Mark Olsen

I write about movies, all kinds, for the Los Angeles Times + a weekly newsletter on the world of cinema in L.A. and beyond.

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

“There’s so much music over all these movies because I’ve been doing them for so long."

Ahead of three nights at the Hollywood Bowl, Wes Anderson looks back on 30 years of music & movies
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Louise Lasser, star of soapy TV satire 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,' dies at 87 https://t.co/iUUEXTFQqU

[Joshua Rothkopf @joshrothkopf]

"I’ve been telling this story in all my films for years."

Christopher Nolan sits down with @KennethTuran to discuss his personal journey into THE ODYSSEY, along with its casting, physical effects and the one actor whose take made everyone on set applaud.

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[Joshua Rothkopf @joshrothkopf]

@Carlos_Film @joshrottenberg What are you watching this weekend (besides JAWS)? @IndieFocus has a sweet roundup of the week's best repertory options — join us De Palma obsessives for BLOW OUT in 35mm next Friday — plus a link to the 10 movies you need to see in L.A. this month: https://t.co/By35jiXcLZ

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10 must-watch movies that capture America in times of profound change https://t.co/EeGuABWzRO

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

This week in L.A.:
Muhammad Ali in WHEN WE WERE KINGS
Antonioni's THE PASSENGER in 35mm
Truffaut's STOLEN KISSES in 35mm
Rohmer's SIX MORAL TALES
WE ARE PAT w/ Ro Haber, Julia Sweeney, Harper Steele & Alan Cumming
Plus, THE INVITE, MADDIE'S SECRET & more
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[LAT Entertainment @latimesent]

To laugh or to cry? It’s a question that feels a little too familiar of late — one confronted often while watching “Maddie’s Secret,” the debut as writer-director from comedian and performer John Early. https://t.co/9HtZMYORPk

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

We talked to Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White about the five seasons of #TheBear.
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[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

"It feels daring for how it wants to actually examine the emotional costs of contemporary grown-up life, bringing wincing laughs of recognition."

My review of THE INVITE, one of the best films of the year so far.
https://t.co/auYqfJ8jQJ

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

This week in L.A.:
A trio of Indiana Jones on 35mm
Guillermo del Toro presents Alfred Hitchcock
CAR WASH 50th anniversary
Cronenberg's CRASH
THE DEVIL QUEEN 4K restoration
ONE FROM THE HEART in 70mm
Plus, TOY STORY 5, LEVITICUS & THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD
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[LAT Entertainment @latimesent]

Growing up, his idea of Robin Hood wasn't a fox. Michael Sarnoski goes his own way https://t.co/yDL9FPPdOW

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An arrest. A breakup. Turning 30. With 'I Love L.A.,' Rachel Sennott made comedy from chaos https://t.co/twSxQazovD

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I was blown away by the news anchor at the end of #DisclosureDay. Her name is Courtney Grace and she’s actually a former news anchor! I spoke with her about her career, Spielberg and if they showed her the news footage her character reacts to.

Read more: https://t.co/2JjHpd8JMt

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

In Hollywood, female actors are often told that opportunities for work will diminish as they age. As Constance Zimmer got into her 40s and 50s, she came to believe this “narrative” herself.

Watch the Envelope's Emmys Limited Series/TV Movie Roundtable: https://t.co/irxu2lExXO

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

This week in L.A.:
GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
MICHAEL MANN'S MANHUNTER: THE FINAL CUT world premiere 4K restoration
Mary Harron on I SHOT ANDY WARHOL
MAPS TO THE STARS w/ Bruce Wagner in-person
Rediscovery of NO PICNIC
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK 25th anni https://t.co/3UokV5mrIW

[LAT Entertainment @latimesent]

David Hockney, the innovative and prolific British artist who arrived in Los Angeles in 1964, soon celebrating its sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, died Thursday. He was 88.

📷 Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

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For Riz Ahmed, representation is not enough: 'Does the room change you, or do you change it?' https://t.co/2EoaWU4t3G

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

With DISCLOSURE DAY opening, @joshrottenberg & I take a look at Steven Spielberg's long-standing fascination with space aliens.
(Plot twist: It's really about us.)
https://t.co/OmxmuBkHJq

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

This week in L.A.:
TRAINSPOTTING 30th anniversary in 4K
Live commentary cast reunion of HOCUS POCUS
BARTON FINK in 35mm
THE SILENT PARTNER in 35mm
DAYS OF HEAVEN in 35mm
Park Chan-wook's THE HANDMAIDEN
https://t.co/8aes1yxdTN

[Mark Olsen @IndieFocus]

This week in L.A.:
Marilyn Monroe at 100
Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair Year 5
UCLA's 22nd Festival of Preservation
BABY IT'S YOU w/ Rosanna Arquette & Vincent Spano
Plus, new releases BACKROOMS, TUNER and POWER BALLAD
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