R.I.P.
The late BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee appeared in a wide range of films, from gritty crime flicks like ‘The Long Good Friday’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ to celebrated family movies ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and ‘Hook.’
Lorenza Muñoz was a reporter at the Los Angeles Times for 14 years before leaving the paper in 2008 to finish her first novel, The Weight of Flight. She is a regular contributor for Newsweek/The Daily Beast, mamiverse.com, and the Los Angeles Times, and is an adjunct professor of journalism at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication.
Classic
At 17 months, Mickey Rooney interrupted a vaudeville show when he sneezed behind a shoeshine stand. He then played his mouth organ for the audience. A star was born.
Period Drama
Lorenza Munoz talks to Elizabeth McGovern about ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 3, weddings, and her folk band.
Roundtable
Lorenza Muñoz talks to four African-American female filmmakers about race, gender, and identity in film.
Office Hours
Lorenza Muñoz talks to Jeff Goldblum about his new play ‘Seminar,’ celebrity death hoaxes, and more.
Another World
In the gross-out comedy That’s What She Said, Heche plays a neurotic. “I think I fall in love with girls who need help and that is how I have made a career,” Heche tells Lorenza Muñoz.
LOS OLIVIDADOS
Lorenza Muñoz talks to novelist Reyna Grande, whose memoir tells the story of her parents leaving her in Mexico to go to the U.S.
Battle Zones
Lorenza Munoz talks to the controversial director about ‘Tears of Gaza’ and the Strip’s little casualties.
QUIET REFLECTION
Few in Hollywood think “The Dark Knight Rises’ caused the tragedy in Colorado. But some do wonder if popular culture has desensitized people to the very real consequences of violence.
Bonjour
Omar Sy talked to Lorenza Muñoz about ‘The Intouchables,’ his rise, and whether the movie is racist.