Review of 'Back to Black': Amy Winehouse's film is superficial and reductionist
It would be a challenging task for any filmmaker or actor to depict in biopic form the enormous talent, unique…
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We talk to cult legend Alejandro Jodorowsky, who's coming to Los Angeles
“I am an earthling; Then I am galactic and then I am universal,” Alejandro Jodorowsky tells me in Spanish from…
How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black'
For her first “Back to Black” meeting in 2022, actress Marisa Abela made the instinctive decision to present herself as…
'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare': What is true, fiction in the cinema
Warning: The following contains spoilers for “The War Office Ungentlemanly.” Although the events of World War II have been widely…
Documentary filmmaker and social activist Lourdes Portillo dies at 80
Influential documentary filmmaker Lourdes Portillo, who used her art as social activism to illuminate the struggles of the working class,…
David Mamet calls Hollywood's diversity initiatives “garbage”
David Mamet is not done criticizing the liberal Hollywood establishment. “DEI is garbage,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning author told a packed…
'Deadpool and Wolverine' trailer: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman join forces
After a 30-second Super Bowl teaser sent Marvel fans into a frenzy, the full trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” was…
Sydney Sweeney responds to criticism in new vacation snaps
Sydney Sweeney won't let critics ruin a vacation full of “good times and tan lines.” That's how the “Madame Web”…
Documentary 'Our Words Collide' follows Los Angeles teen poets
The front rows of Los Angeles' historic Wilshire Ebell Theater were filled with more than 20 high school students Saturday,…
Sydney Sweeney orchestrated a fake romance with Glen Powell
Unwritten or fully scripted? Glen Powell applauded his “Anyone But You” co-star Sydney Sweeney for orchestrating a marketing campaign for…