Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The Academy has named its new board of governors, with eight incumbents returning, six filmmakers resuming their duties after time away, and one member -- Annette Bening -- completely new to the board.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Governors who were not up for reelection and who continue on the board are Ed Begley, Jr. and Henry Winkler, actors branch; Rosemary Brandenburg and Jeannine Oppewall, art directors; Caleb Deschanel and Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographers; Curtis Hanson and Paul Mazursky, directors; Rob Epstein and Richard Pearce, documentary; Jim Gianopulos and Tom Sherak, executives; Dede Allen and Mark Goldblatt,...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everything is suspect, everyone is for sale and nothing is what it seems. Word on the street is that on September 23, Warner Home Video will revisit 1950s
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Film News: Collaborators discuss working with Warren Beatty.
Wicked Chops Poker (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
So over the past few days we've been asked on a number of occasions why we refer to J.C. Tran as the "spectacularly-breasted J.C. Tran" (above) as well as "What's up with 'Salty' Joe Hachem?" and "Hey is Lorenzo Lamas...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Philip French: Dennis Quaid is excellent as a teacher of Eng Lit, mostly Victorian, at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh
Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
One night a number of years ago I was waiting to cross the street over to my building when I noticed Curtis Hanson walking by with a woman. As they passed, he was pointing over at my building and saying something. Since then, I’ve always wondered what the director of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL happened to know about where I live. If I ever actually got to meet him maybe that would be a pretty good way to start...
Defamer (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
· Kanye West brings his Glow In The Dark Tour to the Nokia Theater, You, Me & Iowa will be at the Echo (with Radars to the Sky!) and indie wuss Jonathan Rice will be performing at...
Frederator Studios (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
This coming Monday night you can see, in person, Curtis Hanson introduce John Lasseter introduce the movie that inspired him as part of The Movie That Inspired Me , a film series at UCLA. If you know anything about Lasseter, you can guess what the film is. That’s right. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians . But seriously, though. It’s Dumbo . Lasseter, most famous for winning last year’s Cartoonist...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
"Street Kings," based on a story by James Ellroy, is an absurd if accidentally entertaining potboiler.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Police brutality goes down more easily when the cops look sharp. POLICE brutality goes down more easily when the cops look sharp and the past provides a measure of storytelling distance, as was the case in director Curtis Hanson's adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel "L.A. Confidential." Take away the early 1950s lapels and the Brilliantine hair, however, and an audience has a very different...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Rating: 2 stars (fair) Police brutality goes down more easily when the cops look sharp and the past provides a measure of storytelling distance, as was the case in director Curtis Hanson's adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel "L.A. Confidential." Take away the early 1950s lapels and the Brilliantine hair, however, and an audience has a very different relationship to the viciousness on screen....
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
It's a killer tale: a band of M.I.T. math geeks goes to Las Vegas and beats the house - lots of houses - playing blackjack and raking in millions. And it's true. Read Bringing Down the House, the Ben Mezrich book.
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Your birthday today: For those you love, you will exert all your energies towards making those you love happy. You are very affectionate, intuitive, somewhat psychic and never enthusiastic. Since there is nobody written into the book for today, perhaps you might muster up some semblance of enthusiasm for a party including these other noted birthday celebrants: Horace Gray , Thomas Cushing , Thomas...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
The UCLA Film and Television Archives has an ongoing series of screenings entitled The Movie That Inspired Me, in which leading filmmakers present films that have influenced their life and art. The Monday April 21st screening will feature the selections of special guest John Lasseter. Lasseter has selected Dumbo (1941) and a special program of [...]
