Los Angeles Film Festival

Where Do Babies Comes From? Reviewing Ina May Gaskin's Birth Matters

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.14.2012

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Ina May Gaskin has been delivering babies for nearly 40 years and her latest book, Birth Matters, A Midwife's Manifesta (Seven Stories) shows you how....

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The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman: Sparks and Guy Maddin Get Saucy With the Swede

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, Russell Mael, Ron Mael, Heathers, Daniel Waters, Ken Russell, Greta Garbo, Guy Maddin, Tammy Glover, Sparks, Peter Franzén, Ingmar Bergman, Jim Sharman, Ann Magnuson, Los Angeles Film Festival, Musical Ingmar Bergman, Arts News

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman is as unique and wonderful as musical theatre gets: a "what-if" fantasia plopping the celebrated Swedish director smack-dab in the sunny horrors of Hollywood, circa 1956.

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LA Film Fest, Starring Silverlake

Abe Schwartz | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Independent Film, Mumblecore, Echo Park, Horror Movies, Film, Horror, Los Angeles, Silverlake, Los Angeles Film Festival, Film Independent, Life Happens, How to Cheat Film, Krysten Ritter, Los Angeles News

I saw three different narrative features this past week at Los Angeles Film Festival that were set in the Silverlake area of LA. I live in the area, and it was cool to see familiar spots captured through different eyes.

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WATCH: Los Angeles Film Festival 2011 Winners

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 08.27.2011

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"It was such a rich year in competition films, so our juries had really tough choices to make," Artistic Director David Ansen told The Hollywood Repor...

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PLAN ForYourArt: June 16-22

Bettina Korek | Posted 08.16.2011

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Now in its seventeenth year, the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los Angeles Times, returns June 16-26 with ten days and eleven nights of cinema.

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Los Angeles Film Festival

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Lime Orchard, New Moon, Video, Chris Weitz, LA Events, Film Festivals, La Around Town, Sundance, Laff, Film Independent, Los Angeles Film Festival, LA Live, Los Angeles News

On June 16, Film Independent and the Los Angeles Times present the highly anticipated, seventeenth annual, ten-day-long movie-watching extravaganza th...

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PHOTOS: TCM Fest's Top Celebrity Panelists

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 06.26.2011

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WHAT: The 2nd Annual TCM Film Festival WHERE: Hollywood, CA WHEN: April 28 - May 1 Last year cinephiles swarmed Hollywood's theaters for the inau...

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Los Angeles Film Festival: Video Interview With Director Aaron Schock About Circo

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aaron Schock, Circus, Mexico, Los Angeles Film Festival, Circo, Arts News

Most documentaries about Mexico tend to focus on its embattled northern border -- tales of drug wars and desperate migrants. In Circo, we're led into the belly of rural Mexico, town by town.

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FILM: 'One Lucky Elephant' Premieres At Los Angeles Film Festival

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The story of Flora, a pachyderm who for 18 years starred in a St. Louis circus that bore her name, is one of good intentions and evolving awareness. A...

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Can Crowd Funding Help "Seize the Power"?

Abe Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Independent Film Distribution, Independent Film, Advertising, Marketing, New Media, Independent Media, Crowd Funding, Crowd-Funding, Los Angeles Film Festival, Media News

Crowd funding is a tremendous marketing tool, but that's really what it is: a tool. If we go in with any sense of entitlement, lack of follow-through, or weakness, crowd funding will probably not enable us to "seize the power."

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Lost Angels at LAFilm Festival, Friday 6/25: Director Thomas Napper Illuminates Skid Row

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thomas Napper fills every frame with the realities of Skid Row. His lens shines the light on a people and a place too many choose to turn away from.

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LA Film Fest: Did MTV Kill the Music Video Star?

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Film festivals aren't typically the place where you expect to see music videos, but this being Los Angeles Film Festival it's not surprising that musi...

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Highlights of the Los Angeles Film Festival

Tanja M. Laden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film, Los Angeles Film Festival, Laff, One Lucky Elephant, Eyes Wide Open, Animal Kingdom, Los Angeles News

ike Downtown itself, LA Film Fest reminds us that great independent projects are still being made, and as usual, they're having trouble scoring the publicity they deserve.

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Earth Day, Blogger Bake Sale, & Joni Mitchell: Your Weekend-To-Do-List

Posted 05.25.2011

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For the rest of the best of LA culture, check out Flavorpill LA ...

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The Many Offerings at the LA Film Festival

Tara Settembre | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unlike other film festivals, this one seeks to provide many different experiences for both film buffs and those seeking to absorb the vibrant culture of Downtown LA.

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Your Weekend To-Do List

Posted 05.25.2011

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