A slight but sweet movie, An Education is based on the memoir of journalist Lynn Barber, depicting a life-altering relationship she experienced at the tender age of 16. Adapted for the screen by Nick Hornby (whose own...
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A slop-motion snoozefest – The Fantastic Mr Fox – film review
A strange little movie, The Fantastic Mr Fox is a whimsical slice of cinema that can’t seem to decide if it is intended to amuse children or adults. Perhaps neither? This new stop-motion animated film is based on...
A study of obsession — Big Fan – film review
Screenwriter Robert D. Siegel has a fascination with the fringes and underbelly of sport in America. Last year, with a nearly oppressive focus, he examined the athlete’s self-destructive obsession with fame and...
Soulful and ambitious – another nutty melodrama from Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar’s latest feature film, Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) was chosen to launch the 13th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) in October at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in...
A reverent biopic – Amelia – film review
Amelia Earhart was a legendary aviatrix who, in 1937, vanished during the last leg of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe by plane. Hilary Swank stars as the renowned aviation pioneer and author who became a...