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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: HBO's 'Family Tree' rooted in warm, goofy eccentricity

    Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO.
    Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO. The eight-episode "Family Tree," which premieres Sunday, is his first work in seven years, and like his films it is sweet and funny and not a little...

    Tags: Jim Piddock, Chris O'Dowd, England, Girls (tv program), Michael McKean

    2. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Award-winning Italian and French classics on tap this week

    Italian classic films directed by masters of cinema Federico Fellini, Vittorio de Sica and Michelangelo Antonioni will be vying for viewers' attention Thursday evening.
    Italian classic films directed by masters of cinema Federico Fellini, Vittorio de Sica and Michelangelo Antonioni will be vying for viewers' attention Thursday evening. The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood presents Fellini's...

    Tags: Wanted (movie), Richard Harris, Jerry Lewis, Bette Davis, Anthony Quinn

    3. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: 'If I Were You' is strained, absurd marital farce

    The press notes for "If I Were You" indicate that writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin's favorite director is Preston Sturges, but there's little of the master's zip, wit or taste for desperate absurdity in this ill-conceived marital farce.
    The press notes for "If I Were You" indicate that writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin's favorite director is Preston Sturges, but there's little of the master's zip, wit or taste for desperate absurdity in this ill-conceived marital farce. Moments after...

    Tags: Nancy Meyers, Marcia Gay Harden, Adultery

    4. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. A sneak peek at three Oscar ballots

    On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say:
    On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say: OSCARS 2013: Full Coverage PRODUCERS BRANCH: This 40ish Oscar nominee...

    Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Daniel Day-Lewis, Wes Anderson, David O. Russell

    5. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'

    Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central and appearances as Andy Richter's little sister, in braces and pigtails, on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."
    Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central...

    Tags: Current TV (tv network), Conan O'Brien, Scandal (tv program), Claire Danes, Homeland (tv program)

    6. Mar 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Character Witness

    LA Times Magazine
    Biographers take you inside the art and science of their craft—and it's not as tame as you may think...
    7. Jan 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    8. Dec 29, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Around Town: 'Mad, Mad World' and other comedy classics

    24 Frames
    The American Cinematheque is ringing in the New Year with some wild and crazy comedy classics...
    9. Jan 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Around Town: Salutes to Bunuel and the hero of 'Hugo,' Melies

    24 Frames
    A Luis Bunuel retrospective and a tribute to the real-life hero of the film "Hugo" are among this week's highlights....
    10. Mar 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Around Town: Steve McQueen, the King of Cool, rides again

    24 Frames
    A tribute to King of Cool action star Steve McQueen and a look inside the film projectionist's world sponsored by the Motion Picture Academy are among this week's highlights....
    11. Mar 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Universal's classic films at 100: Kenneth Turan's DVD pick

    24 Frames
    Universal is more than just the home of a celebrated tour, it's been making movies for exactly 100 years. In recognition of that fact, the studio has reissued some of its best films in a series of commemorative DVDs....
    12. Oct 4, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. 'The Social Network': Great TV comes to the big screen

    The Big Picture
    There are a million things you can say about "The Social Network," which has easily been one of the most talked-about movies in Hollywood this year. But what has struck me the most about the film is that it is......
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