Del Toro and Beacham have delivered the summer blockbuster we’ve been waiting for with the biggest crowd-pleaser since The Avengers.
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TV Review: ‘Gasland Part II’
Gasland Part II the documentary airs on HBO. Some of it is a rehash, some parts offer interesting insights.
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This year’s LA Film Fest, sponsored by Film Independent, continued to be a remarkable cultural achievement. But within its 10-day run there were highs and lows.
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The Japanese classic 'Life of Oharu' is newly available from the Criterion Collection.
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Each segment is made by different people, and they feel like they fall across the spectrum, from the absurdly hilarious, to the confusingly weird, to the just plain gross
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Nahid Persson Sarvestani's very personal film about the aftermath and consequences of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Only art can move a person in a way that’s impossible to put into words without falling short.
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On June 23, 2013, at the LA Film Fest worlds collided.
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The drama at the beginning is compelling, by the end there’s just too damn much going on, and it becomes truly mind-numbing.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘World War Z’
Scenes throughout are forget-to-breathe intense, and what more could you ask for in a big budget summer zombie spectacle?
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