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If you liked (or hated) 'Black Swan,' you'll love 'Red Shoes'
Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky often tells interviewers that "The Red Shoes" (1948) is the one film comparable to his own "Black Swan." How modest of him!
Aronofsky was right to say that the classic by British masters Michael Powell and Emeric...Tags: Natalie Portman, Marius Goring, Darren Aronofsky, Vincent Cassel, Dancing
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Gay couples should have opportunity to marry
ELEVEN YEARS ago, preparing to march down the wedding aisle (for a second time), I bumped into my friend Patrick, who has never in his near half-century on earth enjoyed the marital option. "I'm getting married," I said. "Great," he said. "Has she got a...Tags: Minority Groups, Newspaper and Magazine, Family, Bible, Religious Texts
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David Fincher, Cuba's female filmmakers among weekend highlights
Oscar-nominated director David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Social Network") will have an extended conversation at Film Independent at LACMA's "An Evening with David Fincher" Thursday at the Loe S. Bing Theater. The program is to...
Tags: Easy Rider (movie), Kris Kristofferson, The Sting (movie), George Burns, Shirley MacLaine
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Around Town: 'Paper Moon' shines on downtown festival
24 FramesThe Los Angeles Conservancy's Last Remaining Seats festival that showcases the historic movie palaces on Broadway in downtown L.A. returns this Wednesday with Peter Bogdanovich's 1973 comedy "Paper Moon."... -
Meet the Archers
LA Times MagazineA trio of Los Angeles designers that defies categorization and eschews trends duly rises from under the radar.... -
LACMA's film series: It's Ian Birnie's swan song
Culture MonsterIan Birnie, who for the last 14 years was director of LACMA's film department, is now out of a job. For his farewell program, "Celebrating Classic Cinema: Curator and Audience Favorites," Birnie has picked an eclectic collection of movies and...... -
Weekend reviews: Rio, Conspirator endorsed, Scream 4 not so much
Frankly My Dear - Orlando Sentinel“Rio” took me and most critics utterly by surprise. Blue Sky Studios has been churning out inferior “Ice Age” sequels for so long I didn't think they had something this sweet, pretty and fun in them. Inspired voice casting, great... -
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Martin Scorsese does his research in preparation for LACMA appearance
Culture MonsterWhen Martin Scorsese accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards ceremony, he evoked the words of William Faulkner: "The past is never dead. It's not even past." He later said in his speech, "None of us...... -
Last night's 'Lost': Man in the mirror
The WatcherBelow are some thoughts about "Lighthouse," Tuesday's episode of "Lost." UPDATE: I've posted some further thoughts on Season 6 of "Lost," based on an exchange I had with a commenter named Robin, here. It was inevitable, I guess, that the Island of Bad... -
Not just the Coens: Directing teams past and present
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJoel and Ethan Coen just made Academy Award history with their tandem nomination for best director for "No Country for Old Men." The siblings are the first brother directing team to be nominated in that category. And if they win, they will become the...Tags: Nicolas Cage, Janet Jackson, Bobby Farrelly, Thailand, Smashing Pumpkins (music group)
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