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A stacked-deck theological inquiry filtered through a Titanic-by-way-of–Slumdog Millionaire narrative, Life of Pi manages occasional spiritual wonder through its 3-D visuals but otherwise sinks like a stone. It's no shock that Ang Lee brings to his high-seas adventure graceful and refined aesthetics devoid of any unique signature or pressing emotion, as the director has long …
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Every Mexican I know has been laughing these past couple of weeks over Rolling Stone's lame attempt to get wabs to pick up their magazine–oh wait, you didn't hear about it? Where they did a double-cover featuring one in English and another en español–in the back, of course? Hey, Jann Wenner: Plessy v. Ferguson was …
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See the breaking news update at the end of this post on the Coastal Commission's denial of PG&E's seismic studies proposal and foe Surfrider's reaction. ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 13, 12:02 P.M.: As the Coastal Commission considers Pacific Gas & Electric's Fukushima-inspired plan to fire underwater cannons off Central California to study seismic activity around the …
That the American cinema is deader than Dillinger is a fact no right-thinking observer unwilling to be laughed out of the room would even think of denying today. To do the current round of think-piece writers one better, we will add that not only are the movies dead, but they also died in the cradle, …
COLORS5:30 P.M., Election Eve. The after-school day care at La Veta Elementary School in El Modena is a whirlwind of activity. My daughter runs up to me and exclaims, “Tomorrow is Election Day! We got to vote today!” She points to a white mock ballot box set up on a shelf. I smile at her, …
Attention, Eon Productions, Daniel Craig and Heineken: James Bond is not a beer drinker! Sure, I know. Getting all worked up about the new James Bond installment is like freaking out about a new Tim Burton movie—past glories don't justify contemporary relevance. The year 2012 marks 50 years since the release of Dr. No, which …
You're going to read a lot about our experiences last night tomorrow, when the dead-tree edition of this infernal rag appears. Today? A buncha lists breaking down what was a giant win for Democrats last night, but also conservative victories that ensure this county is slowly, truly becoming an egalitarian place for all. And so…ROLL …
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The eyes of the world were once fixated for a brief moment on Anaheim, the supposed “Happiest Place on Earth,” as the facade was torn apart by controversial officer-involved shootings and days of social unrest erupting in its Latino communities this summer. With the attention of the national and international press now gazing elsewhere, Anaheim …
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In an October 25 ruling, a federal judge decided that Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a reasonable records search in response to a complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The case follows a June 2010 ICE raid on Terra Universal factory in Fullerton where 43 undocumented workers were arrested. The ACLU of …
See the update at the end of this post with a response and new, altered logo from Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 30, 3:51 P.M.: Divisions within the immigrant rights movement are nothing new. Mega marchas in Los Angeles became fragmented over the years with different organizations and coalitions having demonstrations at different times …
Jerry Patch, the longtime dramaturge at South Coast Repertory (he split SCR about seven years ago), once remarked that every great play, along with lots of shitty ones, is about home. Whether it's about finding it, losing it, missing it, living in a fucked-up one, or simply remembering it, home is the heart that regulates …
It's hard out there for a video-game villain: always being attacked, never given the benefit of the doubt, forever pigeonholed into a role no one wants to see you escape. Such is the fate of Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly), the bad guy in an old-school arcade game called Fix-It Felix Jr., in which players …
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