Film Archive: L

Phyllida Lloyd

• Feature: The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

Shia LaBeouf [Disturbia]

• News: 'Disturbia' star Shia LaBeouf was destined for an acting career

Neil LaBute

• The Wicker Man
• Nurse Betty
• Nurse Betty
• Possession
• The Shape of Things

David LaChapelle

• Rize

Richard LaGravenese

• Freedom Writers
• News: Hilary Swank's 'Freedom Writers' earns an 'A' for real
• Freedom Writers
• P.S. I Love You

Nadine Labaki

• Caramel (Sukkar banat)

John Lafia

• The Blue Iguana

Dante Lam

• The Vampire Effect (chin Gei Bin)

Mary Lambert

• The In-Crowd

Albert Lamorisse

• White Mane

John Landis

• Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Diane Lane

• News: Diane Lane's talent is not `Untraceable'

Fritz Lang

• Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler): Restored Authorized Edition

Erich Lange, Serge Bromberg

• Discovering Cinema: 'Learning to Talk' and 'Movies Dream in Color'

Jessica Lange

• News: Jessica Lange hits the road in 'Bonneville'

Marcel Langenegger

• Deception

Monty Lapica

• Self-Medicated

Christopher Landreth, Laurence Green, Ryan Larkin

• Ryan: the Special Edition Dvd

Lance Laspina

• Frazetta: Painting With Fire

John Lasseter

• Cars
• Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition

Alberto Lattuada

• Mafioso
• Mafioso: Criterion Edition

Charles Laughton

• Feature: Part 1: Pure Classicism

Frank Launder

• I See a Dark Stranger

Francis Lawrence

• Constantine
• Feature: I Am Obama: The American Imagination and the New Black Hero
• I Am Legend
• News: He may no longer be fresh, but Will Smith remains a prince

Marc Lawrence

• Music and Lyrics
• Two Weeks Notice

Noel Lawrence

• Experiments in Terror

Ray Lawrence

• Lantana
• Jindabyne

Lauren Lazin

• Tupac: Resurrection
• Tupac: Resurrection

Patrice LeConte

• The Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont)

Alex LeMay

• Desert Bayou

David Leaf, John Scheinfeld

• The U.S. vs. John Lennon
• The U.S. vs. John Lennon

David Lean

• Lawrence of Arabia
• A Passage To India

Patrice Leconte

• The Man on the Train (l'homme Du Train)
• The Man on the Train (l'homme Du Train)
• The Widow of Saint-pierre (La Veuve de Saint Pierre)
• My Best Friend (Mon meilleur ami)
• My Best Friend (Mon meilleur ami)

Mimi Leder

• Deep Impact: Special Collector's Edition
• Pay It Forward

Heath Ledger

• News: Heath Ledger abandons a surefire career for one fraught with risk

Ang Lee

• Brokeback Mountain
• Brokeback Mountain
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (wu Hu Zang Long)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (wu Hu Zang Long)
• The Hulk
• Ride With the Devil
• Ride With the Devil
• News: Sex and violence are not always gratuitous, directors say
• News: Ang Lee's 'Lust, Caution' has sense and sensuality
• Lust, Caution (Se, jie)

  PopMatters Pick

  

  The primary question in Lust, Caution (Se, jie) is: "What is real?"

   
• Feature: Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Female
• The Ice Storm: Criterion Edition

  Featured Article

  

  The general fuzzed-out sense of malaise that Lee is able to tap into while exploring the Nixon-era sexual revolution (and repression and adventure), creates a point of view that both ruthlessly observes and empathizes with these alien suburbanites.

   

Christopher Lee

• News: Christopher Lee remains busy after 60 years of acting

Iara Lee

• Modulations

Jason Lee

• News: Jason Lee yells 'Al-vinnnnn!'

Malcolm D. Lee

• The Best Man
• Roll Bounce
• Roll Bounce
• Undercover Brother
• Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Spike Lee

• Inside Man
• Feature: The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006
• Inside Man
• Bamboozled
• Do the Right Thing Criterion Collection Dvd
• The Original Kings of Comedy
• She Hate Me
• She Hate Me
• Summer of Sam
• The 25th Hour
• She's Gotta Have It

Thomas Lee

• Supernova

Lynn Hershman Leeson

• Teknolust

Doug Lefler

• The Last Legion

Michael Lehmann

• Because I Said So
• Because I Said So
• 40 Days and 40 Nights

Mike Leigh

• Naked
• Topsy Turvy
• Vera Drake

Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton

• Dinosaur

Danny Leiner

• The Great New Wonderful
• The Great New Wonderful
• Dude, Where's My Car?
• Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

Claude Lelouch

• And Now Ladies and Gentlemen

Michael Lembeck

• The Santa Clause 2

Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire

• Heavy Metal 2000 (superbit Collection)

Kasi Lemmons

• Feature: Monkey Business (Part 3: July)
• News: Don Cheadle gets the word out about 'Talk to Me'
• Talk to Me

  PopMatters Pick

  

  Part biopic, part portrait of an era, Talk to Me presents an ongoing dilemma -- what does it mean to be "black enough" and how does "talk" shape the question and answers?

   
• News: Don Cheadle keeps it real in 'Talk to Me'
• Talk to Me
• The Caveman's Valentine

Tod Lending

• Legacy

Paul Leni

• The Man Who Laughs

Brett Leonard

• Highlander: The Source

Brett C. Leonard

• Jailbait

Sergio Leone

• Once Upon a Time in the West (Special Collector's Edition)
• Feature: Part 2: The Changing Face of Filmmaking

John R. Leonetti

• The Butterfly Effect 2

Po-Chih Leong

• The Wisdom of Crocodiles

Diego Lerman

• Suddenly (Tan de repente)
• Suddenly (Tan de repente)

Mark Lester

• Commando: Director's Cut

Richard Lester

• Petulia
• Feature: Part 2: The Changing Face of Filmmaking
• Cuba
• A Hard Day's Night
• Help!
• Feature: The Best Music DVDs of 2007
• Feature: Paul McCartney – We Believe In Yesterday
• Feature: Gone and Not Forgotten: The PopMatters DVD Wish List

Louis Leterrier

• The Transporter: Special Delivery Edition
• Transporter 2
• Unleashed
• Feature: The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008

Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman

• Shark Tale

Lau Ka Leung

• The Legend of Drunken Master

Lo Chi Leung

• Koma

Matthew Leutwyler

• This Space Between Us

Brian Levant

• Are We There Yet?
• Snow Dogs

Gail Levin

• Making the Misfits

Marc Levin

• Mr. Untouchable

Jonathan Levine

• Feature: The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

Barry Levinson

• Man of the Year
• Bandits
• Envy
• An Everlasting Piece
• Liberty Heights
• The Natural

Kristian Levring

• The Intended

Shawn Levy

• The Pink Panther
• Night at the Museum
• Night at the Museum
• Cheaper By the Dozen
• Just Married

Avi Lewis

• Feature: Occupy, Resist, and Produce
• The Take

Jerry Lewis

• The Nutty Professor

Demian Lichtenstein

• 3000 Miles to Graceland

Mitchell Lichtenstein

• News: As if adolescence weren't hard enough ...
• Teeth

Robert Lieberman

• Table for Five

Jonathan Liebesman

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
• Darkness Falls
• Darkness Falls

Nnegest Likké

• Phat Girlz

Kevin Lima

• Enchanted

Doug Liman

• The Bourne Identity
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Mr. & Mrs Smith: Unrated Collector's Edition
• Jumper

Justin Lin

• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• Annapolis
• Annapolis
• Annapolis
• Better Luck Tomorrow
• Better Luck Tomorrow
• Better Luck Tomorrow

Caroline Link

• Nowhere in Africa

Richard Linklater

• A Scanner Darkly

  Featured Article

  

  The suits make for images so fascinating they feel nearly "addictive," appropriate given that the film is about (among other things), viewing, reality, and addiction.

   
• A Scanner Darkly
• Dazed and Confused: Criterion Collection

  Featured Article

  

  Criterion's DVD appreciates the film itself, without trying too hard to analyze or understand it, thank god.

   
• Fast Food Nation
• Fast Food Nation
• Before Sunset
• Bad News Bears
• Bad News Bears
• The School of Rock
• The School of Rock
• Tape
• Waking Life
• Waking Life
• Feature: Part 4: Challenging Convention
• News: Richard Linklater transforms 'Fast Food Nation' into film

Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt

• The Education of Shelby Knox

Dwight Little

• Anacondas: the Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Dwight H. Little

• Anacondas: the Hunt for the Blood Orchid

riter: Chi Muoi Lo

• Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Ken Loach

• The Wind That Shakes the Barley
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley

  PopMatters Pick

  

  Ken Loach's Cannes Palme d'Or-winning film uses a familiar narrative form, it does so in a way that leaves the form itself in doubt, heroizing no one, offering no resolution.

   
• Bread and Roses
• A Fond Kiss

Julia Loktev

• Day Night Day Night

  PopMatters Pick

  

  Quite brilliantly, Julia Loktev's movie never explains the suicide bomber or makes her strange in order to ease your own mind. Rather, it makes you nervous both for and about her.

   

Richard Loncraine

• Firewall
• Wimbledon

Ken Lonergan

• You Can Count on Me

Jon Long

• Sacred Planet

James Longley

• Iraq in Fragments

  PopMatters Pick

  

  A meditation on chaos and coping, the documentary keeps it focus intently on Iraqis.

   

Jennifer Lopez [El Cantante]

• News: J.Lo's heritage looms large in her music and new movie

Nick Park and Peter Lord

• Chicken Run
• Chicken Run

Todd Louiso

• Love Liza
• Love Liza

Jeff Lowell

• Over Her Dead Body

Dick Lowry

• Kenny Rogers: Legend of the Gambler

Chuan Lu

• Mountain Patrol: Kekexili

Alexandra Pelosi, Aaron Lubarsky

• Journeys With George

Ernst Lubitsch

• Heaven Can Wait: Criterion Collection
• Trouble in Paradise
• Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals: The Love Parade / The Smiling Lieutenant / One Hour with You / Monte Carlo

George Lucas

• Star Wars: Episode Ii — Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars: Episode Ii — Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars: Episode Iii — Revenge of the Sith

Ludacris

• News: For rapper/actor Ludacris, giving back is a major role

John Luessenhop

• Lockdown
• Lockdown

Baz Luhrmann

• Moulin Rouge
• Moulin Rouge

Robert Luketic

• Legally Blonde
• Monster-in-law
• Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!
• 21

Sidney Lumet

• Find Me Guilty
• Find Me Guilty
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
• News: Sidney Lumet knows how to get some satisfaction
• Feature: A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

Dolph Lundgren

• Missionary Man

Lian Lunson

• Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Rod Lurie

• Deterrence
• The Last Castle
• The Last Castle
• Resurrecting the Champ
• News: Josh Hartnett sees reporters from the other side of the story
• Resurrecting the Champ

riter: Rod Lurie

• The Contender

Patrick Lussier

• Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000

David Lynch

• Feature: The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006
• Inland Empire
• Feature: Part 3: The Stellar '70s
• Eraserhead
• Mulholland Drive
• Wild At Heart: Special Edition
• News: Bingo! Bango! Bliss?? An interview with David Lynch
• News: David Lynch tours to tout the benefits of Transcendental Meditation in schools

Liam Lynch

• Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
• Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
• Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

Adrian Lyne

• Unfaithful
• Flashdance: Special Collector's Edition

Jonathan Lynn

• The Fighting Temptations
• The Fighting Temptations
• The Whole Nine Yards
• The Whole Nine Yards

Nick Lyon

• Species IV: The Awakening