Fritz Lang

The Cinematheque celebrates the beauty of film

2013-01-03 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque welcomes 2013 with "Motion Picturesque: Cinema at Its Most Beautiful" festival, which shines the spotlight on the visual splendor of motion pictures. The series opens Thursday at the Egyptian with Fritz Lang's influential...

Debuts from Christopher Nolan, Stanley Kubrick: Kenneth Turan's pick

2013-01-02 13:13:00

As the new year begins, what could be more fitting than a look at the first films of celebrated directors? The folks at Criterion have given us 1998's "Following," the fine independent debut by Christopher Nolan, who shot it over a year while he was...

Movies: The '20s roaring again

2011-12-18 00:00:00

Cue the flappers, the fringe, the beads and the bobs. The Roaring '20s are back in fashion — on the runways and on-screen. It started in September at the spring 2012 fashion shows, with Ralph Lauren's "Great Gatsby" gowns, Tory Burch's...

LACMA film series celebrates California noir

2012-05-17 16:38:15

'Gump,' 'Bambi' among 2011 National Film Registry selections

2011-12-27 21:38:06

'The Numberlys' app for the iPad: Storytelling of the future

2012-01-14 16:36:24

TCM unveils list of 10 most influential silent films

2012-01-18 16:37:46

Around Town: Salutes to Bunuel and the hero of 'Hugo,' Melies

2012-01-19 16:37:41

'A Better Life's' Demian Bichir: Time for his moment in Oscar spotlight

2011-11-17 16:36:28

Critic's Notebook: Lucille Ball, 100 and ageless

2011-08-06 16:37:47

Art review: Josh Dorman at George Billis

2010-10-14 21:32:54

From the Vaults: 'Metropolis' (1927)

2010-11-20 16:33:06

Ray Milland and Marjorie Reynolds in Fritz Lang's 1944 adaptation of Graham Greene's thriller "Ministry of Fear," now out on DVD.

2013-03-02 00:00:00

Fritz Lang's visionary 1927 epic "Metropolis" screens Thursday evening at the Egyptian Theatre.

2012-12-30 12:45:27

Kirk Hammett: "Well, I liked it a lot because the Karloff `Mummy' is one of my favorites. I have a deep attachment to this poster. It's a three-sheet, which basically means it's three times the size of a movie poster. I like everything about this. Those bold red colors.

2012-11-27 00:00:00