James Brolin on ‘Night of the Juggler,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The Venice Film Festival is already…
Kobe Bryant and John Williams’ friendship examined in new book
On the Shelf John Williams: A Composer's Life By Tim GreivingOxford University Press: 640 pages, $40If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
Podcasters pick their favorite films, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The LAT published its fall movies…
Robert Altman’s centennial, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This week, The Times published a…
‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ at 40, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Greg Braxton did an interview with…
John Woo on the classic era of Hong Kong action
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.As awards season begins to take…
Is the making-of ‘Apocalypse Now’ doc the greatest ever?
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Writer-director Ari Aster has refashioned himself…
The neon-streaked L.A. of ‘Drive,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The new “Superman” is in theaters…
Reflecting on America for the Fourth, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Our colleagues at De Los ran…
A ‘Tombstone’ tribute for Val Kilmer, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Opening this weekend and winner of…
A boutique video label is taking over L.A.’s theaters, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Among this week’s new releases is…
A new look at ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Among this week’s new releases is…
Turnstile’s Brendan Yates on famous fans, Laurel Canyon and ‘Never Enough’
Brendan Yates says he’s learned innumerable things fronting his band Turnstile over the last decade and a half, not the least of which is that…
30 years of ‘Clueless,’ plus the week’s best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.We are pleased to exclusively announce…
‘Bleak Week’ returns, plus the week’s best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Following its recent premiere at the…
Goldie Hawn with ‘The Sugarland Express,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The Cannes Film Festival is winding…
Tom Cruise in ‘Minority Report’, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This year’s edition of the Cannes…
‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ in 35mm, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Hollywood was shocked last weekend with…
‘Nashville’ and the movie year 1975, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Tim Grierson paid a visit to…
‘The Teacher’ review: Palestinian educator becomes a beacon of dignity
During a seemingly normal school day, Basem (Saleh Bakri), a dedicated West Bank educator with hypnotizing eyes, encourages his student Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) to get…