Monday, March 9

Reviewing Restoration

Ten years ago, anyone who wanted to learn how to archive film had to work in a vault, among canisters and reels instead of human beings. Read more...


Screen scenes

“Constantine” Directed by Francis Lawrence Warner Brothers Watching Francis Lawrence’s film “Constantine” feels like a case of deja vu. Take, for example, Keanu Reeves sitting in the back seat of a car with rain pouring down as he contemplates the next move in his twisted life, or a possessed little girl contorting her body into unnatural positions while her mother gasps in horror. Read more...


Screen scenes

“Beautiful Boxer” Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham Here! Films Boxing in Hollywood has come a long way since the testosterone-driven “Rocky.” Oscar nominee “Million Dollar Baby” told the common tale of a woman’s struggle to prove that she can fight like a man. Read more...


Soundbite

M83 “Before the Dawn Heals Us” Mute 2003’s “Lost In Translation” may not have won the long-denied Bill Murray an Oscar, but its gloriously shimmering soundtrack reintroduced synthesizers and shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain to the public eye. Read more...


Cultural Night raises awareness

In February 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into action Executive Order 9066, calling for the immediate relocation of Japanese Americans into internment camps in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read more...