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'This Is 40:' How can Judd Apatow's woes be fixed?
The "sort-of sequel to ‘Knocked Up’” is how Universal marketed Judd Apatow’s comedy “This Is 40,” a perfect slogan for a movie about which many of us felt ambivalent. “This Is 40” is of course Apatow&...
Tags: Comedy (genre), Bridesmaids (movie), Paul Rudd, Movies, Megan Fox
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High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating
In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Requiem for a Dream (movie), Movies, Black Swan (movie), Spike Lee
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L.A. Times launches free Indie Focus film series at Laemmle NoHo
The L.A. Times is expanding its events for movie lovers with a new, free Indie Focus Screening Series at the Laemmle NoHo 7 theaters starting Aug. 22 with “Robot & Frank.” Starring Oscar nominee Frank Langella as an aging jewel thief who...
Tags: Sarah Polley, Movies, Miranda July, Gregg Araki, NoHo
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Pee-Wee Herman comes to HBO
Show TrackerAs Chairy might say, today's secret word is HBO. On Tuesday,the network announced that early next year it will broadcast "The Pee-Wee Herman Show," a Broadway production based on Paul Reubensâ original stage production, âThe Pee-wee Herman Show,&... -
Clash of Titans: Michael Moore vs. Manohla Dargis
The Big PictureNo American film critic wields a poison pen quite like the New York Times' Manohla Dargis, who is a brilliant stylist and savvy critical thinker even if she can often be counted on to fall in love with films that...... -
Theater review: 'Procreation' at Odyssey Theatre
Culture MonsterThereâs something undecided about the tone of âProcreation,â the tiresomely outlandish family comedy by Justin Tanner that's receiving its world premiere at the Odyssey Theatre under the direction of David Schweizer. With its grotesque caricatures... -
Listen: Beck and Devendra Banhart survive 'Life During Wartime'
Brand X"Life During Wartime": The song where freak-folk meets the word "iPhone." Yes, scruffy singer Devendra Banhart sings about the Apple device on the new track, a collaboration between himself and Beck for the Todd Solondz film of the same name. The two... -
'27 Dresses'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterKATHERINE HEIGL is always the bridesmaid and never the bride in this garden-variety wedding-themed rom-com -- except here, never means later, as it should alarm nobody to learn. In this, and in every other way I can think of, "27 Dresses" adheres...Tags: Weddings, Movies, Boxing, Genres, Edward Burns
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Generation XXX
For the TimesA young couple strolls into a cafe in Eagle Rock. Based on appearances—severely angled bird's-nest hairdos dyed in shades of bruise, emblematic tattoos that simultaneously advertise solidarity and defiance, pierced nostrils, lips, eyebrows, faces...Tags: Movies, Pornography, Documentary (genre), John Waters, Larry Flynt
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Film review: A win for the 'Dark Horse'
It may be too obvious an intro, but filmmaker Todd Solondz — whose new film “Dark Horse” opens next week — could himself be considered a dark horse. His films have a strong following at festivals and in art houses, but they are too...
Tags: John Hughes, Christopher Walken, Abusive Behavior, Movies, Mike Leigh
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Venice unveils juries: Kliot, Reeves tapped for duty
VarietyROME -- The Venice Film Festival has announced the full jury rosters of its cutting edge section Horizons and its Lion of the Future prize for best feature debut. The Horizons jury comprises U.S. indie producer Jason Kliot, who, in addition to works by...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Movies, Venice International Film Festival, Matt Reeves, Let Me In (movie)
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Breaking through: Below-the-Line Impact Report 2012 - Up Next
VarietySOYON AN Costume designer/stylist An may be a two-time Emmy winner for costumes on "So You Think You Can Dance" and stylist for "American Idol," but the 30-year-old, who was born in South Korea and raised in L.A., has her sights set on some new goals....Tags: PBS (tv network), Academy Awards, Rob Reiner, Wes Anderson, Sofia (Bulgaria)
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