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Mark Olsen

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Mark Olsen

    The 12 movies you need to see in L.A. this month (opens the original)

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    Hang with the teen witches of “The Craft,” turn a young person onto horror with a Stephen King-scripted blast and listen to Kurt Russell scrap with John Carpenter, the director who understood him best. October is a good month to live in Los Angeles and go to the movies. The repertory scene continues to offer up an avalanche of riches, with local programmers outdoing themselves. These screenings feature special guests, archival prints and other surprises. Consider our guide a handy catch-all of t

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Mark Olsen

    Danny DeVito on directing 'Hoffa' and 'taking the final blow' for working people (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Part of what makes Beyond Fest such an exciting event is the elastic unpredictability of what fits within the festival’s purview. The recent meta-slasher “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” shown at the resolution of an old VHS tape? Obviously. A new 4K restoration of Ken Russell’s notorious 1971 religious shocker “The Devils”? Of course. But

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Mark Olsen

    She won Hollywood's highest honor. So why was making her next film so hard? (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred It’s pronounced “human.” Yet writer-director Siân Heder acknowledges that the unusual spelling of the title of her new movie, “Being Heumann,” is something people might give a puzzled second look, unsure of how to say it and possibly dismissing it altogether. Which, the more she sat with it, made it perfect as the title for a portrait of real-li

  4. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Mark Olsen

    The 10 movies you need to see in L.A. this month (opens the original)

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    John Carpenter discusses his most radical movie, Sofia Coppola presents “Marie Antoinette” with star Kirsten Dunst, and Todd Haynes goes glam in 35mm. September is a good month to live in Los Angeles and go to the movies. The repertory scene continues to offer up an avalanche of riches, with local programmers outdoing themselves. These screenings feature special guests, archival prints and other surprises. Consider our guide a handy catch-all of the best repertory screenings of the month, reserv

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Mark Olsen

    'They're growing up — we're aging': Richard Linklater with 'Boyhood' 12 years behind him (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Prolific and versatile, Richard Linklater has been one of the most joyously unpredictable filmmakers for more than 35 years. From the rambling philosophizing of 1990’s “Slacker,” one of the key films of the American independent film movement, to titles such as the high-school hangout of “Dazed and Confused,” the achingly romantic “Before” trilog

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