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By Quendrith Johnson Sometimes you forget how intricate filmmaking is based on how easy it all appears on screen. And along comes someone like Oscar winning editor/sound-pioneer Walter Murch who...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Okay, so that headline is stolen from Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring” when Gandalf addresses Saruman, but it does...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you saw Margot at the Wedding (2007), you know Jennifer Jason Leigh has lately developed incredible charm and depth, but in director Jane...
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What do John Updike and Fran Lebowitz have in common? They both discovered James Thurber, American humorist, at age 10. You will find this out by...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent So, ignore the horns and watch for spoiler alerts here: MALEFICENT is the role of a lifetime for Angelina Jolie. Yes, a lot of the credit...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Most publications have obits written in advance, especially for high-risk stars like Lindsay Lohan who are firmly in the "dead pool," yet the...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It was the Year of The Talented Mr. Ripley with Jude Law, Matt Damon, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. The Croisette sizzled as only a film...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent With the May release LOCKE, a veritable showcase for Tom Hardy's considerable talent, it is easy to overlook the long road to stardom. Not...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It has been 75 years since Gone With the Wind (1939) groundbreaker Hattie McDaniel won her Best Supporting Actor, but she remains the gold...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Not since Amadeus (1984), has classical music had a rousing film to shake the old stereotypes; this might all change with Speak the Music:...
