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Screening late for the press are The Final Destination and Halloween II,
Screening late for the press are The Final Destination and Halloween II, both of which open two. First,…
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Late notice arrived for the Gardens Everywhere Bike Parade, which begins Saturday
Late notice arrived for the Gardens Everywhere Bike Parade, which begins Saturday at 1 p.m. at Om Culture…
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We love a good corporate feud, especially when boardroom nastiness and pettiness
We love a good corporate feud, especially when boardroom nastiness and pettiness are revealed. Thus, according to Web…
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Inglourious Basterds isn’t the only movie out to feature a baseball bat
Inglourious Basterds isn’t the only movie out to feature a baseball bat as lethal weapon. Arriving on DVD…
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Chicago Greg is gone, but who will take his place? As attention
Chicago Greg is gone, but who will take his place? As attention turns to the November 3 general…
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It Might Get Loud Director Talks Guitar Heroes
With an Oscar on the mantel for producing and directing An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim decided to take…
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One of our favorite titles at SIFF was Spike Lee’s concert film
One of our favorite titles at SIFF was Spike Lee’s concert film of Passing Strange, the Tony Award-winning…
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Opening Friday at the Varsity, the new documentary Afghan Star (review) might
Opening Friday at the Varsity, the new documentary Afghan Star (review) might sound like a knock-off of American…
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Art & Copy: How to Sell Soap and Sex and VWs
Since his 1996 grunge-rock documentary Hype!, Doug Pray has become an ever-more-adept assembler of polished images. And where…
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Cold Souls: Paul Giamatti Has a Little Problem
Let’s get this out of the way first: Yes, it’s just like a Charlie Kaufman premise, but it’s…
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Pick Afghan Star: Compelling Reality TV, Without Simon Cowell in Sight
Slumdog Millionaire, the documentary. Deservedly a Sundance prizewinner, Havana Marking’s film follows the American Idol knockoff produced in…
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Ari Gold is back, meaning Jeremy Piven as Jeremy Piven in the
Ari Gold is back, meaning Jeremy Piven as Jeremy Piven in the curiously named The Goods: Live Hard,…
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August is the cruelest month. It’s reached that point in the summer
August is the cruelest month. It’s reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys’…
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Fresh on the heels of Transformers 2, another movie based on boyhood
Fresh on the heels of Transformers 2, another movie based on boyhood dolls (or action figures, if you…
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The acclaimed enviro-doc The Cove (review) opens Friday at the Egyptian. Its
The acclaimed enviro-doc The Cove (review) opens Friday at the Egyptian. Its director, Louie Psihoyos, came to town…
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Ex-Drummer: Battle of the Belgian Bar Bands
This gutter-punk cult movie about an unlikely bar band’s rise and fall might’ve been scripted during a drunken…
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[PICK] The Cove: Youll Never Eat Dolphin Again!
“I was buying a new Porsche every year,” says a rueful Ric O’Barry, who as a young man…
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Paper Heart: Michael Cera Is So Dreamy!
The young ladies love Michael Cera. And they giggled along adoringly at SIFF for Charlyne Yi’s half-documentary hybrid.…
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The Garden: L.A. Politics Trumps Urban Farmers
Another eco-bore. Municipal politics in Los Angeles have never been known for transparency, nor have politicians always been…
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First up, Vadim Rizov has seen Aliens in the Attic (now playing
First up, Vadim Rizov has seen Aliens in the Attic (now playing at the Meridian and other theaters),…