Author Archives: Paul Mendoza

GLASGOW, Scotland — All the telltale signs were there: nappy braids, purple Muppet-fur shoulder bags, and “McShit” T-shirts. Time to put away the G.O.P. geriatrics, kids; Michael Moore’s in town. But it became clear to the capacity crowd at the Clyde Auditorium that the best-selling author and Oscar-winning filmmaker wasn’t merely preaching to the converted […]

Director Gregor Jordan may have made a movie about war, but he had no idea audiences would actually wage it. “I was walking up to the stage for a Q&A and I saw this plastic water bottle hit the floor,” he said of his trip to Sundance this year. “Some woman had thrown it from […]

UCLA is respected worldwide for its high-profile alumni in the American film and television industry, from Tim Robbins to Rob Reiner. However, one UCLA filmmaker stands out from the field: He is of royal blood. Prince Chatri Chalerm Yukol has enjoyed a prolific 28-year directing career in his native Thailand, but his love for filmmaking […]

At Pixar, moviemaking is no walk on the beach. The studio’s always attempting to dive to undiscovered depths. So even though Pixar Animation Studios has four feature-length films under its belt, the studio continues to push the limits of computer animation with new challenges. With “Finding Nemo,” the scope of the project goes as deep […]

Director Tom Shadyac has only one demand: the long, curly hair stays, or he goes. “I’m like an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album cover,” said Shadyac of his signature mane. “When I was about ten years old, my dad wanted me to cut my hair, and I begged him not to. I wrote […]

It’s easy to forget they are there. Locked away and not often talked about, the mentally ill are still a taboo in much of American culture; they are perceived as somewhat alien. Starting tomorrow at the Nuart Theater, the people behind the independent film “Manic” hope to remind viewers that this is very much a […]

While Jacques Derrida might not be a household name, filmmakers Amy Ziering Kofman and Kirby Dick thought a documentary on the famed philosopher was due. “There’s a great deal of interest in him and his work,” Dick said. “There’s a generation of people that have studied his work and struggled with it or were inspired […]