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Considering “The Act of Killing”
If you have not seen “The Act of Killing,” go and see it as soon as humanly possible. It comes out in July 19th in NY and the 26th in LA – and it won’t be in theaters long. At least half a million...
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Sex Addiction Goes to the Movies
It’s KCRW’s membership drive! Support this blog and everything that makes KCRW so awesome. Click HERE. From “Teflon” Bill Clinton to former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, the after-effects of bad sexual...
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Blue Is the Warmest Color
Any film released in the US that has a lot of sex gets more than it’s fair share of attention and scrutiny. And “Blue Is the Warmest Color” has a lot of sex; really, a lot of sex. Explicit, lesbian...
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My Favorite Films of 2013
The annual disclaimer: I will not be so bold as to say these are the “best” movies of the year – they are my personal favorites. These are the movies that have stuck with me; movies I’m really glad I...
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My Favorite Documentaries of 2013
It was another banner year for docs! While only “The Act of Killing,” “Stories We Tell” and “The Square” made my 2013 favorite movie list, all of the movies below are really, really worth seeing. So,...
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Avante-Film in LA
Los Angeles is the home of the Hollywood blockbuster, and even a slightly off-kilter “art” theater like the Cinefamily (is he talking about them again?) seems to remain relatively obscure no matter how...
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Today on KCRW’s Press Play, I said the word “penis” about eight billion times. Madeleine Brand and I were talking about the documentary “The Final Member” which opens at the Cinefamily tonight and...
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American Revolutionary
Bring your Fringe Benefits card and see this great film for only $6 all week! Now that’s revolutionary! Check out this great review in the LA Times and even greater review in the LA Weekly....
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Indie Sci-Fi Is Out Of This World
I’ve been seeing a lot of independent sci-fi films lately and I have to say – me likey. Contrary to what Hollywood and their bloated, CGI-laden star vehicles might want you to think, science fiction is...
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My Favorite Films of 2014
I always feel a little out of sync with the larger film-loving world. But 2014 was a doozy. This was the year of Boyhood, Budapest Hotel, Whiplash and Snowpiercer, movies that I really appreciated,...
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