Pictures at a (Movie) Exposition
Visuals are the story in this week’s new movie releases, including Dunkirk and Lady Macbeth
Matthew Lickona 3 p.m., July 21
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Pictures at a (Movie) Exposition
Visuals are the story in this week’s new movie releases, including Dunkirk and Lady Macbeth
Director Christopher Nolan wants to remind folks why they go to movie theaters — instead of, you know, watching a movie on a telephone. In this critic’s humble opinion, he succeeds admirably in that effort ...
Lady Macbeth’s director on morality, animals, and his star Florence Pugh
Smart about evil: matrimony, misery, murder
William Oldroyd’s elegantly executed debut feature Lady Macbeth may prove to be the sort of quiet breakout for star Florence Pugh that Martha Marcy May Marlene was for Elizabeth Olsen (as opposed to the more ...
Will the monkeys do good business?
This week’s releases include War for the Planet of the Apes and not much else
Like Scott Marks, the other film critic here at the Reader, I thought the first two films of the rebooted Planet of the Apes series were excellent. Which is why I was so saddened to ...
Film Events
Never Give UpScripps Miramar Ranch LibrarySaturday, July 22, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Little Italy Summer Film FestivalAmici ParkSaturday, July 22, 8 p.m. |
ScreenagersLawrence Family Jewish Community CenterSunday, July 23, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. |
Sunset Kids' Movie NightsPiazza Carmel Shopping PlazaWednesday, July 26, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
Little Italy Summer Film FestivalAmici ParkSaturday, July 29, 8 p.m. |
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Shocked and amused by a young paparazzi
Performances do not have to be loud to be riveting
The documentary Teenage Paparazzo starts with Adrian Grenier of Entourage being shocked and amused by a young paparazzi who is terrifying good at his job. Their awkward friendship springboards into an exploration of the young ...
Movie Archives
The Bad and the Beautiful
Hollywood stands in front of a mirror, and is not displeased. A power-hungry producer (Kirk Douglas) does dirt in turn to a director (Barry Sullivan), an actress (Lana Turner), and a writer (Dick Powell). The three-part narrative structure -- stop ...
Two Weeks in Another Town
For director Vincente Minnelli, writer Charles Schnee, producer John Houseman, and star Kirk Douglas, a ten-years-after followup to their The Bad and the Beautiful (footage from which goes into the film-within-the-film). It's a bit strained, a bit borderline-hysterical; and perhaps ...
