AltWeeklies Wire
Zak Penn's Poker Jokersnew
Much like his previous outing as a director -- the hilarious 2004 Incident at Loch Ness -- Penn's new film, The Grand, is an improv mockumentary in the Christopher Guest mold.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gone Undergroundnew
A survey of L.A. rock clubs suggests the pros are turning weirder.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Marjane Satrapi Contemplates Iran, the Oscars, and the 'Axis of Evil'new
The creator of Persepolis has seen revolution up close, and her life was never the same.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appelford |
02-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Serious Song and Dance Mannew
Director John Turturro mingles drama and musical comedy in Romance & Cigarettes.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Creation of Consciousnessnew
With Diving Bell, ever-indulgent Julian Schnabel paints a moving picture of a castaway on the edge of life
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Epstein |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Sayles Mines the Rural Blues for 'Honeydripper'new
Back before Sex, Lies, and Videotape … before Reservoir Dogs … before there was much of anything that could be called an American independent film movement, John Sayles was the quintessential indie filmmaker.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Jeff Bridges: Iron Dudenew
Bridges is a would-be pornographer in The Amateurs, the latest in a series of idiosyncratic roles for the consistently daring actor
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Erik Himmelsbach |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Traeger, The Amateurs
Michael Caine Goes Back to the House of Gamesnew
In Sleuth, Caine returns to a psychodrama of his youth, with the all-star support of Pinter, Branagh, and Law.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Sleuth
Out of Characternew
A reluctant interview with Steve Buscemi on the art of Interview.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
07-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
Patrice Leconte, Unlikely Auteurnew
An encounter with a master of encounters.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Wade Major |
07-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Patrice Leconte
Zoe Cassavetes: French Lessonsnew
The director on Broken English, romance in Paris, and "Cassavetes sandwich."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
David Ehrenstein |
05-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
'Rescue Dawn': Little Dieter Flies Againnew
Werner Herzog revisits one of his most amazing subjects.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
05-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog
Sunshine Mannew
He is too virile for his own good -- but after 40 years as an actor, director, and singer, Alan Arkin is still hungry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lunch With Lynchnew
The director unravels the meaning of his new movie, Inland Empire -- ha ha, not really.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Lynch, Inland Empire
Dark Day in L.A.new
Estevez remembers when hope was not a four-letter word.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobby, Emilio Estevez
