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'John Wick' brings A game to violent business of revenge
As weaponized mayhem of the most disreputably electrifying kind, the sleek and eccentric revenge tale "John Wick" jabs far above its weight class thanks to the panther physicality of 50-year-old headliner Keanu Reeves and a tightly pitched mix of humor and expertly choreographed hyper-violence from writer Derek Kolstad and first-time director Chad Stahelski. It's a B movie made with A-student love for the relentless thrill of bodies in brutal motion. This taciturn, retired hit man's story can be summed up thusly: loving wife dead, vintage Mustang stolen, cute dog killed, it's time to hit "start" on a one-man bloodbath. Sad Keanu, meet Bad Keanu. When...
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'John Wick' brings A game to violent business of revenge
As weaponized mayhem of the most disreputably electrifying kind, the sleek and eccentric revenge tale "John Wick" jabs far above its weight class thanks to the panther physicality of 50-year-old headliner Keanu Reeves and a tightly pitched mix...
From 'Interstellar' to '2001,' five philosophical sci-fi epics
Perhaps more than any other genre, sci-fi movies ask, "What if?"
In their attempts to address that question, filmmakers have given audiences a bewildering array of sights, sounds and ideas over the years: the dystopian grit of "Blade...
Storm over TV film on Aaliyah shows she's still beloved, influential
Though R&B singer Aaliyah died 13 years ago at the peak of her fame, her presence can still be felt.
She can be traced to R&B-pop divas like Beyoncé, Rihanna and Ciara, and heard in recent genre outliers such as Tinashe, Banks and Jhene...
Stunt choreographers turn stars into stone-cold killers in 'John Wick'
If you've ever watched some chiseled action hero coolly taking out bad guys onscreen and thought to yourself, "How hard could that be?" I have two words for you: Try it.
On a recent afternoon, I paid a visit to 87Eleven in Inglewood, a stunt...
ABC's 'black-ish': The family show with the semi-shocking title
ABC is placing big expectations on its new fall comedy with a certain small letter in its title: "black-ish."
The half-hour series, which premieres Sept. 24, is centered on an African American family that moves to an upper-class,...
'Bicycling With Molière' spins a tale of friendship, rivalry
Don't look for a Hollywood remake of "Bicycling With Molière" any time soon. Not because a suitable title couldn't be found — "Skateboarding With Shakespeare," perhaps — but because this kind of charming, literate and...
'Transcendence' ponders as it propels
Shortly before he began shooting his new artificial-intelligence thriller "Transcendence" last year, filmmaker Wally Pfister flew Jose Carmena and Michel Maharbiz, a pair of UC Berkeley scientists, to his office in Los Angeles. Professional...
'Jupiter Ascending' trailer: Kunis, Tatum in sci-fi spectacle
"The Matrix" creators Andy and Lana Wachowski have a new chosen one: Mila Kunis, star of the upcoming sci-fi spectacle "Jupiter Ascending."
The latest trailer for the movie, which you can watch above, introduces Kunis' character,...
'Divergent' conforms to the young-adult playbook, reviews say
The new movie "Divergent" stars Shailene Woodley as a brave young woman who challenges the rigid social order of her dystopian society, in which people are categorized into factions based on their personality types.
Many film reviewers,...
'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' is a bold adventure for mainstream TV
"It's time to get going again."
With these words, host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson kicks off the new documentary series, "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey." Premiering on Fox, the National Geographic Channel and eight other...
For a monster, 'Godzilla' plays it a little too cool
It's the big lizard, stupid.
I say that because someone's clearly lost sight of the obvious when the no-name monsters get more screen time in "Godzilla" than the main attraction. Forgotten is the primary reason we show up in such massive...
Lakers go Hollywood in meeting with Carmelo Anthony
The Lakers went Hollywood in their 2½-hour meeting Thursday with free-agent forward Carmelo Anthony. Big time.
Executives from Anschutz Entertainment Group and Time Warner Cable pitched him on the size and scope of the Los Angeles market. Movie...
Lakers pitch Carmelo Anthony, Kupchak to meet with LeBron James' agent
The Lakers made their pitch to Carmelo Anthony on Thursday afternoon with a flash of Hollywood, an appeal to the future, and hope that a connection was made.
Then two of their officials hopped on a private jet and headed to Cleveland to meet with...
Restored 'Abbot Kinney' mural anchors exhibit on Venice history
Edward Biberman's New-Deal mural "Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice" — a bustling, three-part tableau from 1941 that hung in the Venice Post Office until it closed in 2012 — brims with drama.
Dead center: The founder of Venice, pictured...
What if Marvel directors cast their former stars?
When Adam McKay was announced, and then unannounced, as a contender to direct "Ant Man," moviedom's hive mind began racing at the possibilities. Did that mean Will Ferrell could potentially star as the insectoid hero? Could John C. Reilly...
'Isa,' a bilingual Mexican-American sci-fi thriller
"Isa" is a new made-for-TV science-fiction film, unusual for its bilingual dialogue, Hispanic milieu and the manner of its release: It will severally air over Syfy (tonight at 11:30 p.m.), Chiller (Tuesday, June 17), mun2 (Friday, June 27) and...
Neil deGrasse Tyson has taken television audiences on a tour through the universe with his series, “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” […]
Goldberg: Sci-fi worthy of Malthus
In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it.
This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds,"...
With 3D going nowhere, sports broadcasters look to 'freeD'
Burdened by funky glasses, a lack of programming and high prices, 3D television just isn't catching on with consumers.
Now, the buzz is shifting to a video technology known as 4K. It provides a sharper picture by doubling the resolution of traditional...
Dawn Taubin is lead candidate for marketing job at DreamWorks Animation
[Update: DreamWorks Animation has hired Dawn Taubin to be its new marketing chief, sources close to the studio say. A release formally announcing her new job is expected this afternoon.]
Veteran movie marketing executive Dawn Taubin is a leading...
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