Austin Butler's genuine effort to honor The King of Rock and Roll is undermined by director Luhrmann's stylistic excess and a truly terrible turn by Tom Hanks.
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Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Interview: Mallorie Ortega, ‘The Girl Who Left Home’
"I wanted my piece to open the doors to conversations that are more difficult and help us understand one another," says Mallorie Ortega about her new film.
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Though exhausted from watching movies for four days and irregularly eating and sleeping, I am already looking forward to next year.
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Picking what to watch at the fest never gets easier.
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Held at Caesar’s Palace, CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners. The movie studios conduct presentations to get their exhibition partners excited about the products they will soon have to offer them. WARNER BROS. PICTURES The presentation started with a funny clip from the Going …
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The live-action "Beauty and the Beast" is an artistic showcase as the intelligent, gorgeous Belle (Watson) yearns for a life beyond the small town where she lives with her father Maurice, well played by Kevin Kline.
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The home video offerings are plentiful this holiday season including special version and gift set releases.
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The LA Film Festival 'Opening Night' world premiere was Screenwriting 101 in 90 minutes. Filmmakers did everything right in this film, which stars Topher Grace as a failed Broadway star.
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Actor Miles Teller nails both performances without missing a beat: bad boy Sutter who courts redemption in 'The Spectacular Now,' and the remoteness of the genius in 'Whiplash.'
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