By Mark Shepherd Santa Monica
(Re: The downtown ficus trees) That’s right. Nobody move. We got him. Without a federal grant! Yeah, he’s still alive. No, you can’
By David Spataro Santa Monica
I guess I’m old fashioned. At this time of year, I’m in the habit, quite inveterate, of wishing people a “Merry Christmas.” Now
being an “extra” on their various films. In past episodes we’ve seen Kate Whinslet, Ben Stiller, Samuel Jackson and David Bowie, among others, generally making asses of themselves. It’
By their way to the meeting point, bicycle cops rode on sidewalks with wary eyes. The story has progressed to the point that television news cameras were on hand, waiting
The hype and awards-show buzz for this film started long ago for this quirky flick. Thought to be this year’s “Little Miss Sunshine,” I and many others have
By KEN TARR is a student at Santa Monica College, an actor and writer and is also taller than 99 percent of the population. He telepathically or at
Part “Sky
It may seem appealing and even necessary to see a Christmas film this winter. That is apparently what studios enjoy banking on every holiday season. This year’s dredge stars
One of the more abstract works of modern times, this semi-autobiographic Bob Dylan bio-pic is a tang-ient-filled batch of melancholy and mythology. Director Todd Haynes uses
By Kenn Tarr Notes from the film scoundrel
AS TH E FI LM MAESTRO I HAVE projections and predictions, and as the new year comes around, I promise to have
By Quotations captured and compiled with care by CYNTHIA VAZQUEZ.
A CENTER-CUT, NO-FAT REVIEW OF WHAT WAS SAID THIS PAST WEEK BY FOLKS THE WORLD OVER AND RIGHT
