Movies and music: Starring California
As the Golden State and center of the movie and recording industries, California is ground zero for sun-and-fun pop cultural expressions.
April 22, 2012
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As the Golden State and center of the movie and recording industries, California is ground zero for sun-and-fun pop cultural expressions.
Movies on a Big Screen will show two documentaries that plumb the always controversial reproductive rights issue when it screens “Motherhood By Choice, Not Chance” and “We Always Resist.” The docs will be followed by a panel discussion.
Bully This is a heartfelt and highly useful documentary about the tortures that some kids endure because of bullying.
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Dorothy Mackaill films One of the more unlikely, though welcome, home video resurrections is that of Dorothy Mackaill (1905-1990).
A fine family film and a thoughtful documentary lead these films that are newly arrived on Blu-ray and DVD.
Daily guide of TV movies and radio highlights Daily guide Daily guide of TV movies and radio highlights
Feature: “Caught Inside” (2010), “Charlotte Rampling: The Look” (2011), “The Conquest” (2011), “The Darkest Hour” (2011), “Dark Watchers: The Women in Black” (2012), “Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters” (1973), “Doctor…
(PG-13, 105 minutes, The Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay): Meryl Streep disappears so uncannily into former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that her performance overpowers the movie. Filmgoers who come to see Streep in action will see only that: an actress delivering a bravura performance but not a thoughtful, provocative portrait of one of the most consequential figures of the 20th century …
Movies this month include “The Three Stooges,” “Cabin in the Woods” and “American Reunion.” We have high hopes for some, not for others.
The Kid With a Bike: The Belgian filmmaking Dardenne brothers are back with this subtle, well-acted, seemingly impassive but ultimately emotional slice of life, about a boy who has been abandoned by his parents and his…