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    Sep 15, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  1. Star Trek doc is a family enterprise

    Burbank-based Trekkers mostly missed out on a great afternoon event this past Sunday, as Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, son of “Star Trek” creator Gene, screened his documentary “Trek Nation” at the Burbank Film Festival to a sparsely populated Fletcher Auditorium in Woodbury University's Business School.
    Burbank-based Trekkers mostly missed out on a great afternoon event this past Sunday, as Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, son of “Star Trek” creator Gene, screened his documentary “Trek Nation” at the Burbank Film Festival...

    Tags: Entertainment, George Lucas, Wil Wheaton, Martin Luther King Jr., Tim Russ

    2. Sep 18, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  2. Burb's Eye View: Pilot goes from the military to movies

    You could say a military life was in the Arrington family's blood, but though his father served on nuclear submarines, Randy Arrington found his calling far above sea level as an attack pilot. The same holds true for Hollywood: Arrington's father...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Secret Service, Mario Van Peebles, Entertainment, Human Interest

    3. Aug 11, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  3. DVD review: An action-packed 'Raid'

    It's safe to say that Gareth Huw Evans is the greatest Welsh director of Indonesian action films. Sony Classics picked up his second feature, “The Raid: Redemption,” to the cheers of Asian-action fans. The story is about a SWAT team sent on a suicide mission to grab a crime boss (Ray Sahetaphy) out of the 15-story urban apartment building that serves as his headquarters. When the squad's leader is killed, a rookie (Iko Uwais, who also served as fight choreographer) has to rise to the occasion and lead his guys through 14 video-monitored floors filled with murderous thugs. Story is hardly the point here, however. The film is almost entirely one action scene after another, starting with automatic weapons and then, as circumstances dictate, axes and knives, then improvised weapons, and finally hand-to-hand combat.
    It's safe to say that Gareth Huw Evans is the greatest Welsh director of Indonesian action films. Sony Classics picked up his second feature, “The Raid: Redemption,” to the cheers of Asian-action fans. The story is about a SWAT team sent on...

    Tags: Animation (genre), Entertainment, DVDs, Sony Corp., Linkin Park (music group)

    4. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  4. DVD review: 'Samurai Trilogy' is a cut above predecessor

    In 1954, Japan's Toho studio made three films that achieved enduring international success. The first was Akira Kurosawa's “Seven Samurai,” which shows up within the top 10 of nearly every international critics' poll. The second was “Gojira,” later to be known as “Godzilla,” very likely the best known Japanese film of all time. And the third won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, despite which you're unlikely to have heard of it, unless you're a samurai film buff.
    In 1954, Japan's Toho studio made three films that achieved enduring international success. The first was Akira Kurosawa's “Seven Samurai,” which shows up within the top 10 of nearly every international critics' poll. The second was “...

    Tags: Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, DVDs

    5. Jun 29, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  5. DVD review: 'The 39 Steps' worth taking

    Alfred Hitchcock's very free 1935 adaptation of John Buchan's novel was almost certainly the calling card that got him invited to make films in America. As a work of pure entertainment, it out-Hollywoods Hollywood. The plot is that of a thriller. But the tone is more reminiscent of Frank Capra's “It Happened One Night” (which won the previous year's Best Picture Oscar): a series of mostly comic episodes, about a couple, who are on the run by necessity, bristling with hostility, and absolutely destined to fall in love by the end.
    Alfred Hitchcock's very free 1935 adaptation of John Buchan's novel was almost certainly the calling card that got him invited to make films in America. As a work of pure entertainment, it out-Hollywoods Hollywood. The plot is that of a thriller. But...

    Tags: Robert Montgomery, Entertainment, Francois Truffaut, DVDs, Frank Capra Jr.

    6. Jul 7, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  6. DVD review: Griffith played well against type

    Who doesn't have a soft spot for Andy Griffith (who died last Tuesday)? You'd have to be pretty immune to benevolent paternalism to resist the down-home charm of Andy Taylor or most of the other roles he created.
    Who doesn't have a soft spot for Andy Griffith (who died last Tuesday)? You'd have to be pretty immune to benevolent paternalism to resist the down-home charm of Andy Taylor or most of the other roles he created. Griffith's career thrived primarily on...

    Tags: Tom Berenger, Entertainment, Andy Griffith, Elia Kazan, Glenn Beck

    7. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  7. DVD review: '21 Jump Street' is 'good dumb'

    As I remarked in my review of the theatrical release of “21 Jump Street”, this feature revival/spoof of the ‘80s TV show is better than it has any right to be. It may be dumb, but it's good dumb, mixing very broad shtick with clever sequences that turn around the conventions of the buddy-cop/action/blow-it-all-up genre. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are both hilarious and at times surprisingly touching.
    As I remarked in my review of the theatrical release of “21 Jump Street”, this feature revival/spoof of the ‘80s TV show is better than it has any right to be. It may be dumb, but it's good dumb, mixing very broad shtick with clever...

    Tags: Ice Cube, Entertainment, DVDs, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum

    8. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  8. William Friedkin: Technology is creating more opportunities than ever

    William Friedkin has been directing films for roughly 45 years. You wouldn't know it to look at him. You'd likelier guess that he was born around the time his first feature — the 1967 Sonny and Cher vehicle “Good Times” — was made. Maybe it's just his enthusiasm and energy.
    William Friedkin has been directing films for roughly 45 years. You wouldn't know it to look at him. You'd likelier guess that he was born around the time his first feature — the 1967 Sonny and Cher vehicle “Good Times” — was made....

    Tags: Juno Temple, Entertainment, Cher, William Friedkin, Peter Bogdanovich

    9. Jun 21, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  9. DVD review: 'Cat Run' has some sharp extras

    This overly violent but otherwise frequently enjoyable film showed up briefly in theaters more than a year ago, to little notice. It may have suffered from comparison to “Red,” the Bruce Willis/Helen Mirren/Morgan Freeman/John Malkovich action film that opened a few months earlier. The two are similar in type, in a few plot ideas, and through the remarkable resemblance between Janet McTeer's character here and Mirren's in “Red.” The big difference is the budget.
    This overly violent but otherwise frequently enjoyable film showed up briefly in theaters more than a year ago, to little notice. It may have suffered from comparison to “Red,” the Bruce Willis/Helen Mirren/Morgan Freeman/John Malkovich action...

    Tags: Chris Rock, Janet McTeer, Paz Vega, Entertainment, Penelope Cruz

    10. Sep 12, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  10. Digital media trailblazer and ex-Disney exec Bob Lambert dies

    Bob Lambert, a widely respected entertainment industry executive who played a pivotal role in the advent of computer <a id="01025000" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Animation (genre)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/genres/animation-%28genre%29-01025000.topic">animation</a>, died of undisclosed causes Friday at his home in Glendale, his family announced Monday night. He was 55.
    Bob Lambert, a widely respected entertainment industry executive who played a pivotal role in the advent of computer animation, died of undisclosed causes Friday at his home in Glendale, his family announced Monday night. He was 55. Lambert served as...

    Tags: Animation (genre), Entertainment, Pixar Animation, Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

    11. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  11. DVD review: 'Hunger Games' a pleasant surprise

    Writer/director Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' hugely popular novel &mdash; a teen book that crossed over to the adult market &mdash; is one of this year's nicest surprises so far. Lionsgate's video release is also a pleasant surprise: They've gotten nearly everything right. There's no commentary track, but that will probably show up on some &ldquo;super&rdquo; or &ldquo;ultimate&rdquo; edition in the future.
    Writer/director Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' hugely popular novel — a teen book that crossed over to the adult market — is one of this year's nicest surprises so far. Lionsgate's video release is also a pleasant surprise: They'...

    Tags: The Hunger Games (movie), Entertainment, Donald Sutherland, DVDs, Gary Ross

    12. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  12. A three-hour Warner Bros. tour

    The historic movie lot at Warner Bros. Studios is no amusement park. There is no roller coaster, no dinosaurs to send you down an 80-foot raft plunge. Curious George will never soak your kids or give them a hug. (See Universal for that.) But fans can get a glimpse of real movie and TV productions at work on the sprawling Burbank campus at the studio&rsquo;s VIP Studio Tour, and examine artifacts from productions dating back to &ldquo;Casablanca&rdquo; and up through the &ldquo;Harry Potter&rdquo; series.
    The historic movie lot at Warner Bros. Studios is no amusement park. There is no roller coaster, no dinosaurs to send you down an 80-foot raft plunge. Curious George will never soak your kids or give them a hug. (See Universal for that.) But fans can...

    Tags: Kirsten Dunst, Entertainment, Harry Potter (fictional character), Casablanca (movie), James Dean

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