade, Pasadena’s Old Town, the Downtown renaissance including Disney Hall, the MOCA and associated new housing, and restaurants close-by; the return of business, commerce, shopping, lodging, [...]
The Runways were one of the first all-girl Rock ’n’ roll bands early on. The movie is a mixture of fiction and truth to tell the story of real life band members Joan Jett (Kristen [...]
In different countries around the world, are people accused of a crime automatically innocent until proven guilty, is law enforcement, the legal system and investigative professionals held to basic moral standards, and are people that [...]
TASCHEN publishing scores an A+ with its sophisticated explanation of how different types of organizations have implemented various Internet plans and technologies that were successful in achieving, for all intents and purposes, their various [...]
Today Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced its 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival audience award winners before the Closing Night film, “Despicable Me.” [...]
A recent movie featured for the narrative competition category at this year’s Film Independent Narrative competition is the Independently produced movie, aptly named Upstate.
As the name implies, the movie’s location takes place in upstate New [...]
Is watching a new, independent movie from a brand new director or a tried and true one something you enjoy? How about a brand new music video. And don’t forget about the huge burgeoning foreign [...]
Imagine a scenario in which you’ve been married for over 20 years and one day you spouse nonchalantly tells you that your marriage is finished without providing you a reason. What would be your immediate [...]
Is a documentary film about the rise of Nazi Germany, led by its Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, second in importance and evil to Adolph Hitler, himself.
The film judiciously borrows parts of the infamous The [...]
A discussion of the modern masters of art wouldn’t be comprehensive without a thorough compilation of Pablo Picasso’s work, life, art, pictures, and a penetrating examination into what and why his art defined an era–and [...]
Based on Elmore Leonard’s short story “Fire in the Hole”, Justified was created by Graham Yost and stars Timothy Olyphant as a man of unnecessary words, but a man of impeccable action–typically in the form [...]
If you’ve always felt a few butterflies when attending a new play, you wouldn’t be alone.
But I’m talking about the audience, and not the actors! Last week was both my first time at [...]
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