Looper (movie)

Hong Kong film industry changes focus to mainland

2013-04-06 10:00:00

HONG KONG — When Mabel Cheung, one of this city's leading directors, shot her historical-political drama "The Soong Sisters" in China in the mid-1990s, the nature of the exchange for the co-production was simple: Beijing provided inexpensive...

'Iron Man 3' not the first film to get a unique Chinese cut

2013-03-29 14:04:00

Hollywood is pretty well accustomed to its movies being censored by authorities in China. But in the case of Marvel Studios' forthcoming "Iron Man 3," something close to the opposite of that practice is taking place. On Friday, Walt Disney Co....

'The Croods' is weekend's No. 1, 'Olympus' beats expectations

2013-03-24 09:19:00

It was a weekend of firsts at the box office. The No. 1 spot went to the first cave-man family in "The Croods," and "Olympus Has Fallen" star�Gerard Butler had his first strong showing at the multiplex in years. The 3-D animated family film beat out...

David Fincher, Cuba's female filmmakers among weekend highlights

2013-03-07 06:00:00

Oscar-nominated director David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Social Network") will have an extended conversation at Film Independent at LACMA's "An Evening with David Fincher" Thursday at the Loe S. Bing Theater. The program is to...

'Frankenweenie' tops DVD sales chart

2013-01-22 15:02:00

The Tim Burton-directed animated feature "Frankenweenie" debuted at the top of the DVD sales charts, while "Looper" remained the most popular rental in the U.S. in the second week of January. The horror movie "House at the End of the Street," meanwhile,...

'Argo' wins Critics' Choice Movie Awards for best film, director

2013-01-10 21:00:00

� Scarcely 12 hours after he was snubbed for an Academy Award nomination for best director, Ben Affleck took home top honors Thursday night at the Broadcast Film Critics Assn.'s Critics' Choice Movie Awards: His Iran hostage drama “Argo” won...

For the record

2012-12-11 00:00:00

Priest abuse files: An article in the Dec. 8 Section A about the upcoming release of the personnel files of priests in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles accused of sexually abusing children referred to Roger M. Mahony as a former cardinal. He stepped down as...

'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Argo,' 'West of Memphis' among WGA nominees

2013-01-05 00:00:00

The scripts of "Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln" and "Silver Linings Playbook" are among the nominees for Writers Guild of America Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen in 2012. Nominees announced Friday in the original screenplay...

The independent film breakout stars of 2012

2013-01-03 16:48:00

Independent filmmaking often acts as a farm team of sorts for Hollywood, a showcase for performers and filmmakers who go on to bigger, if not always necessarily better, things. The following is a look at some of the people — and some of the...

'Lincoln' scores a record-breaking 13 Critics' Choice nominations

2012-12-11 08:40:00

Steven Spielberg's historical epic "Lincoln" earned a record-shattering 13 Broadcast Film Critics Assn.'s Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations Tuesday morning. Among its nods were best film,�best director for Steven Spielberg, best actor for�Daniel...

'The Hobbit': Mixed reviews for high-speed format, expanded story

2012-12-06 11:11:00

In the wake of the stellar success of Peter Jackson's adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which grossed more than $2.9 billion worldwide and won a slew of awards, it's no shock that the New Zealand filmmaker would eventually...

'Zero Dark Thirty' named best 2012 film by National Board of Review

2012-12-05 11:55:00

"Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, was named the best film of the year Wednesday by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The movie, set to open in limited release Dec. 19, took home two other...

Like the forthcoming "Iron Man 3," a special version of last year's "Looper," which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt, was released in China.

2013-03-29 14:24:07

"Looper" actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt

2013-02-24 00:00:00

"Looper" debuted atop the DVD and VOD charts.

2013-01-14 23:45:26