Metroland (film)
1998
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Mar 28, 2003 · "Laurel Canyon" is not a successful movie--it's too stilted and pre-programmed to come alive--but in the center of it McDormand occupies a place for her character and makes that place into a brilliant movie of its own. There is nothing wrong with who she is and what she does, although all around her actors are cracking up in strangely written ...
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- Almost Famous
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Mar 7, 2003 · 68% Tomatometer 113 Reviews 52% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Sam (Christian Bale) and his fiancée, Alex (Kate Beckinsale), move to Los Angeles for the summer to stay at the luxurious house of ...
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- Frances Mcdormand
Jun 1, 2020 · Reviews. Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time Delves Into a Dreamy, Horny Lost Era. A new documentary examines a singular music scene—and the Boomer generation’s abandoned principles. By Tracy...
- A Place in Time
- The Bubble Bursts
- Evolution and Dissolution
- Conclusion: Laurel Canyon
What feels particularly special is having this vast assortment of first-hand witnesses who were on the ground floor as these things were happening. Instead of having an erudite batch of talking heads explain the social significance, it feels far more intimate, laced with anecdotes and more off-the-cuff imagery. Far from mere social significance, th...
If there is a symbolic capstone for this period, it would be Woodstock because not only did it bring these same performers together in one place, it was the most iconic embodiment of their ideals – peaceful community and artistic expression. No one captures it better than Mitchell in her titular song. After these interludes, Laurel Canyonsets out o...
If there is an ongoing theme in part two, it has to do with this constant sense of evolution and dissolution. You have events like Woodstock or even the Moon Landing positioned as landmark moments bringing people together. Whereas Vietnam and the Manson murder, and later the Altamont concert, only highlighted the fissures slicing through our societ...
Make no mistake, while it doesn’t boast any earth-shattering revelations that aficionados of the era are not already familiar with, there is still so much that’s worthwhile about Laurel Canyon. The greatest asset is this inbred sense of intimacy. It never feels like it resorts to a kind of distant analysis or didacticism. Instead, we are allowed to...
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March 7, 2003. Leonine in T-shirt and jeans, her frizzy, blondish hair streaming below her shoulders, Frances McDormand in ''Laurel Canyon'' may be the ultimate screen embodiment of a recently...
100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 86% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Intimate portraits of the artists who created a music revolution in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles during...
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal. Somewhere, there’s an interesting movie to be made that wraps the human condition in with music,...
