Film

Midnight in Paris Sony Pictures Classics As far as body of work goes, Woody Allen is a titan among American filmmakers. While his films may not have the epic scope of a Coppola or the box office clout of a Spielberg, Allen’s pantheon is no less impressive, running the gamut…

My Heart Is an Idiot Budget Fabulous Films Love. Well, it’s difficult to wax eloquent about love without sounding trite. That’s probably because it’s the most clichéd of all human emotions, so much so that even recognizing it’s impossible to write about love without sounding trite has also become trite….

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (The Strike Pictures) As this film is the nadir of entertainment, let’s keep the synopsis short: Dagny Taggart (Taylor Shilling) owns Taggart Transcontinental alongside her myopic brother, James Taggart (Mathew Marsden). Dagny works against her brother striving to make Taggart Transcontinental the best railroad ever! Yet…

The Adjustment Bureau Is there a greater power steering this crazy ship called life? If there is, most times it seems like He/She is asleep at the wheel, or at the very least well above the legal limit. And if destiny does rule all, then what about free choice? Did…

Blue Valentine Love, like any other volatile emotion, doesn’t always end well. What starts out with the best of intentions can come crashing down. The fragility of love is explored in Derek Cianfrance’s breakout film, Blue Valentine. Much like the emotion it delves deep into, the film itself gets messy….

Black Swan When Thomas Leroy (played by French actor Vincent Cassel) announces to his ballet company that the next season at New York’s Lincoln Center will open with Swan Lake, he acknowledges that it’s an obvious, even overdone choice. But, he tells his attentive company, their production is going to…

Thrilla in Manila is a new documentary currently airing on HBO. It follows Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier from their friendship to their falling out to, eventually, their third and final bout in Manila, Philippines. Whether or not you’re a fan of boxing (I am), it’s definitely worth checking out….

Modest Mouse will be releasing a new video directed by the late Heath Ledger for the song “King Rat,” a bonus track off their 2007 album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Ledger and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock met in Australia through a mutual friend and spawned…

Bring It on Home! For over 10 years Tyler Coppin, a Sacramento native turned Australian actor and writer, has traveled the world with his one-man show Lyrebird, Tales of Helpmann, receiving nothing but positive reviews along the way. Lyrebird”¦ is an incredibly entertaining and hilarious 90-minute production about the life…

Style Network Sends Hip, Local Stylist to Small Town By Michaela Pommells The city of Sacramento is laying its claim to “style fame” on the Style Network. This month the trendy Spanish Fly Hair Garage (on 17th and J) will be featured on Split Ends, a hip show that swaps…