“From the people who brought you ‘Madagascar’ …” OK, not exactly. Dreamworks did “Madagascar,” and “The Wild” is a Disney flick, but the similarities are so remarkable it’s hard to
By Julia Reeves Santa Monica
Thank you for the guest commentary by Thomas M. Sipos (SMDP, April 12, page 5). It was most welcome. I agree with about 98 percent
Director Gaby Dellal’s “On a Clear Day” contains many of the trappings we’ve come to expect from stock inspirational dramas from the UK — a working-class hero at
LA’s affluent Westside is the setting for writer-director Nicole Holfcener’s excellent third feature, “Friends with Money,” which was given the honor – and with good reason – of opening
This Hitchcockantino-esque offering — a crude modern approximation of classic film noir — from director Paul McGuigan (“Wicker Park”) boasts a stellar cast of veteran thesps hammily spewing epigrammatic zingers as
THE MOVIE: The Devil and Daniel Johnston THE DIRECTOR: Jeff Feuerzeig THE STARS: Daniel Johnston Madness and genius often walk hand in hand, as evidenced in Jeff Feuerzeig’s moving
THE MOVIE: Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction THE DIRECTOR: Michael Caton-Jones THE STARS: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, David Thewlis, Charlotte Rampling At times during the prepensely unintelligible “Basic Instinct
THE MOVIE: Awesome: I F--in’ Shot That! THE DIRECTOR: Horatio Hornblower (aka Adam Yauch) THE STARS: The Beastie Boys It’s been 20 years since the Beastie Boys released
THE MOVIE: The Brick THE DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson THE STARS: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Emilie de Ravin, Nora Zehetner B The gimmick that got people talking about tyro writer-
By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica High School’s ice hockey team won its first game last week. Samohi played Loyola High School and defeated the team in a 7-
THEMOVIE : L’Enfant THE DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne THESTARS : Jérémie Renier, Déborah Francois In a scene very near the end of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s 2005
THEMOVIE : Lonesome Jim THE DIRECTOR: Steve Buscemi THE STARS: Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Seymour Cassel In “Lonesome Jim,” underrated talent Casey Affleck once again proves he can
