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    Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. American Cinematheque celebrates the 'Lubitsch touch'

    German-born director Ernst Lubitsch, who came to Hollywood in the 1920s, had such a deft hand with comedies that it became known as "the Lubitsch touch."
    German-born director Ernst Lubitsch, who came to Hollywood in the 1920s, had such a deft hand with comedies that it became known as "the Lubitsch touch." The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is to celebrate "A Touch of Laughter:...

    Tags: Tim Rice, Melvyn Douglas, Clifton Webb, History (tv network), W.C. Fields

    2. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A world of difference in reactions over foreign, U.S. film violence

    Genre filmmaking helps make sense of the world, creating codes by which the seemingly irrational ways of human behavior can be understood. With storytelling modes that travel from country to country — the crime picture, the horror film, the action movie — genres cross borders and barriers with audiences the world over. On-screen violence can be seen as an international language.
    Genre filmmaking helps make sense of the world, creating codes by which the seemingly irrational ways of human behavior can be understood. With storytelling modes that travel from country to country — the crime picture, the horror film, the action...

    Tags: Cultural Development, Toronto International Film Festival, I Saw the Devil (movie), Sergio Leone, Kill List (movie)

    3. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Chan-wook Park has a lot riding on blood-filled 'Stoker'

    In a high-tech bungalow on a back corner of the 20th Century Fox lot, the South Korean auteur Chan-wook Park is chiseling his opus as the clock ticks toward 9 p.m.
    In a high-tech bungalow on a back corner of the 20th Century Fox lot, the South Korean auteur Chan-wook Park is chiseling his opus as the clock ticks toward 9 p.m. Park, the toast of Asian cinema and hero to hordes of genre-film enthusiasts, is...

    Tags: Wentworth Miller, GQ, Seoul (South Korea), Alfred Hitchcock, Movies

    4. Jun 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Shanghai film fest kicks off with honor for Mike Medavoy

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    The Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off Saturday night by honoring a native-son turned Hollywood producer, Mike Medavoy....
    5. May 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Around Town: Marvel legend Stan Lee hosts 'Avengers' screening

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    Marvel Comics' guru Stan Lee will be honored with the Ronald Reagan Foundation "Great Communicator" Award and will host a screening of "The Avengers," which is opening theatrically this weekend, at the Catalina Film Festival. The festival, which runs...
    6. Apr 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Warriors of the Rainbow' star: From minister to leading man

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    Lin Ching-Tai is a 52-year-old Presbyterian minister in Taiwan. But for the epic action film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” he traded his vestments for tattoos and a fake scar, transforming into the legendary aboriginal chief Mouna...
    7. Feb 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Oscars 2012: Was 'Wings' Hollywood's first bromance?

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    'Wings' was the first Oscar best picture winner. But it also has staked a historical claim to be Hollywood's first buddy picture....
    8. Mar 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Live: The Magnetic Fields at the Orpheum Theatre

    Pop & Hiss
    The pop group the Magnetic Fields, which features the songwriting of Stephin Merritt, performed at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Friday night. Times pop critic Randall Roberts was there to review....
    9. Jun 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Struggles of 'City of Life and Death'

    Among the most painful chapters in modern Chinese history is Japan's 1937 invasion of Nanjing. Hundreds of thousands were killed, countless women were raped, and soldiers and civilians alike suffered unspeakable brutalities. So when Chinese writer-director Lu Chuan set out to make a movie about the siege of the city, he had a notion of how the story would go.
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    Among the most painful chapters in modern Chinese history is Japan's 1937 invasion of Nanjing. Hundreds of thousands were killed, countless women were raped, and soldiers and civilians alike suffered unspeakable brutalities. So when Chinese writer-...

    Tags: David Fincher, Foreign Aid, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Toronto International Film Festival, University of Southern California

    10. Jul 3, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Reel China: It's rough out West for Chinese films

    When the Chow Yun-fat action-comedy epic "Let the Bullets Fly" opened in China last year, it quickly became a phenomenon. Lured by its splashy fight scenes and whip-snap dialogue, filmgoers swarmed theaters. The movie wound up taking in more than $100 million at the box office in China, the most for a homegrown film.
    When the Chow Yun-fat action-comedy epic "Let the Bullets Fly" opened in China last year, it quickly became a phenomenon. Lured by its splashy fight scenes and whip-snap dialogue, filmgoers swarmed theaters. The movie wound up taking in more than $100...

    Tags: China, Entertainment, Marco Polo, Culture, Homes

    11. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Reel China: Will it play in Peoria and Shanghai?

    Moviegoers in China enthusiastically see American films, yet the reverse is almost never true. But you'd think if there would be someone who might bridge the divide — someone whose personal background, connections and professional expertise could help bring Chinese films more into the U.S. mainstream — that person might look much like Wendi Murdoch.
    Moviegoers in China enthusiastically see American films, yet the reverse is almost never true. But you'd think if there would be someone who might bridge the divide — someone whose personal background, connections and professional expertise could...

    Tags: China, California State University, Northridge, Movies, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company

    12. Jun 24, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Reel China: Political maneuvers drive 'Beginning of the Great Revival's' success

    — Political films can be a tough sell in many countries, to say the least. But director Huang Jianxin is confident that he's sitting on a blockbuster with "Beginning of the Great Revival," a historical epic detailing the founding of China's Communist Party.
    — Political films can be a tough sell in many countries, to say the least. But director Huang Jianxin is confident that he's sitting on a blockbuster with "Beginning of the Great Revival," a historical epic detailing the founding of China's...

    Tags: China, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Communist Party of China, Movies, Entertainment

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