Todd Solondz

'This Is 40:' How can Judd Apatow's woes be fixed?

2012-12-27 13:20:00

The "sort-of sequel to ‘Knocked Up’” is how Universal marketed Judd Apatow’s comedy “This Is 40,” a perfect slogan for a movie about which many of us felt ambivalent. “This Is 40” is of course Apatow&...

High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating

2012-08-18 08:30:00

In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and...

L.A. Times launches free Indie Focus film series at Laemmle NoHo

2012-08-08 09:00:00

The L.A. Times is expanding its events for movie lovers with a new, free Indie Focus Screening Series at the Laemmle NoHo 7 theaters starting Aug. 22 with “Robot & Frank.” Starring Oscar nominee Frank Langella as an aging jewel thief who...

Pee-Wee Herman comes to HBO

2010-12-21 16:34:59

Clash of Titans: Michael Moore vs. Manohla Dargis

2009-09-18 16:32:27

Theater review: 'Procreation' at Odyssey Theatre

2010-07-21 16:33:05

Listen: Beck and Devendra Banhart survive 'Life During Wartime'

2010-08-05 16:36:23

'27 Dresses'

2008-01-18 00:00:00

KATHERINE HEIGL is always the bridesmaid and never the bride in this garden-variety wedding-themed rom-com -- except here, never means later, as it should alarm nobody to learn. In this, and in every other way I can think of, "27 Dresses" adheres...

Generation XXX

2005-12-11 00:00:00

A young couple strolls into a cafe in Eagle Rock. Based on appearances—severely angled bird's-nest hairdos dyed in shades of bruise, emblematic tattoos that simultaneously advertise solidarity and defiance, pierced nostrils, lips, eyebrows, faces...

Film review: A win for the 'Dark Horse'

2012-07-21 16:00:00

It may be too obvious an intro, but filmmaker Todd Solondz — whose new film “Dark Horse” opens next week — could himself be considered a dark horse. His films have a strong following at festivals and in art houses, but they are too...

Venice unveils juries: Kliot, Reeves tapped for duty

2012-07-17 21:45:13

ROME -- The Venice Film Festival has announced the full jury rosters of its cutting edge section Horizons and its Lion of the Future prize for best feature debut. The Horizons jury comprises U.S. indie producer Jason Kliot, who, in addition to works by...

Breaking through: Below-the-Line Impact Report 2012 - Up Next

2012-07-30 21:55:07

SOYON AN Costume designer/stylist An may be a two-time Emmy winner for costumes on "So You Think You Can Dance" and stylist for "American Idol," but the 30-year-old, who was born in South Korea and raised in L.A., has her sights set on some new goals....

Box office: $921,445 The Todd Solondz film starring Selma Blair, John Goodman and Paul Giamatti is in two parts, one titled "Fiction" and the other "Non-Fiction." The former features Blair and centers on a college creative writing teacher who has affairs with his students.

2012-08-14 15:53:21

'Dark Horse' writer and director Todd Solondz.

2012-07-21 16:10:00

We can't figure out what we're most excited to see this year. Could be Baltimore-set "LUV," starring Common and Michael Kenneth Williams (pictured). Or perhaps it's the comedy with our favorite title, "Gayby" (yes, about a gay man and a straight woman having a baby).

2012-05-02 11:40:00