To Live and Write in LA

Director Ken Marino talked about his first time directing a feature film – 'How to Be a Latin Lover' – with 'Backstory' magazine editor Jeff Goldsmith, on May 9, at the Los Angeles Film School.

“God don’t make no junk; none of you are accidents”-- Mykelti Williamson at the May meeting of the LA chapter of Veterans in Film and Television (VFT).

This is not your older brother’s 'Baywatch'. It is crammed with over-the-top humor and action. It is funny from the opening titles through the outtakes at the end. Oh, and it still has sexy girls in bathing suits.

If you like films about quirky characters, spirituality, and human connections, you’ll like 'Lucky.'

'Atomic Blond', staring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, and John Goodman, is a spy film in the tradition of the James Bond/Cold War genre.

Director Gareth Edwards promised attendees at his SXSW keynote address that he would answer the question, “How the heck do you become a filmmaker?” It all started, he explained, when his parents took him to “an obscure art film” called 'Star Wars'. He immediately wanted to grow up to join the rebel alliance and destroy the death star. He shared the disappointment he felt when he was told he couldn’t do this because it was “only a movie”.

SXSW continued a tradition of treating fans to classic films and their creators with the screening of Alien and a preview of Ridley Scott’s new film, 'Alien: Covenant.'

The Bye Bye Man evokes many classic horror concepts, but twists them in a terrifying new direction.

"20th Century Women" takes you on a cinematic joy ride while being at once heart-warming, sad, and funny.

"A Monster Calls" is not just a movie, it is an emotionally and visually stunning experience.