Patricia Cardoso’s eyes brim with tears, and she says she might cry. Tucked inside a Zoom box against the backdrop of a white-walled office, she knits her brow, bites her lip and takes a deep breath before continuing with her story. “I knew that movie was extraordinary,” she says of her groundbreaking 2002 film, “Real… Continue reading Redemption for ‘Real Women Have Curves’ director Patricia Cardoso
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Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ eases ‘Death on the Nile’ delay
TELLURIDE, Colo. — As a director, Kenneth Branagh has never shied away from tackling big subjects, whether it’s the Shakespearean heft of his 1996 “Hamlet” or the comic-book spectacle of 2011’s “Thor.” But with his latest film, “Belfast,” he tries to get his arms around something in its own way even more daunting: his own childhood.… Continue reading Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ eases ‘Death on the Nile’ delay
Why Michael K. Williams thought his scar changed his career
Michael Kenneth Williams’ career was changed by the scar on his face, a remnant from a dangerous run-in when he was younger. Williams, who was found dead in his New York apartment Monday at age 54, was a dancer before gaining fame as an actor in shows such as “The Wire” (Omar Little) and “Boardwalk… Continue reading Why Michael K. Williams thought his scar changed his career
Are Netflix movies bad? Not at Telluride Film Festival
TELLURIDE, Colo. — There’s a scene in “The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s darkly funny, emotionally lacerating directing debut, that struck a particular chord with me and perhaps a few others who saw it here at the Telluride Film Festival. Leda (Olivia Colman), a literature professor vacationing in the Greek isles, is at the pictures one evening… Continue reading Are Netflix movies bad? Not at Telluride Film Festival
Column: Adding dental coverage to Medicare makes sense
The $4-trillion U.S. healthcare system is so vast and so complex, any discussion of changing things can (and will) get quickly bogged down in hard-to-address policy details. So let’s focus on just one aspect of healthcare reform: reimbursing medical providers for the treatment they deliver. Put more succinctly: How much is enough? “The question is… Continue reading Column: Adding dental coverage to Medicare makes sense
Oscar predictions starting after Telluride Film Festival
TELLURIDE, Colo. — Here’s a question: When you think about the future, what do you imagine? It’s a query that a radio journalist, played by Joaquin Phoenix, asks his young interview subjects repeatedly in Mike Mills’ bittersweet “C’mon C’mon,” a movie that had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. A few thousand people —… Continue reading Oscar predictions starting after Telluride Film Festival
How to determine your home’s wildfire risk in L.A.
This summer, we began asking readers to submit their most pressing business-related questions about Los Angeles and California. Then we put the questions to a vote, allowing readers to decide which question we would answer in story form. Our latest winner was submitted by Shawn Spencer, a human resources worker in Massachusetts: “If you’re concerned… Continue reading How to determine your home’s wildfire risk in L.A.
‘Shang-Chi’ Challenge inspires West San Gabriel Valley kids
While watching “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” — Marvel’s latest superhero spectacle about a retired assassin who comes out of hiding to protect a mythical village from vicious, soul-sucking monsters — 17-year-old Daniel Ho was reminded of his grandmother’s house. When not dangling from skyscrapers in Macau or speeding through the busy… Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ Challenge inspires West San Gabriel Valley kids
Will Smith, ‘King Richard’ tell Williams sisters’ true story
TELLURIDE, Colo. — The day after the world premiere of his new film “King Richard,” which chronicles the improbable rise of Venus and Serena Williams to tennis greatness, director Reinaldo Marcus Green had the glow of a man who’d just won a Grand Slam tournament match in straight sets. Starring Will Smith as Richard Williams, who… Continue reading Will Smith, ‘King Richard’ tell Williams sisters’ true story
Telluride reviews: ‘Spencer,’ ‘King Richard,’ ‘Cyrano’
TELLURIDE, Colo. — Ah, what a joy to be back in packed theaters again, seated in the dark with strangers and collectively transfixed by the power of the moving image. Also, what a horror, what an utter creeping horror to think of all the invisible deadly pathogens potentially floating around us as we huddle shoulder-to-shoulder. Even… Continue reading Telluride reviews: ‘Spencer,’ ‘King Richard,’ ‘Cyrano’