Ray’s eye: The magnificent Apu Trilogy rides again
Before there was Bollywood or "The Mindy Project" there was Satyajit Ray, India's movie maestro.
Controversial Aloha co-stars Hawaiian independence leader
A lynch mob is attacking writer/director Cameron Crowe's new movie "Aloha," which opened May 29.
The fetishism of commodities: "Mad Men," capitalism, and its discontents
What made "Mad Men" arguably the greatest dramatic series in American TV history is that there was a method to its madness.
“Kung Fury”: 1980s-inspired action movie, released on YouTube
From the very first opening scene, you can tell that you are going to be in for some physics-defying action and fun.
"Death in the Congo" highlights obscure subject: African liberation
"Death in the Congo" is an important book because it fills a void, but it could have illuminated more.
When Aaron met Rachel: "The Fourth Noble Truth"
While at first the discussions about the tenets of Buddhism do raise some consciousness and are absorbing and educational, Noble quickly runs out of steam.
East meets island: movies from Asian Pacific Film Festival
The 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival continues to serve as a gateway for features, shorts, animation, and documentaries.
"Blood on Steel": Book remembers 1937 Steelworkers strike
On Memorial Day, 1937 thousands of steelworkers marched on Republic Steel in Chicago, demanding union recognition.
"Mad Men" ends, but is it the real thing?
McCann expressed in its ad the truth that the violent, warring world could use a little harmony.
A grand romance in staged Around the World in 80 Days
Lightning-fast changing of costumes, props and sets lends itself to levity as mustaches droop and muttonchops fall off of undaunted actors who know the show must go on.
