http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:19:43 -0700 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:10:22 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Send-in-the-Clones-Moon-rocks?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Sam Rockwell feels lost in space. (AP)As an “indie” movie that opened nearly two weeks ago, Moon may not be long for this world. But this mysterious sci-fi drama, highly anticipated in this corner, is an ingenious bit of business that dem... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:10:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Send-in-the-Clones-Moon-rocks?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Woody-Allen-still-knows-what-Works?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Woody Allen, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood, Larry David (AP)Earlier this month I referenced Whatever Works as one of the summer mainstream films whose trailer deserved attention. With the actual release of Woody Allen's latest, the ve... Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:09:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Woody-Allen-still-knows-what-Works?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d18-DiCaprio-Scorsese-in-prison-Peter-Jackson-alienated?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese (AP)Leonardo DiCaprio can't escape the 1950s, at least on the silver screen.After enduring cookie-cutter suburbia in last year's overlooked and undervalued Revolutionary Road, the actor finds himself as a U.S. Ma... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:10:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d18-DiCaprio-Scorsese-in-prison-Peter-Jackson-alienated?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Train-in-vain-Denzel-and-Travolta-square-off?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Denzel Washington and Tony Scott (AP) Let's cut to the chase: The Taking of Pelham 123 (whose title I will dissect later) is predictably well-acted by big names and sufficiently entertaining.But then, that's what we've come to expect from Tony S... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:32:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Train-in-vain-Denzel-and-Travolta-square-off?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Sneak-preview-Whats-next-for-Ben-Affleck-Woody-Allen-and-Johnny-Depp?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner It's been a considerable year for Ben Affleck. (AP) During a movie season when an animated floating house (look Up) and the wildly overpraised The Hangover have dominated, it's time to think ahead.By my count, four promising movies -- one o... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:44:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Sneak-preview-Whats-next-for-Ben-Affleck-Woody-Allen-and-Johnny-Depp?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Sneak-preview-Whats-next-for-Ben-Affleck-Woody-Allen-and-Johnny-Depp?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner It's been a considerable year for Ben Affleck. (AP) During a movie season when an animated floating house (look Up) and the wildly overpraised The Hangover have dominated, it's time to think ahead.By my count, four promising movies -- one o... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:44:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Sneak-preview-Whats-next-for-Ben-Affleck-Woody-Allen-and-Johnny-Depp?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Best-movie-of-the-year-Seraphine?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Yolande Moreau wends her way.It's true Seraphine was first released overseas last year. It is no less accurate to say the picture will vacate Los Angeles soon.None of that changes the fact it's an unequivocal masterpiece, the fine... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:21:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Best-movie-of-the-year-Seraphine?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d7-Drag-yourself-to-Hell?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Alison Lohman, Sam Raimi, Justin Long (AP)Just as there's no rest for the wicked, there's no deception in the title Drag Me to Hell..For more info: 'Hell' of a career for RaimiDirector and co-writer Sam Raimi has carved up an amusing frightfest ... Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:10:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d7-Drag-yourself-to-Hell?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-Hangover-nothing-but-a-huge-headache?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Hang time: The cast of The Hangover (AP)You've got to hand it to The Hangover's main players: They do more within two days than most people accomplish during a lifetime.In fact, Todd Phillips (who brought us Road Trip, Starsky & Hutch and Old Sch... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:38:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-Hangover-nothing-but-a-huge-headache?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Hurry-please-Summer-Hours-worth-your-time?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Juliette Binoche, left (AP) Despite the fact summer itself is fast approaching, Summer Hours is, well, running out of time around Los Angeles. If you were me, you'd catch it while you can.The French drama's writer and director, Olivier Assayas, has ... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:15:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Hurry-please-Summer-Hours-worth-your-time?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d24-Boxoffice-blitz-and-surly-summer-movies?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Ice Age's silent star resurfaces for a third go-round. (AP) In 1992, a notorious L.A. figure asked rhetorically, "Can we all get along?"Judging from Hollywood's latest batch of blockbusters, 17 years later, the answer is no.A glance at ou... Sun, 24 May 2009 16:39:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d24-Boxoffice-blitz-and-surly-summer-movies?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Battle-of-the-Smithsonian-a-silly-good-Night?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Amy Adams, Hank Azaria and Ben Stiller (AP) Rest assured, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian -- the follow-up to Shawn Levy's smash from three years ago -- delivers more than a cumbersome title. This reupholstered star showcase puts plen... Fri, 22 May 2009 15:59:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Battle-of-the-Smithsonian-a-silly-good-Night?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Two-of-a-kind-Management-and-Merry-Gentleman?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Here's to you, Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn. (AP) Sometimes it's all in the casting. That's why two recent releases, which can't make up their minds between mainstream and independent status, have an edge as the former entity and deserve a pa... Tue, 19 May 2009 23:39:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Two-of-a-kind-Management-and-Merry-Gentleman?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d13-A-dilly-Dali-Little-Ashes-no-small-feat?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Javier Beltran and Robert Pattinson (AP)Little Ashes drops us into 1920s Europe, when discovery, revolution and romance hang in the air, and a trio of soon-to-be artistic giants roam the Spanish earth..For more info: Ashes to ashes: Every pictur... Wed, 13 May 2009 19:03:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d13-A-dilly-Dali-Little-Ashes-no-small-feat?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Not-much-adulation-for-Adoration?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Atom Egoyan and Devon Bostick on the set of Adoration. (AP)It's not that I expected an Atom Egoyan movie to be chockablock with chuckles.After all, the Canadian director's best-known pictures -- The Sweet Hereafter (centered around schoolchildren's d... Wed, 13 May 2009 00:04:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Not-much-adulation-for-Adoration?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Fame-game-Rudo-y-Cursi-maintains-fine-foreign-streak?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Gael Garcia Bernal, director Carlos Cuaron and Diego Luna. (AP)Star Trek will have to wait. Just as the sci-fi blockbuster is propelling millions of filmgoers to stand in ever-increasing lines, the movie can do without this viewer until I complete an... Sat, 09 May 2009 15:32:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Fame-game-Rudo-y-Cursi-maintains-fine-foreign-streak?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Argentinas-Empty-Nest-feels-right-at-home?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner A telling moment from Empty Nest. (AP)Pundits near and far have taken potshots at Empty Nest writer/director Daniel Burman for not being funny enough, as if an Argentine drama involving a middle-aged couple's coping with their grown children flying t... Wed, 06 May 2009 08:14:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Argentinas-Empty-Nest-feels-right-at-home?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Of-Mike-and-men-Tyson-fights-back-but-should-we-care?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Mike Tyson and filmmaker James Toback (AP)Just like its titular subject did years ago, Tyson has fought its way into the national spotlight; on a local level, director James Toback's latest film recently shuffled into a handful of Los Angeles cinemas... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:57:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Of-Mike-and-men-Tyson-fights-back-but-should-we-care?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Upcoming-festival-looks-promising-Albanian-style?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner Albania-based couples were torn apart a half-century ago. (AP)The title Divorce Albanian Style may appear to be an overseas spin on the television series Love, American Style.But the movie -- a documentary set to unspool in Los Angeles during th... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:45:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Upcoming-festival-looks-promising-Albanian-style?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m4d17-State-of-Play-poses-tackles-ethical-questions?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner State of Play star Russell Crowe (AP)Can you handle the truth? That's one of the few questions not voiced -- but undoubtedly thought about by many characters -- in State of Play, a fully charged political thriller based on the acclaimed BBC miniserie... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:55:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4322-LA-Movie-Examiner~y2009m4d17-State-of-Play-poses-tackles-ethical-questions?cid=exrss-LA-Movie-Examiner