Email Author Tim Grierson

2009 Stories by Tim Grierson

• WE'RE WITH STUPID

  published November 13, 2009

  You know what you're going to get from most movies set in a dystopian future. Whether it's Blade Runner or Brazil, Minority... More >>

• OKLAHOMA! OLIVER! — NASHVILLE?

  published October 8, 2009

  When list-makers get together to compile the greatest movie musicals of all time, why does Nashville almost never come up? Is it because... More >>

• JUMPIN' JACK STABBED

  published September 10, 2009

  Last year, Martin Scorsese released Shine a Light , the latest concert documentary to drape the Rolling Stones in glory and reverence. It... More >>

• FACE IT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PARIS ANYTIME SOON

  published July 23, 2009

  As the economic downturn persists and exotic travel seems more and more unaffordable, your best chance for a getaway this summer may very well be... More >>

• Albert Brooks is a soulless director

  published June 11, 2009

  Albert Brooks is a soulless director Comedies tend not to be hailed for their cultural prescience, but writer-director Albert Brooks' very funny... More >>

• LA People 2009: Re-Mix Master — Lucian Piane, a.k.a. RevoLucian

  published April 23, 2009

  When audio of Christian Bale’s tirade on the Terminator Salvation set surfaced, the actor unwittingly joined a... More >>

• THE OUTSIDERS

  published April 9, 2009

  With her two most recent films — 2006's Old Joy (pictured) and last year's Wendy and Lucy — director Kelly Reichardt has... More >>

• LIGHTS! CAMERA! FLEET-FOOTED ACTION!

  published March 19, 2009

  Gracefulness isn't a prized commodity in contemporary fantasy-adventure films, so to see 1924's The Thief of Bagdad, one of the pioneering films... More >>