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CULTURE SHOCKS.('Laurel Canyon,' 'Irreversible')(Movie Review)
Among its other accomplishments, "Laurel Canyon"is to be congratulated for addressing the ever-topical question of whether, why, and, above all, where you should have sex with your mother-in-law-to-be. The answers, in case you're interested, are as follows: "Why not?,""Why not?,"and "In an outdoor pool as warm and steamy as soup."Better still, the movie asks the question not of a man but of a woman. Alex (Kate Beckinsale) is a research scientist who wears spectacles and makes love to her fiance, Sam (Christian Bale), with her T-shirt bunched primly over her bosom. Alex is, in brief, a little Miss, and it is the business of this film, written and directed by Lisa ...
- 'Laurel Canyon' a subculture clash.(LIFE - ENTERTAINMENT)(MOVIES)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 11, 2003 700+ words
...microcivilizations. As "Laurel Canyon" opens, we encounter Sam (Mr. Bale...Canyon," Sam, the anti...treatment, and "Laurel Canyon," while far...McDormand plays Sam's mom, Jane...from her home on Laurel Canyon, which was a...
- `Laurel Canyon'.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sumner, Jane March 26, 2003 700+ words
...character development, "Laurel Canyon" is more obvious and...conservative, sober son, Sam (Christian Bale...resident begins giving Sam rides to work. It...before long, serious Sam and repressed Alex are...in the canyon. ___ LAUREL CANYON Grade: C+ Starring...
- Mother and child reunion. (Film).(Laurel Canyon)(Movie Review)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Vineberg, Steve May 3, 2003 700+ words
...LISA CHOLODENKO'S Laurel Canyon is a confidently...in Los Angeles. Sam has rebelled against...dissertation. Jane drives Sam crazy. It wasn...intention to share her Laurel Canyon house; she was...the beleaguered Sam. Bale is a marvelous...the temptations of Laurel ...
- Games people play: 'Laurel Canyon' & "Bend It Like Beckham'. (Screen).
- Magazine article from: Commonweal Alleva, Richard May 9, 2003 700+ words
...that weren't enough, Sam at work keeps noticing...Alex, left behind in Laurel Canyon to type her Ph.D...bride-to-be. Poor Sam. Conformists mewed with...Cholodenko's mind. Laurel Canyon has its genial moments...
- `Laurel Canyon'.(The Seattle Times)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Macdonald, Moira March 19, 2003 700+ words
...airy and earthy. Upon Sam's arrival, she giggles...preparing for the end. "Laurel Canyon" has a few oddities...and Bale's stolid Sam doesn't seem quite...isn't there. ___ LAUREL CANYON 2-{ stars Starring...
- Laurel Canyon.(video release)
- Magazine article from: Video Store Krywicki, Jarad June 15, 2003 700+ words
...lingers in each scene, Laurel Canyon has a sleek Tinseltown...McDormand and Bale, playing Sam and Jane, a mother and...unpredictable lifestyle is Sam's girlfriend, Alex...crust Ph.D student. Laurel Canyon is at its best as Alex...just outside her door. Sam, too, investigates...
- Laurel Canyon.
- Magazine article from: Film Comment Chang, Chris March 1, 2003 700+ words
...laced yuppie couple Alex and Sam (Kate Beckinsale and Christian Bale) arrive at Sam's mother's house in the upscale boho environs of Laurel Canyon. Jane (Frances McDormand...and before long Alex and Sam's conventional lifestyles...
- FAMILY VALUES CRASH HEAD-ON IN `LAUREL CANYON'.(Whats_Happening)(Review)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Arnold, William March 14, 2003 700+ words
...forgettable relationship comedy, "Laurel Canyon," are an East Coast/West Coast...her junior. Her estranged son, Sam, is a high-achieving, ultra...couples end up living in the same Laurel Canyon mansion, the stage is set for...
