Email Author SCOTT FOUNDAS

Awards

• 2010 - National Entertainment Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published April 9, 2009

  "Boxing, Sex, and Madness"

• 2010 - National Entertainment Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  2009 Film Issue

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 10, 2009

  "Eastwood on the Pitch"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 10, 2008

  "The Visitor"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 14, 2008

  "Diary of the Dead"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 25, 2008

  "Benjamin Button"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 30, 2007

  "Iron Butterfly"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 23, 2007

  "Born Identities"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 9, 2007

  "Badlands"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Film reviews

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2008 Stories by SCOTT FOUNDAS

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  COVER STORY

  Our Critics Rate the Best Movies of 2008

  published December 25, 2008

  Critical MassThe best movies of 2008Is it a sign of the apocalypse? Something in the water? Or is it just the way... More >>

• The Curious Case of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

  published December 25, 2008

  Old Man PittThe curious case of The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button... More >>

• In 'Seven Pounds,' Will Smith Encores His 'Pursuit of Happyness'

  published December 18, 2008

  It’s a Miserable LifeWill Smith encores his Pursuit of HappynessTwo years ago nearly to the day,... More >>

• Bollywood Meets Hollywood in Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire'

  published November 20, 2008

  Game-Show MasalaBollywood meets Hollywood in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog MillionaireWho Wants to Be a... More >>

• Ridley Scott's 'Body of Lies' Is the Post-9/11 Tech-Savvy Terror Thriller We Deserve

  published October 9, 2008

  Lies We Can Believe InRidley Scott’s latest is the post-9/11 tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve... More >>

• No Matter the Runtime and Budget, Spike Lee's WWII Drama 'Miracle at St. Anna' Is an Epic Bore

  published September 25, 2008

  Very Minor MiracleNo matter the runtime and budget, Spike Lee’s World War II drama is an epic bore On... More >>

• Racial Tension, Above and Below the Surface, In Neil LaBute's 'Lakeview Terrace'

  published September 18, 2008

  Friends and NeighborsRacial tension, above and below the surface, in Neil LaBute’s Lakeview... More >>

• Summer '08: Batman Saved the Season, While a Little 'Sex' Went a Long Way and the Indies Went South

  published September 4, 2008

  In the Heat of the KnightSummer ’08: Batman saved the season, while a little Sex went a long way and the indies went... More >>

• Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson Join Forces In Woody Allen's Winning 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'

  published August 14, 2008

  Mighty Aphrodites Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!)... More >>

• Presidential Candidates Vie (And Pander, Plead) for Kevin Costner's Heart and Mind in 'Swing Vote'

  published July 31, 2008

  Change You Can't Believe In Presidential candidates vie for one heart and mind in Swing Vote More >>

• With 'Step Brothers,' Ferrell, Reilly, McKay & Co. Still Don't Wanna Grow Up. And Thank God for That

  published July 24, 2008

  Men Will Be Boys With Step Brothers, Ferrell, Reilly, McKay & co. still don't wanna grow up. And thank God for... More >>

• The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger peers into the void as Christopher Nolan's Batman returns

  published July 17, 2008

  Heart of Darkness Heath Ledger peers into the void as Christopher Nolan's Batman returns What a brooding pleasure... More >>

• [Cannes Report] Cannes Comebacks: Mike Tyson, Jerzy Skolimowski, Terence Davies and More

  published May 29, 2008

  Call them the comeback kids: In its early days, the 2008 Cannes Film Festival has served as a staging ground for a number of unlikely returns,... More >>

• Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man Is a Thing to Marvel

  published May 1, 2008

  Mighty Avenger Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man is a thing to marvel Chalk it up to personal preference, but I've... More >>

• 'Leatherheads,' George Clooney's Ode to Screwball Comedies of Yore Is Sooooo Close. But Yet . . .

  published April 3, 2008

  Fourth and Inches George Clooney's ode to screwball comedies of yore  is sooooo close. But yet . . . When... More >>

• Iraq War Movie 'Stop-Loss' Does Its Best Not to Mention the War

  published March 27, 2008

  Apolitical Theater Iraq War movie Stop-Loss does its best not to mention the war Considering that... More >>

• Multiperspective, Mega-Annoying Vantage Point

  published February 21, 2008

  The Truth Won't Set You Free Multiperspective, mega-annoying Vantage Point Remember the 1985... More >>

• Pity the Fool

  published February 7, 2008

  When a friend recently told me she'd been confused by the poster for the Matthew McConaughey-Kate Hudson fortune-hunting romp Fool's... More >>

• American Heroes and Zeroes

  published January 31, 2008

  Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's Sugar, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (and was inexplicably... More >>

• Life Stinks, Blah, Blah, Blah

  published January 17, 2008

  "I do think the writing is pessimistic—all that stuff about life being a tragic experience," says Angela Stark (played by newcomer Hayley... More >>