Tag: Film
How the Movies Made Los Angeles the Ultimate American City
Classic movies set in L.A.—some well-known, some less so—offer candid glimpses of a city getting ready for its close-up
A Look Back at Licorice Pizza, the SoCal Record Store P.T. Anderson’s New Movie Is Named After
The Glendale-based chain was a local staple from the late '60s through the mid '80s
Millennial Critics Hate ‘He’s All That.’ Blame Their Misplaced Nostalgia for the Original
The 1999 original ’She’s All That’ was perfectly fine, and so is the remake—even if critics won’t say so
Fall Movie Preview: A Dozen Fall Films We Can’t Wait to See
From prestige dramas to sci-fi epics, this fall has it all
Why ‘Ghost World’ Was 20 Years Ahead of Its Time
Terry Zwigoff's 2001 cult classic about two alienated teen misfits was far more prescient than anyone gives it credit for
How ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Shined a Spotlight on This South L.A. Street 30 Years Ago
Three decades ago, John Singleton's groundbreaking film turned Cimarron Street into a beloved L.A. landmark—and it's still celebrated today
Hollywood Is Embracing a Post-Vax Slate Made to Fill Theaters
After a year of dour dramas about dementia and American despair, movie lovers can look forward to films that actually sound...fun
Young Filmmakers Set Out to Capture the Complexity of L.A. and the Results Are Beautiful
As part of a Frieze L.A. program, emerging movie makers created L.A.-centric meditations on everything from gig work to filmmaking itself—and you can watch them all
Will the Documentary Boom Continue After COVID?
Starved of life experiences during the pandemic, audiences have binged on documentaries. But for every ‘Hemingway’ there's a ‘Hot Girls Wanted’
35 Years Ago, Cobra Went Toe to Toe with a Crime Cult Across L.A.
Production designer Bill Kenney takes us from Long Beach to Piru to retrace Sylvester Stallone's steps in the 1986 thriller 'Cobra'
