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...
French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-1996) wrote prolifically for every medium: plays, novels, stories, screenplays, and was also a filmmaker. She is best known in the U.S. for her autobiographical novel The Lover...
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...
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...
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...