Annual Film Festivals Winter Scandinavian Film Festival Jan 6-21. Writers Guild Theater. "Top films from the top of Europe," back for its 19th year. LA Dance Film Festival Jan 25. Los Feliz 3 Theatre. Features filmmakers from around the world ...

COLCOA 2016 FILM NOTES See Web site for Schedule http://www.colcoa.org/ FILM NOTES - in chronological order MONDAY, APRIL 18 MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT / Chocolat North American Premiere • Drama • France, 2016 DCP • 2.35 • Dolby 5.1 • Color • 110 min Directed ...

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... Malek, and Gwilym Lee in Bohemian Rhapsody Based on the life of Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock band Queen, this film gave us more than we had hoped for! With a great cast of characters, superb actors, and a riveting story along with the ...

By Valerie Milano/The Hollywood Times '63 Boycott still shot Photo Courtesy of: Kartemquin Films "Even as a young person, I could see a difference in the quality of the environment and the resources. The schools in the predominantly white areas of ...

Noir City Hollywood: The 18th Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film Noir 10 Days! 21 Films! All 35mm Prints! 2 Restorations! 11 Films Not on DVD! 5 New Prints! 6 Archival Prints! April 15 - 24, 2016 Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard. LA 90028 ...

... day after Christmas. The Look of Silence. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. Produced by Signe Byrge Serensen. From Drafthouse Films. Color, 2015,Denmark/Indonesia/Finland, 103 minutes, rated PG-13. Through Oppenheimers footage of perpetrators of the ...

By Ché Zuro Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in "A Star Is Born" This film was on the bottom of my "must watch" queue because I do not like remakes, regardless of whether the orignals were good or not. Generally, I wish the studios would just get ...

By Che Zuro Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell in "Beautiful Boy" Beautiful Boy - such a difficult film to watch, not so much for the acting which was incredible, but for the story. This story was difficult to stomach as it shows what many people go ...

... its culture is complex and diverse. The country is evolving and growing at its own rate. The labor ministry has approved film production as an economic activity. This is expressed and represented in the Saudi Arabia Society of Culture and Arts. The ...

... thought, "Maybe......!" Being a non-fan of mostly everything that is a remake of something fabulous, I was leery to see this film. ("Punderful," n'est pas?) And then the opening scene got me. This film takes "we folks who are stuck in the original ...

... the male characters are strong yet the women serve as nothing more than predictable props. The tensions are taut through the film as the business owners surrounding the Dogman shop talk about having Simone eliminated after tiring of living under his ...

Los Angeles Filmforum and UCLA Film & Television Archive presents A Million More Lights: The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22, 2016 LOS ANGELES, September 20, 2016 - Los Angeles Filmforum, in ...

A film review by Joan Alperin. I was so excited to see the remake of The Magnificent Seven when I heard that the wonderful action director, Antoine Fugua (' Training Day', 'The Equalizer' 'Southpaw ') was at the helm. His always takes it a step up ...

... Anthony Cistaro, Jeremy Rabb, Mark Boyett. This quirky comedy sends up documentaries, mockumentaries and independent filmmaking in general. A documentary filmmaker of international repute, Ivan, is hired to follow around and film the process of a ...

A review by Joan Alperin. I went to this screening dreading the brutality I knew I was about to witness. Films about slavery and the holocaust always have the same affect on me...They wipe me out emotionally and no many how many times I see movies ...

... in 2015. It was written by Paula Hawkins and I can't wait for her next one. Lastly, you might be wondering if I like the film and the answer to that is a resounding, NO.. Not only didn't I like the film, it actually annoyed me. First problem: The ...

... Comedy. Directed by Zach Clark. Written by Clark and Melodie Sisk. Produced by Clark, Sisk and Daryl Pittman. From Forager Films. (Color, 2016, USA, 91 minutes, not rated) Starring Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Barbara Crampton, Keith Poulson, Peter ...

Film Review by Joan Aplerin. (L-r) RON PRATHER as Frank Rice, SUSAN WILLIAMS as Dolores Rice and BEN AFFLECK as Christian Wolff in Warner Bros. Pictures' "THE ACCOUNTANT," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick I have one word for ...

... of course he helps. Reacher was a Major in an elite military police unit and still has a few friends in the army. When the film opens, there's a shot of several guys lying on the ground. It's obvious that they were badly beaten up. Inside a diner is ...

... The Drama Club. Drama. Written and directed by Joe McClean. Produced by Mike Kopera and Alan Williams. From Ginger Beard Films.(Color, 2016, USA, 87 minutes, not rated) Starring Dane Bowman, Chris Ciccarelli, Barry Finnegan, Mike Kopera, Jon Thomas, ...

... 18 screening. Goldbricks in Bloom. Comedy. Written and directed by Danny Sangre. Produced by Matt Flanders. From Control Films. (Color, 2016, USA, 93 minutes, not rated) Starring Evan Jonigkeit, Zosia Mamet, Margaret Clunie, Leo Fitzpatrick, Jake ...

A film review by Joan Alperin. 'Doctor Strange' is absolutely wonderful and I loved every single second of it. The Doctor, played impeccable by Benedict Cumberbatch (who knew the dude could be so sexy?) is a different kind of superhero. Yes, he can ...

... their language. Arrival is based on Ted Chiang's Story of Your Life but I wouldn't read his short story until you see the film. When the movie begins, it is already established that aliens have landed on 12 different locations on planet earth. Their ...

... written and directed by Tom Ford and based on the 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. Ford has made only one other film, (also an adaptation) 2009's A Single Man. He comes from the world of fashion so it's no wonder that both films are ...

When I saw "Whiplash" I knew I was seeing the birth of a brilliant director and now with Damien Chazelle's latest film, "La La Land" he more than proves I was right. This flm is not only a beautiful homage to the musicals of long ago, but it's a ...

... from Matt Nagin, will do much for America's image in the world (it just won First Place in competition at the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes ), but it is a dynamic showcase for this up-and-coming actor, director and writer. The film is basically ...

... 'Hidden Figures' so much that I saw it twice, and I'll probably see it again. It is one of the most inspiring, touching films I've seen in a long time. It's also a film that reminds us there are times when mankind seems to forget that we were all ...

... at 9:35. Admission: $12. Information: (323) 306-0676. Online ticketing: http://arenascreen.com Don't forget their FREE FILM event celebrating the anniversary of Shakespeare's death. More Details HERE At Arena Cinema Hollywood, 1625 N. Las Palmas ...

... between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist. Winner- Out On Film, Atlanta "Invigortaing....witnessing a filmmaker with as distinctive a voice as Kuhn come out of the gate with something ...