AltWeeklies Wire
Is Hollywood Recession-Proof?new
While there are many more pressing national issues about the economic crisis than How It Will Affect the Film Industry, our local economy is bound up with Hollywood tightly enough that it's a legitimate subject for concern.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-01-2008 |
Movies
Sydney Pollack, R.I.P.new
Once upon a time -- when both personal expectations and statistical expectancy were lower -- 73 would have counted as a reasonably long life. It no longer seems that way, but Pollack's professional accomplishments certainly suggest a full -- even bursting -- life.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
06-02-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Sydney Pollack
The Porn War Heats Upnew
The Department of Justice's Obscenity Prosecution Task Force is still looking to take down adult smut peddlers, even to the point of allegedly diverting funds from kiddie porn investigations to do it.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-02-2008 |
Movies
Paranoid Angelsnew
With Paranoid Park and Snow Angels, Gus Van Sant and David Gordon Green take different approaches to high school melodrama.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-14-2008 |
Movies
Killer Appnew
Cloverfield bites beat Untraceable bytes.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
01-25-2008 |
Movies
Reviving the Revival Housenew
With the continually improving the home viewing experience, it might seem like sheer folly to be opening up a revival theater in Los Angeles (or anywhere). But to Hadrian Belove – manager of the Silent Movie Theatre, recently reconceived as Cinefamily – it’s a challenge.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-30-2007 |
Movies
The Dilemma of the Literate Picketnew
While I won't lower the red flag or hang-up my IWW T-shirt, I confess to mixed emotions about the strike by the Writers Guild of America.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
11-16-2007 |
Movies
AFI Returns with Ample Pickingsnew
AFI Fest -- one of L.A.'s two major, all-purpose festivals -- has taken a lot of knocks since day one.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-02-2007 |
Movies
The Return of Popeye -- Sailor, Hero, American Malenew
Popeye has just resurfaced in two formats: Warner Home Video's gluttonous four-disc Popeye The Sailor: 1933-1936, Vol. 1 and E.C. Segar's book Popeye: I Yam What I Yam, published by Fantagraphics.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kirk Silsbee |
09-21-2007 |
Movies
Sherman Torgan, 1944-2007new
A farewell to the owner of the New Beverly Cinema, L.A.'s last full-time revival house.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
07-27-2007 |
Movies
Outfest: Haven't We Met Before?new
This year's GLBT film festival offers some gems, but lots of retreads.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Paul Birchall |
07-13-2007 |
Movies
Hollywood is Harvesting Kidsnew
How the movie industry relies on con artists to provide a steady flow of child labor.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
07-13-2007 |
Movies
The Secret of Nancy Drewnew
The tagline for Warner Brothers' forthcoming Nancy Drew is "Get a clue" -- we try to do just that.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
06-08-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Nancy Drew, Emma Roberts
You Down with MCP?new
Twenty-five years later, Tron and other "geek" classics are more compelling than ever.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mike Winder |
05-24-2007 |
Movies
The Grass is Greenernew
New Mexico launches a green filmmaking program to curb a pollution problem already familiar to L.A.'s film and TV industry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alfred Lee |
12-08-2006 |
Movies
