The Crash Reel
This documentary follows snowboarder Kevin Pearce as he recovers from a traumatic brain injury, and asks hard questions about whether his family should support his desire to return to dangerous extreme sports.
Far Flungers
Haskell Wexler and “The Bus”
Anath White reflects on Haskell Wexler’s short film “The Bus” (which you can watch at the end of the essay).
CalArts Creations at Disney Hall in Los Angeles
CalArts, founded by Walt Disney in 1961, remains an incubator for animators, directors, actors and other creative types. That was clear at the 10th annual New Original Works Festival at Disney
Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
A Defense of “Pacific Rim” Along with Other Reflections
Michael Mirasol muses on “Pacific Rim” and the strange antagonism to the film, and on its relationship to its inspirations.
Disney’s D23 Expo: Costume Contest
Jana Monji reports on the costume event at Disney’s D23 Expo.
Disney’s D23 Expo: Animation
At Disney’s D23 Expo, Jani Monji caught up with upcoming animation projects.
Disney’s D23 Expo: The Good Dinosaur
At Disney’s D23 Expo, crowds got a look at upcoming films and television from the Mouse House, including a new Pixar film about dinosaurs.
Disney’s D23 Expo: The Live-Action Section
At their big D23 Expo event, Disney unleashed some stars and a lot of tantalizing info about live action films.
Snowpiercer
The new science fiction action film from Bong Joon-ho (“The Host,” “Mother”) defies the odds by turning yet another dystopian future into something thrilling and distinctive.
“From Russia with Love” and its place in the Bond canon
Gerardo Valero offers an in-depth review of “From Russia with Love.”
“The Grandmaster” at Comic-Con 2013
Jana Monji reports on the party for Wong Kar Wai’s “The Grandmaster” at Comic-Con 2013 in San Diego.
“The World’s End” at Comic-Con 2013
Jana Monji reports on the Comic-Con panel for the new movie “The World’s End,” from the team behind “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.”
Psych The Musical: Notes from Comic-Con 2013
Jana Monji, reporting from Comic-Con 2013 in San Diego, recounts the wonders of waiting (and waiting, and waiting) in line for “Psych: The Musical.”
Ender’s Game Show: Comic-Con 2013 Day One
Harrison Ford and the rest of the cast of “Ender’s Game” just want to talk about their movie, but at the Comic-Con press conference, other topics inevitably came up.
