Martin Scorsese is a favorite here at the Pictorial, and we are truly excited about his upcoming plans to do a Frank Sinatra biopic. (Biopics are scary terrain, granted, but if anyone can do justice to Ol’ Blue Eyes it’s definitely Marty.) But to be frank (hardy, har, har), the buzz that Marty’s favorite muse … Continue reading The Great Frank Debate
Variety today reporting that French production giant MK2, Method Animation and animation house DQ Entertainment will be producing a series of animated Charlie Chaplin shorts in 3D. “There won’t be any direct movie adaptations. We will use gags from the films, pay homage and try and keep the spirit of Chaplin,” said Method president Aton … Continue reading 3D Charlie
The biggest year on record for domestic Box Office receipts was also one of the most forgettable years in memory for the movies. 2009 may have seen us forking over more money than ever to go to the movies, but it also shortchanged us with films that often felt altogether unwatchable. (2012 anyone?) But from … Continue reading 5 Movies That Mattered
I’ve been on some sort of Fellini trip as of late. Just haven’t been able to get enough of the man and his supremely sensuous phantasmagoria of time, space, shadow and light. Few directors have so effortlessly (seemingly) blurred the line of fact, fiction, fantasy and farce with such delirious delight … and I think … Continue reading Fellini Springs Eternal
On Monday, the Guardian tipped me off to Spacesicks’ I Can Read Movies series. Since this project has been up since the January, I am feeling woefully unhip over the fact that I have just discovered the wide, wonderful, dizzying world of Spacekick. I actually don’t know QUITE how to describe this mind-bending experience so … Continue reading I Can Read Movies
On Monday, the Guardian tipped me off to Spacesicks’ I Can Read Movies series. Since this project has been up since the January, I am feeling woefully unhip over the fact that I have just discovered the wide, wonderful, dizzying world of Spacekick. I actually don’t know QUITE how to describe this mind-bending experience so … Continue reading I Can Read Movies
On Saturday, October 17th, USC Libraries is hosting the 4th annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar. For local historians, and historians-in-training, this is an event you simply can’t afford to miss. Presented by L.A. as Subject, USC’s alliance dedicated to preserving LA history, you will have the opportunity to browse rare collections from over 60 historical … Continue reading 4th Annual L.A. Archives Bazaar
London’s Chris Beetles Gallery is one of my favorite art galleries and their exhibitions are always something truly spectacular. From October 12 through November 7, they are presenting a special presentation of Brian Duffy prints—Duffy being the Swinging Sixties photographer iconic fashion shoots and portraits of pop culture icons came to embody the energy and … Continue reading Brian Duffy and the Swinging '60s
London’s Chris Beetles Gallery is one of my favorite art galleries and their exhibitions are always something truly spectacular. From October 12 through November 7, they are presenting a special presentation of Brian Duffy prints—Duffy being the Swinging Sixties photographer iconic fashion shoots and portraits of pop culture icons came to embody the energy and … Continue reading Brian Duffy and the Swinging ’60s
Hot off the Los Angeles Times press: Responding to public outcry over the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s decision to end its 40-year-old weekend film program, two outside organizations have stepped forward to pledge a total of $150,000 in the fight to save the screening series. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which organizes the … Continue reading UPDATE: The LACMA Film Program
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