Gabriel Figueroa’s international influence in the film world is one that every cinematographer dreams of achieving.
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Screen Scene: “The Great Debaters”
Unfortunately for those thinking of seeing “The Great Debaters,” if you’ve seen the preview, you’ve already seen the movie.
Screen Scene: “Love in the Time of Cholera”
It looks like a serious film. It sounds like a serious film. But director Mike Newell’s “Love in the Time of Cholera” is just one big joke.
A New Twist on Old English
Taking “Beowulf,” one of the oldest and most important pieces of English poetry and adapting it for film is a bold move, especially when the film is modernized in every way possible.
New social network to stem from Internet show
User-generated online entertainment (a la YouTube) is often dismissed as having a less professional and creative caliber than more traditional media, such as film and television.
A modern California gold digger
Writer, director and former Bruin Mike Cahill surprisingly enough has something in common with the loony protagonist of his new film “King of California”: They both like to dig for treasure. Literally.
Screen Scene: “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
It’s a well-known fact that Cate Blanchett is a good actress.