Archive for Film

Los Angeles circa 1935

Aug 27, 2010 by Lisa Newton

Take a look at Los Angeles in 1935. This video features Grumman’s Chinese Theater, Streetcars, Olvera Street, and Hollywood Boulevard.
Produced by James A. Fitzpatrick, the Los Angeles "Wonder City of the West" is a [...]

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Man Bites Dog – A DVD Review

Aug 25, 2010 by Tom Jones

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 [...]

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The Runaways – It’s a Long Way to the Top if you Want to Rock ’n’ Roll

Aug 14, 2010 by Tom Jones

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 [...]

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A review of the Documentary film Presumed Guilty

Jul 13, 2010

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 [...]

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It’s time for the Old Pasadena Film Festival

Jul 08, 2010

Mark your calendars: The Old Pasadena Film Festival starts tonight. The Pasadena Film Festival is totally free. That’s right, it’s a free four-week movie series that unites film with urban settings, taking place on Thursdays, [...]

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Audience Award Winners of 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival Announced

Jun 27, 2010

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.” [...]

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Upstate – an Independent Movie about Identity, Love, Loss, and Time

Jun 25, 2010

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 [...]

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A Quick Guide to the Los Angeles Film Festival

Jun 19, 2010

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 [...]

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44 Inch Chest a penetrating observation of Marriage, Divorce and Revenge

Jun 11, 2010

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 [...]

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The Goebbels Experiment

Jun 01, 2010

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 [...]

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Los Angeles 2010 Free Summertime Movies start this Weekend

May 27, 2010

Los Angeles and the word “free” don’t always go together, but summertime movies here are an exception. Several of the annual free concert series are already in full swing, and now it’s time for [...]

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Free 2010 Summer Concerts in Los Angeles

May 14, 2010

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost upon us. It seems like only yesterday that 2010 rang in the new year, but one of the signs summer is here is the new list of [...]

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Clash of the Titans or more appropriately – “Clash of the Remake”

May 04, 2010

The memorable line from the magical film “Field of Dreams,” "If you build it, he will come," has been distorted by every major studio, producer and director, who have and are still fixated on remaking [...]

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