Reviews
Cosmopolis
David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" is a welcome return to style, complemented with fine performances from an ensemble class. Unfortunately, the film is nowhere near as compelling as its seemingly heady themes and examinations would suggest.
Read More »Pick of the Week – Breakfast at Tiffany’s, August 23rd at Regency Buenaventura 6
"There once was a very lonely, very frightened girl. She lived alone except for a nameless cat..." Blake Edward's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S screens Thursday, August 26 at Regency Buenaventura, 7:30pm. Alicia's Pick of the Week.
Read More »Tormented (AKA “Rabbit Horror 3D”)
Initially armed with the tremendous title Rabbit Horror 3D (tell me you wouldn't run out to see that immediately), this surreal, fantasy/horror blends elements from a number of children's films such as Alice in Wonderland and The Little Mermaid, but its final product is decidedly NOT for children...
Read More »God Bless America
A perversely wicked, yet often insightful dark comedy, God Bless America has cult status written all over it, even though the film is not for everyone and not exactly perfect.
Read More »The Avengers
There is so much that works about The Avengers that it's hard not to consider that it might be the Best Comic Book Movie to date, and a shining example that a popcorn movie can still deliver on brains and heart.
Read More »The Cabin in the Woods
Deftly structured, sharply written, and featuring sequences of delicious dark comedy rarely executed to well, The Cabin in the Woods is a total success. So much more than a send-up of a genre, it's an homage to the nightmares provided by so many schlocky horror films on the late early 1980's, filtered through the minds of two talented writers who have long been skilled in exploring new territories in the familiar. Spoiler-free review.
Read More »The Raid: Redemption
An Indonesian film basically designed to showcase the somewhat-obscure Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat, The Raid possesses a stylized, frenetic intensity that is truly miraculous at times.
Read More »Silent House (2012)
Directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, and cinematographer Igor Martinovic, do much more than simply deliver a horror film shot in one take by actually taking time to explore the possibilities inherent in their approach.
Read More »Bullhead
A surprise Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, debuting writer/director Michael R. Roskam’s Bullhead has a lot to offer, but the positives only slightly outweigh the negatives.
Read More »The Woman in Black
A moody and stylish contribution to such period haunted-house chillers as The Innocents and The Others, The Woman in Black is a refreshingly successful suspense yarn.
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MONDO CONTEST: Win Dinner-For-Two at the Home of “Forbidden Zone” director RICHARD ELFMAN!
Richard Elfman wants YOU over for dinner! We're giving away a DINNER FOR TWO AT CASA ELFO! (yes, that's Forbidden Zone director/Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo founder Richard Elfman's L.A. home!), grilled by Grillmeister Elfman himself!!
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Egyptian Theatre presents 007 AT 50: THE COMPLETE JAMES BOND RETROSPECTIVE!
The American Cinematheque and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles Present… 007 at 50: The Complete James Bond Retrospective! Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 24, 2012 10 Nights, 2 Theatres, 22 Films on the Big Screen! Egyptian Theatre · 6712 Hollywood Blvd · Los Angeles, CA · 90028 Aero Theatre · 1328 Montana [...]
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“The Avengers” smashes another record, crossing $1 Billion globally in 19 days
The Walt Disney Studios has announced that Marvel’s The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 Billion threshold at the global box office on May 13, its 19th day in release. This is the first Marvel Studios film and the fifth Walt Disney Studios release to reach this important milestone. The news comes just a week [...]
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