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November 12, 2021
Lady Gaga stays in character (and accent) throughout House of Gucci; Licorice Pizza is coming this Thanksgiving in a large…
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September 30, 2021
Academy Museum film programmer Bernardo Rondeau grew up attending screenings all over L.A. and now looks to give back with…
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July 7, 2021
Director Carlos López Estrada structured his sophomore feature, Summertime, around his first experience at a Koreatown spoken-word event.
March 15, 2021
Joe Berlinger, director of Netlix's Cecil Hotel true crime docuseries, is begging for viewers to stop cyberbullying people who were…
Morbid: Everything to You Need to Know About the Man Falsely Accused of Killing Elisa Lam
February 18, 2021
Here's how Morbid, a death metal musician whose real name is Pablo Vergara, was falsley accused of killing Elisa Lam…
Night Stalker Richard Ramirez and the Cecil Hotel: Everything You Need to Know
February 17, 2021
What's the connection between Night Stalker serial killer Richard Ramirez and the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles? We've got…
Who Was Jack Unterweger, Serial Killer in Netflix’s Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel?
February 16, 2021
There's a lot more to the story of Jack Unterweger, the Austrian serial killer whose stayed at The Cecil Hotel…
How it Ends Zoe Lister-Jones
January 31, 2021
How It Ends, from Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, won me over as soon as Nick Kroll's character referred to…
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January 27, 2021
Sincerely, Los Angeles, a new documentary, tracks mourning Lakers fans who focused their passion during the COVID-19 lockdown into Kobe…
Night Stalker: 13 Richard Ramirez Facts From Netflix Horrifying Docuseries
January 13, 2021
Night Stalker Richard Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles and San Francisco in the 1980s, as detailed in the new Netflix docuseries
October 2, 2019
Where to invest in your film education? Our annual list of the best film schools in the U.S. and Canada…
September 10, 2019
The TCM Classic Film Festival is the zenith of repertory celebrations -- repertory cinema is alive and well across the…
April 25, 2019
Heading into its 20th year, Newport Beach Film Festival is expected to attract 55,000 visitors, making it the largest film…
Best Places to live and work as a moviemaker
January 16, 2019
Part one of our 19th annual guide to North America’s leading cinema spots will show you the 20 best big…
June 13, 2018
An all-encompassing media art showcase, New Media Film Festival (NMFF) continues to carve its own niche as it celebrates its…
January 16, 2018
Where are the best places in North America to put down roots and set up shoots? Part one of the…
July 27, 2017
The idea for LA Femme International Film Festival, for women directors, writers and producers, came to me in 2004, Park…
June 19, 2017
This past June weekend in LA hosted the 9th Hola Mexico Film Festival, the 11th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival…
March 9, 2017
Moving to many locations mid-shoot is not something you want to do every other day of your schedule, says the…
January 26, 2017
Take a virtual tour of our 26 favorite filmmaking cities in North America on our map of the Best Places…
January 18, 2017
Voilà! For the 17th year running, we’ve ranked the best places in North American to practice the craft of moviemaking...…
December 13, 2016
La La Land opens with a show-stopping number in which the stars don’t even participate. This takes place—where else—amidst a…
August 1, 2016
Fear not the unorthodox job! How Joe Syracuse got his moviemaking start by driving sex workers around Los Angeles to…
June 2, 2016
Los Angeles-based moviemaker Jeff Grace had his directorial debut, Folk Hero & Funny Guy, premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.