I’m not going to pretend that Batman is a franchise with a long history of integrity and gravitas. The darkness and grittiness of Nolan’s trilogy doesn’t erase Adam West’s spandex-clad...
Will Smith is considered one of the most successful actors in today’s Hollywood landscape, race considered or not, and he sets the bar for other black actors with his work. His son Jaden, who co-starred...
A national film festival that condenses the traditional film format into a 90-minute compilation of comedy shorts will premiere for the first time in Baton Rouge at 8 p.m. Friday at the Shaw Center For...
It’s only a wee bit longer until the fifth-annual Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival takes the city by storm once again.
The festival, which started in 2009, vows to introduce the rich Irish culture...
I was only a freshman in high school when I first watched Zach Braff’s indie film “Garden State.”
I promise you I didn’t “get it.”
At the time, I didn’t fully...
"The Place Beyond the Pines” is another Focus Features production starring indie darling Ryan Gosling and it tells a much more complex narrative than the expected romantic drama the trailer portrays.
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With the skyrocketing number of movies being filmed and produced in Louisiana in recent years and Louisiana’s zeal for the arts and storytelling, it’s astonishing that the Pelican State doesn’t...
The magic of a movie kiss — that will-they-won’t-they buildup lasting for many minutes until finally, a bubble pops and the earth shakes for a bit — is something deserving of reward....
Roger Ebert, easily the best-known modern film critic, passed away Thursday due to complications from cancer.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic is widely praised for his ability as a writer and film...
Off an unimpressive stretch of Bluebonnet Boulevard, across the street from an old Coca-Cola factory being steadily transformed into a Costco, Baton Rouge’s best kept secret is making magic.
Though...
Ever since James Franco’s infamous Huffington Post response to the first season of “Girls,” there’s been quite a bit of criticism surrounding Lena Dunham’s award-winning HBO...
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s new tax plan proposal is causing concern in film industry circles across Louisiana, and some of those affiliated with the film industry fear the possible changes will devastate...
