Scarface (movie)

Review: Mario Ybarra Jr. deftly mixes reality and fiction

2013-03-08 11:18:00

In "Double Feature," his first exhibition with Honor Fraser, Mario Ybarra Jr. explores the probably universal impulse toward cinematic identification, playing with the ways in which we project ourselves into the roles we encounter on the silver screen...

Critic's Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped

2013-02-15 08:00:00

I abhor violence. As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. From the terrifyingly premeditated to the unfortunately accidental, those images still have the...

Pacino's 'Any Given Sunday' speech gets new life in Jeep ad

2013-02-19 14:48:00

Many actors are finding easy money in doing voice-over work for radio and television commercials. But it is very unlikely that anyone landed an easier gig than Al Pacino, who didn't lift a finger to get a plum voice-over spot with Chrysler Jeep. The...

PASSINGS: David R. Ellis

2013-01-08 00:00:00

David R. Ellis, 60, a journeyman director and former stuntman whose credits include the 2006 thriller "Snakes on a Plane," died Monday morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was in pre-production on the upcoming film "Kite" with Samuel L....

'Snakes on a Plane' director David. R. Ellis dies

2013-01-07 15:51:00

Journeyman director and former stuntman David R. Ellis died Monday morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was in pre-production on the upcoming film "Kite" with Samuel L. Jackson. The cause of death is unknown, said his agent, David Boxerbaum....

Kristen Stewart buys house with view of twilight

2012-11-04 00:00:00

Actress Kristen Stewart's new view home is not far from "Twilight" costar and on-again boyfriend Robert Pattinson's place in Los Feliz. Set in gated Laughlin Park, the 3,361-square-foot house Stewart bought for $2.195 million features a carved wood front...

Actor Harris Yulin sells Venice cottage for $2.7 million

2012-10-15 14:25:00

Actor Harris Yulin has sold a cottage in Venice for $2.7 million. The one-story house, built in 1922, has one bedroom and one bathroom in 784 square feet of living space. Surrounded by mature trees, it sits on a 7,191-square-foot double lot on a walk...

'Spider-Man' flies to No. 1; 'Savages,' 'Katy Perry' are decent

2012-07-08 09:25:00

Hordes of moviegoers were bitten by the�"Spider-Man"�bug this weekend, as the superhero flick flew to the top of the box office. The 3-D reboot starring Andrew Garfield as the web-slinger debuted on Tuesday and grossed a healthy $140 million during its...

Classic Hollywood: Pre-code films out from Warner Archive

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Capsule reviews of feature films

2013-05-09 09:54:04

ADMISSION 2 1/2 stars. Tina Fey stars as a Princeton admissions officer, Paul Rudd is a hippie-dippie progressive school head lobbying for one of his students, in this odd mix of romantic comedy, improbable soap and Ivy League satire. 1 hr. 57 PG-13 (sex,...

'Spring Breakers': Trouble where the bad girls are ★★★

2013-03-21 00:00:00

No animals were harmed in the making of "Spring Breakers." But plenty of impressionable young and older minds will assuredly experience feelings of disorientation watching writer-director Harmony Korine's candy-colored clown of a movie, which starts out...

This weekend: 'The Walking Dead,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Phil Spector'

2013-03-22 05:57:00

The NCAA men's basketball tournament will generate�marathon viewing this weekend, but�there are entertainment programs to savor and avoid. A few highlights: 1. AMC is not making�the last two "Walking Dead" episodes available to critics as the zombie...

From left, "Scarface" cast members F. Murray Abraham , Al Pacino , Steven Bauer and Pepe Serna reunite for the Blu-ray disc release of their film at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

2011-08-25 07:55:53