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Matt Brennan

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 10, 2026
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Aug 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Matt Brennan

    Commentary: In defense of political cinema (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 VENICE, Italy — As I settled in last week for Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” the opening night selection of the 2026 Venice Film Festival, a full-page pull quote in one of the dailies that circulate on the Lido caught my eye from across the aisle: “Art that feeds on politics will eventually die of malnutrition.” The work of Lamborghini Chief Executive-tur

  2. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Matt Brennan

    Can friendship survive the class war? South Korea's Oscar pick has an electrifying answer (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 VENICE, Italy — “My actual personality is not very friendly, I’m afraid,” claims Korean actor Jeon Do-yeon. “Myself and actor Sul Kyung-gu, we can be a little bit brusque. We don’t really have the talent to make the set fun.” As she says it, though, Jeon and co-star Cho Yeo-jeong are laughing — making the assertion rather harder to believe when

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Matt Brennan

    Commentary: 'Primetime' and Chris Hansen deserve each other (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 VENICE, Italy — When Skyler Gisondo turns up in “Primetime” as “Decoy Dan” Plum, an aspiring 23-year-old actor cast to play teenage bait for an unsuspecting pedophile, the camera can’t take its eyes off him. The second trap set in director Lance Oppenheim’s lurid sweeps-ploitation drama about “To Catch a Predator,” which premiered Saturday at th

  4. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Matt Brennan

    Highlights from The Envelope's Aug. 20 issue (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Final voting for the 78th Emmys is now underway, which means The Envelope is bidding adieu to the TV awards season — and already gearing up for the film one. This year, I’ll be in Venice while columnist Glenn Whipp heads to Telluride and movies editor Joshua Rothkopf leads our team at the Toronto International Film Festival. You can catch a daily roundup of our TIFF coverage, including exclusive photo and video highlights from ou

  5. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Matt Brennan

    Highlights from The Envelope's Aug. 13 issue (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Another week, another issue of The Envelope — this one focused on funny business. So if you’re in the dog-day doldrums, let our comedy issue be a salve. Read on for the top contenders in the category and plenty more besides. As a function of my trade, my personal style is closer to “Spotlight” than “The Devil Wears Prada,” but when 6-foot-tall Jessica Williams stepped onto the set of this week’s cover shoot sporting a vinyl jacke

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