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William H. Macy Reveals on Twitter He’s Joined Mel Gibson Film

William H. Macy Reveals on Twitter He’s Joined Mel Gibson Film

By Zachary Shevich

Fargo & Shameless star William H. Macy took to Twitter recently to announce he’s joined Mel Gibson in director Jean-François Richet upcoming film Blood Father. The film’s synopsis, as found on IMDB, reads, “An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill...

Teaser Trailer and Images for Adam Wingard’s Throwback Thriller ‘The Guest’

Teaser Trailer and Images for Adam Wingard’s Throwback Thriller ‘The Guest’

By Dustin Jansick

A teaser trailer and still images are now available for consumption from director Adam Wingard’s (You’re Next) throwback thriller The Guest. Collaborators Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett continue their...

LAFF 2014 Closing Night: Jersey Boys

LAFF 2014 Closing Night: Jersey Boys

By Ananda Dillon

A little more on the biopic spectrum than a lavish stage-to-screen production as most cinematized musicals tend to be, Jersey Boys evokes the same nostalgia putting on a record of...

LAFF 2014: Dear White People

LAFF 2014: Dear White People

By Ananda Dillon

Before Wednesday’s Los Angeles Film Festival Gala Screening of Dear White People, director Justin Simien, along with exec-producer Stephanie Allain, told white members of the audience that they were...

LAFF 2014: They Came Together

LAFF 2014: They Came Together

By Ananda Dillon

Those who understand and appreciate the humor of David Wain and Michael Showalter have no doubt been anticipating They Came Together, the first film the duo has worked on...

LAFF 2014: Libertador: The Liberator

LAFF 2014: Libertador: The Liberator

By Ananda Dillon

As a vast majority of the world tuned in to the World Cup Sunday, I was treated to an equally lively South American production. Libertador, or The Liberator, is...

LAFF 2014: The Two Faces of January

LAFF 2014: The Two Faces of January

By Ananda Dillon

The Los Angeles Film Festival continued its Gala screenings Tuesday with The Two Faces of January. First time director Hossein Amini has proven he understands the art of calculated and...

NXNE 2014: Boyhood

NXNE 2014: Boyhood

Shot periodically over a 12 year period, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood chronicles the life of Mason (Ellar Coltrane) between the ages of 6 and 18. That kind of scale for...

Criterion September 2014 Releases Announced

Criterion September 2014 Releases Announced

By Aaron Pinkston

The Criterion Collection announced their September 2014 releases today, highlighted by David Lynch’s masterpiece Eraserhead and films from auteurs Roman Polanski and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Eraserhead David Lynch – Available September 16...

Jillian Bell & Anders Holm From ‘Workaholics’ To Star In P.T. Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’

Jillian Bell & Anders Holm From ‘Workaholics’ To Star In P.T. Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’

By Aaron Pinkston

From pop-up cameos and supporting roles in recent comedy hits Neighbors and 22 Jump Street, the cast of Comedy Central sleeper hit Workaholics have been crossing over to the big screen with great success....

LAFF 2014: Trouble Dolls

LAFF 2014: Trouble Dolls

By Ananda Dillon

A cross between the millennial musings of Lena Dunham and the dimwittedness of Romy and Michele, Trouble Dolls is a female buddy comedy for today’s self-aware art hipsters, or more...

LAFF 2014: Eat With Me

LAFF 2014: Eat With Me

By Ananda Dillon

Sunday at the Los Angeles Film Festival was a gorgeous day, so it’s fortunate that this year’s LA Muse category at the festival has afforded viewers a way to...

LAFF 2014: The Last Time You Had Fun

LAFF 2014: The Last Time You Had Fun

By Ananda Dillon

A night-on-the-town movie for the pre-middle age crowd, The Last Time You Had Fun is out to show that divorce, kids, and growing disillusionment doesn’t mean life can’t still be...

LAFF 2014: Echo Park

LAFF 2014: Echo Park

By Ananda Dillon

It used to be that indie cinema was the place to go to get fresh perspective on common film themes. Somewhere along the way indie films have formed their...

LAFF 2014: Lake Los Angeles

LAFF 2014: Lake Los Angeles

By Ananda Dillon

The gap between the allure of American refuge and the actual plight of those who immigrate here empty-handed is movingly portrayed in Mike Ott’s Lake Los Angeles. Entirely in Spanish, the film is...

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