In one jam-packed day of filming, director Manhea Joey Kim got the opportunity to experience the real world of directing firsthand.
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Movie Review: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” as its honky-tonk title implies, is a sort of western. The film opts for a Terrence Malick-esque approach in order to assure skeptics that, at its core, it’s just a good, old American art film pretending to be a western.
Sundance award-winning director discusses upcoming screening of his debut feature film
In January, Zachary Heinzerling won the directing award for the U.S. documentary category at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for his debut feature “Cutie and the Boxer.”
Sundance programs spotlight innovative films in theaters across LA
The Sundance Film Festival, held every January in Park City, Utah, has become one of the most well-known celebrations of independent filmmaking in the world. This year, as an extension of the festival’s NEXT category, which exhibits independent films with innovative approaches to storytelling, the Sundance Institute hosted the inaugural NEXT WEEKEND program over the […]
Movie Review: ‘In a World…’
Los Angeles is often the setting of Hollywood hopefuls trying to make it big in the film industry. “In a World…,” Lake Bell’s comedic first feature film, breaks away from this mold to show the viciously competitive, male-dominated world of voice-over acting, which is apparently a big deal. Bell (“Childrens Hospital,” “No Strings Attached”) plays Carol, a vocal coach who’s trying to […]
Movie Review: ‘2 Guns’
Look back on all the buddy cop movies through the years. Go ahead. There’s quite a long list of great ones: “Beverly Hills Cop,” “48 Hrs.,” “Lethal Weapon,” “Bad Boys” and (who could forget) “Rush Hour.” Well, “2 Guns” is the antithesis of all of them, taking the typical Laurel and Hardy odd-couple relationship that […]
Love or Hate: Are Avatar sequels money machines or cinematic adventures?
James Cameron has accomplished an amazing feat, having made not only the top, but the top two highest grossing films of all time – “Avatar” and “Titanic.”