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Guy We Heart : Cory Hardrict
The perennial TV and movie sidekick graduates to blockbuster fare with Battle: Los Angeles
Cory Hardrict may not be a household name yet, but he’s married to one: Tia Mowry of Sister, Sister fame. He’s not riding on her coattails by any means, though—he has worked with Clint Eastwood, is on Jamie Foxx’s basketball e-league team, boasts ...
Film Spotlight: Waste Land
Filmmaker Lucy Walker and artist Vik Muniz transform garbage into art.
Lucy Walker is a woman’s woman—passionate, talkative, joyous. Her personality effuses all the appealing qualities peo...
Review: The Two Escobars
This telling and deeply affecting documentary will satisfy both sports buffs and history junkies.
The Two Escobars, ESPN’s intense documentary exploring the lives of drug lord Pablo Escobar and Colombia’s beloved ...
Review: Howl
The story of the obscenity trials of poet Allen Ginsberg becomes unexpectedly timely, if a bit scattered.
The life and greatest work of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg is the base of Howl, an experimental film and this year's Sund...
Film Spotlight: Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner's Wah Do Dem
A culturally isolated Brooklynite's fish-out-of-water odyssey draws heavily on its musical inspirations. Here the two filmmakers tell us all about it.
As a progressive portrait of an impromptu vacation seen as a heightened experience, not an escape, the lo-fi Wah Do...
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Review: The Freebie
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Review: It's Kind of a Funny Story
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's new film offers a refreshing break from the bleak oeuvre of movies about mental illness
DVD review: Radical Act
Revisit the original riot grrrl scene and beyond in this recently reissued 1995 documentary
Review: Catfish
We recommend jumping into this film—just make sure you can swim!
DVD Review: Animating Reality
This colllection of mini-documentaries prove animation is good for more than Saturday morning cartoons.
Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Michael Cera must battle a girl's exes for love in this video-game-inspired romantic comedy meets action flick meets comic book.
A Family Affair: Tiny Furniture's Lena Dunham
Issue #44
The young writer-director-actress, featured in our fall 2010 issue, talks about Spanx, winning SXSW, and what it's like to direct your mom in this exclusive bonus Q&A.
Review: Eat Pray Love
The film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir deletes the commas in the title—and fails to fill in some of the blanks.
Documentary Review: Favela on Blast (Mad Decent)
Diplo's story of the music and culture thriving in Brazilian slums
Lights, Camera, Lunch
Indie artists line up to contribute songs to Lunch Line, a documentary about our national school lunch crisis.
Review: I Am Love
Despite Tilda Swinton's strong screen presence, this Italian epic stumbles into overblown melodrama.
LA Film Fest 6: Animal Kingdom
The Sundance favorite puts a fresh spin on a classic gangster tale.
LA Film Fest 5: Waiting for 'Superman'
This heartwrenching documentary from the director of An Inconvenient Truth asks tough questions about America's failing public schools..
LA Film Fest 4: Everyday Sunshine
The new documentary follows the rise and fall of Fishbone, one of LA’s musical greats.
LA Film Fest Day 2: The New Year
Director Brett Haley's debut film wins us over with simple, good storytelling and relatable characters
Venus Zine at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival!
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