Weekend Streaming: Daniel Day-Lewis, Screwball Comedy, & Serial Killers
I’m suspicious of streaming. Over the last few years the quality and ease of streaming movies has drastically improved, but I can’t help but think […]
Classics
Los Angeles Recommendations June 1-8: Marcel Ophüls
I love Annie Hall. It’s possibly the movie I’ve seen most in my life. One of my favorite parts is the movie theater queue scene, when […]
Now See This—2001: A Space Odyssey
Welcome to Now See This, a source for classic film recommendations around Los Angeles. To escape the stresses of modern life, why not get away from […]
Now See This, Ep. 1: ‘The Haunting’
Welcome to Now See This, a new podcast designed to help you find the best in classic film that Los Angeles has to offer. For […]
Growing up with Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Contempt’
One day the summer before my sophomore year of high school, my father asked me to help him carry an old dresser out to his […]
The King of Comedy, Scorsese’s Forgotten Masterpiece
We all want to be famous. Every last one of us, even if we won’t admit it in public. The allure of fame, of having […]
Just Another Face in The Crowd
The Crowd (1928), directed by King Vidor, is a film of a life freighted with great expectations. Unfortunately, great disappointments accompany those hopes. Born on […]
20 Years On, the Humanity of “Fargo” is the Coens’ Crowning Achievement
When Fargo was released 20 years ago, its subsequent success would have seemed unlikely, even impossible. The Coen brothers’ three previous films had all failed at the […]
35 Years On, “Thief” is Still Visionary
Released thirty-five years ago, Michael Mann’s Thief was an auspicious debut from an American filmmaker. Mann had actually directed a television film two years prior, […]
Talking About “My Dinner with Andre”
My Dinner with André (1981) has become famous largely due to impressions of the film that are often wildly off base. To many viewers it’s […]