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In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJul 30, 201511:23 amSeptember 25, 2015
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review – ant man

This is somewhat smaller, much less-ambitious successor to the “Guardians of the Galaxy” – a super-hero movie that never takes itself seriously, a film that seems to believe it’s not worth saving the world unless […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJul 24, 201511:46 amSeptember 9, 2015
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review – trainwreck

Judd Apatow makes very funny movies in a very crude sort of way. If you’re not easily offended by rampant sex and four letter words included casually in every sentence — and multiple examples of […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJul 20, 20157:09 pmAugust 13, 2015
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review – minions

Think of them as yellow pint-sized capsules of humor that head straight to funny bone of the very young. There, they must tickle; how else to explain the uncontrolled laughter at the utter nonsense taking […]

Coming Soon by Linn GreyJul 4, 20152:57 pmAugust 29, 2015
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review – our fight

This short, poignant documentary chronicles the murder of Edwin Chota and three other indigenous inhabitants of Peru’s in their on-going struggle to defend their land from illegal loggers and drug traffickers. Tucked deep in Peru’s Amazon […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJul 3, 20157:06 pmAugust 13, 2015
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review – ted 2

The original was an unexpected delight. This one is an unfunny disaster. It’s also unfocused and desperate; like Seth MacFarlane’s last outing, “A Million Ways to Die in The West,” this movie heads in a […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJun 22, 20157:04 pmAugust 13, 2015
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review – inside out

“Do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on in their head?” With that question, Pixar begins this, their fifteenth animated film. They take us into the mind of Riley, an 11-year-old […]

Industry News by Linn GreyJun 20, 20158:00 pmAugust 28, 2015
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review – hyena’s blood

Hyena’s Blood tracks the life of corrupt DEA agent Paul Kavinski (Jon Lange) who is operating in Mexico in 1973. Renowned commercial director Nicolas Caicoya showcases his expertise with the moving image in the hyper violent […]

Coming Soon by Linn GreyJun 20, 20157:25 pmAugust 28, 2015
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Hailing from Beirut, Lebanon, Hend is a delicate reflection on complex relationships and the depth of the maternal bond. Within the quiet confines of this beautifully shot short film, first time writer / director Stephanie Bou […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJun 18, 20158:10 pmJune 19, 2015
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review – spy

Writer-Director Paul Feig knows how to make Melissa McCarthy much funnier in his movies (see “Bridesmaids” and “The Heat”) than in the movies she finds on her own (don’t see either “Tammy” or “Identity Thief”). […]

Industry News by LAFR StaffJun 10, 20159:20 pmJune 10, 2015
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*Updated* Results Are In For The 2015 Awards!

The results are in! All acceptance and rejection notifications have gone out. If you have not received an email with your film’s status, please contact us. Congratulations to all of our Winners, Nominees and Honorable Mention […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJun 9, 201512:49 pmJune 10, 2015
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review – love & mercy

Brian Wilson gave The Beach Boys their sound, their early hits, and their direction. This is an introspective look at his music — and his madness. With the number of Beach Boy biographies and made-for-TV […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsJun 6, 201512:47 pmJune 10, 2015
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review – aloha

What could Cameron Crowe possibly have been thinking? As a writer and director, he is at least idiosyncratic (his last movie was “We Bought A Zoo”) and sometimes incomprehensible (consider “Vanilla Sky”), but then he’s […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMay 25, 201511:50 amMay 30, 2015
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review – tomorrowland

It’s named after a section of Disneyland, but it really embodies the purpose of EPCOT and the spirit of the Kodak-sponsored adventure, the original “Journey Into Imagination.” One indication: in the first fifteen minutes, the […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMay 20, 20155:13 pmJune 13, 2015
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review – max max: fury road

Here’s to those with real talent! Here’s to those foolish enough to think they can make a movie about nothing but non-stop action – and figure out a way to make it work in a […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMay 11, 20152:07 pm
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review – hot pursuit

At one point, Agent Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) is being searched at a party. As she’s being “patted down,” she echoes what the searcher is not finding. “No,” she repeats, “nothing there.” She could be describing […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMay 6, 201511:48 amMay 30, 2015
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review – avengers: age of ultron

Holy Crapola, Batman! This is over-stuffed stuff. Batman is not in here, of course, but it’s chock full of other superheroes – Iron-Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, the Hulk, and others including Quicksilver […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMay 5, 201511:43 amMay 30, 2015
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review – far from the madding crowd

This is a very pretty movie, but with plot holes large enough to drive a flock of Dorset sheep through. It’s a film where the main character, Bathsheba (Carey Mulligan), promises to “astonish you all,” […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMay 2, 20152:04 pmMay 11, 2015
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review – age of adaline

You’ve seen this basic plot before. It’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” maybe even “Winter’s Tale.” It’s the kind of picture the studios release around Valentine’s Day, a soft […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsApr 20, 20156:39 pmMay 8, 2015
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review – woman in gold

This is a movie that will restore your faith in the power of movies. The story is true, the dialog is often witty, the plot moves effortlessly between the past and present. The staging is […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsApr 12, 20156:37 pmMay 8, 2015
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review – danny collins

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” English Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans, who used the pen name George Eliot, wrote that more than 150 years ago, but she could have […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsApr 10, 201511:45 amMay 30, 2015
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review – furious 7

If you believe that too much of a “good thing” is a “great thing,” have I got a movie for you. Although it’s released in April, this is a fitting introduction for a “summer of […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsApr 5, 20156:32 pmMay 8, 2015
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review – get hard

As the double-entendre title makes clear: this intends to be a raunchy comedy – and it is. Fortunately, Will Ferrell is just an overgrown kid at heart; he uses that to guide his performance and […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsMar 20, 20156:35 pmMay 8, 2015
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review – the second best exotic marigold hotel

Ah, finally, a movie made for adults that’s not relentlessly offensive and even embarrassing to so many adults. A movie you can recommend to your mother and she won’t ask you later: What was going […]

Industry News by Bob GibbonsMar 17, 20151:50 pmMarch 21, 2015
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review – cinderella

How do you refresh a folk story so well known, a Disney classic so well-loved? If you’re director Kenneth Branagh and screenwriter Chris Weitz, you do it one character at a time, rethinking and reimagining […]

In Theaters by Bob GibbonsFeb 28, 20151:47 pmMarch 21, 2015
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review – focus

This is fizzy, frothy fun. And it all works better if you don’t focus too closely. The leads (Will Smith and Margot Robbie) are likeable, even charismatic; any question about their uneven chemistry may be […]

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