Author: Allison Loring
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LAFF 2013 Review: ‘The Crash Reel’ Delivers Stunning Images with Serious Consequences
Director Lucy Walker’s The Crash Reel gives audiences a front row seat to some of the most death-defying snowboarding tricks from the world’s top snowboarders,…
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LAFF 2013: 10 Things We Learned About Composing From Atticus Ross, Brian Tyler, and David Sardy
One of the staples of the Los Angeles Film Festival is the festival’s Coffee Talk series which bring together top names in the industry to…
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LAFF 2013 Review: Found Footage Style of ‘Europa Report’ Takes Away from Potentially Intriguing…
LAFF 2013 Review: Found Footage Style of ‘Europa Report’ Takes Away from Potentially Intriguing Story Many films have tackled the question of whether we’re alone…
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LAFF 2013: 10 Insights on Being Funny from Maya Rudolph
Friday night during the Los Angeles Film Festival, the talented (and 8 months pregnant) Maya Rudolph sat down with LACMA curator and host of KCRW’s…
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LAFF 2013 Review: Few Things Last ‘Forev,’ But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Worth the Trip
Los Angeles is known for being a town where it is hard to meet people and have meaningful interactions. Angelinos live in their cars and…
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LAFF 2013 Review: Leave Your Inhibitions Behind for a Campy Romp in ‘I’m So Excited’
Anyone who’s flown on a Southwest flight knows the flight attendants can get a bit silly. But hopefully the reason is not because they are…
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How Does One Compose for a Film Adapted from a Play?
It is a challenge to take a story originally intended to be performed on stage in front of a live audience and adapt it for…
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9 Big Questions Left Unanswered by ‘The Purge’
Those who have seen the trailer for The Purge, or the film itself, know this is not your normal brand of horror film. The Purge…
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Composing for a New Brand of Horror with Nathan Whitehead and ‘The Purge’
We all have those moments whether we are stuck in traffic or at the end of an un-moving line at the airport/post office/DMV where you…