Sherrie Li

Michael Cera Enters His Experimental Phase

Sherrie Li
Michael Cera is growing up. It may be hard to picture, as at one point it seemed as if baby-faced Cera could forever play the awkward teenage boy next door. But in the last few months, other than a recent return to his Arrested Development roots, Cera has left behind......
Spoken Reasons can't escape the camera.; Credit: Norm Tallant

Spoken Reasons, the YouTube Poet, Jumps to Hollywood in The Heat

Sherrie Li
There are plenty of YouTube "stars" on the Internet -- written with quotation marks because they rarely are recognized by age groups outside their target audience of teenagers. But this past week, Spoken Reasons, born John A. Baker Jr., went beyond his subscribers' computer screens and onto the silver ones......
The Thief and the Cobbler

Helen Mirren Plays Queen Elizabeth II Again: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Sherrie Li
See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, June 28 Helen Mirren reclaims the crown in a live broadcast of Peter Morgan's new play, The Audience, on Saturday. Mirren and Morgan previously collaborated on award-winning film The Queen, proving they've got the goods in capturing the essence of Queen Elizabeth......
John Cusack in Say Anything

L.A. Film Fest Continues: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Sherrie Li
See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage *L.A. Film Fest: The Best Movies to See Friday, June 21 On Friday at the Grand Park's Performance Lawn downtown, in honor of the original 1988 Hairspray's 25th anniversary, the L.A. Film Fest and Dance Camera West want you to do the Mashed......

Disney Resurrects a Long-Lost Cartoon

Sherrie Li
Once upon a time, there was a cartoon character who was long forgotten. Lost to Universal when Walt Disney left to start his own studio in 1928, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has lived in the shadow of Mickey Mouse for nearly 80 years. But he's back — accompanied by all......

5 Best Movies to See at the Dances With Films Festival

Sherrie Li
Dances With Films returns for its 16th year newly expanded to 11 days, with a lineup of more than 40 promising independent features. Since most people don’t have 60 or so hours to spare, we’ve watched a bunch of them and selected the top five you should check out. 5......
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe in Cruel Intentions

A Jewish Film Festival and More: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Sherrie Li
See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, May 31 With graduation caps flying on campuses all over town, Downtown Independent joins the celebration with two high school films from the '90s and a drink-along. First up is Can't Hardly Wait, starring then-it girl Jennifer Love Hewitt and frequent low-man-on-the-totem-pole......