AltWeeklies Wire
It's Only Up from Here for the Director of the New Cult Classic 'The Room'new
Greg Sestero's film is regarded as one of the great camp classics of all time, a movie considered so bad it's brilliant. Its monthly midnight showings in West Hollywood routinely sell out all five of the theater's screens simultaneously, with crowds that have turned the viewing experience into the craziest interactive movie party since The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
08-31-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
‘The Commune' Is a Great First Film for Two Women Artistsnew
Heidi Hornbacher and Elisabeth Fies have joined the ranks of Hollywood first-time filmmakers with a horror movie as their starter flick. You could say that, instead of a "chick flick," they've made a "her-ror" movie.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
06-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Ping Pong Playa' Slams Stereotypes About Asian Americans and Sportsnew
Ping Pong Playa is fast-moving and truly funny family fare. Yu's direction packs each scene with action that's both physical and mental -- visual puns, a bit of slapstick, verbal zingers and a lot of humorous moments drawn from real life.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jana J. Monji |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Errol Morris Casts Light on the Torture Chambers of Abu Ghraibnew
Standard Operating Procedure is perhaps the most thorough record to date of one of the lowest points of American foreign policy.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Paranoid Angelsnew
Two indie auteurs, David Gordon Green and Gus Van Sant, take different approaches to high school melodrama in Snow Angels and Paranoid Park.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
03-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
Francis Ford Coppola: Like a Fine Wine
In his first film in a decade, Coppola explores the mysteries of youth.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Evening' Inspirationnew
With his new film, director Andrew Wagner digs deeply into the hard work behind the creative spark.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
11-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
For Rick Greenwald, Winning Isn't Everythingnew
Caltech athletes find victory off the court in Quantum Hoops.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski and Jana Monji |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Quantum Hoops, Rick Greenwald
Rod Lurie: The Comeback Kidnew
The Pasadena director may be an Oscar contender with Resurrecting the Champ.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
Michael Moore is Sick of the Systemnew
Sicko takes aim at America's deadly health care industry.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
07-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Behind the Cameranew
Steve Buscemi directs his third film, Lonesome Jim.
Pasadena Weekly |
Julie Riggott |
04-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Buscemi, Lonesome Jim
