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• 'Never Let Me Go,' no need to spell it all out
• Telluride 2010: Danny Boyle's '127 Hours' cuts an impressive swath
• Times editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86
• Rivers Cuomo: Still looking for the edge
• 'Sons of Anarchy's' Kurt Sutter lives up to his 'wild one' reputation
• Billy Wilder's 'Apartment' filled with wit and wonderful characters
• Monitor: 'Border Wars' looks at illegal immigration and efforts to stop it
• Indie Focus: 'Beginners' has a piece of Mike Mills' soul
• New on DVD: 'Solitary Man'
• Will the glow be off the Halo?

'Never Let Me Go,' no need to spell it all out Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Something's not quite right in Kazuo Ishiguro's parallel world. Director Mark Romanek suggests just enough to leave you vaguely unsettled. Finally able to take his big shot, he opts for subtlety. The dystopian drama "Never Let Me Go" wasn't supposed to be the movie Mark Romanek directed this year.

Telluride 2010: Danny Boyle's '127 Hours' cuts an impressive swath Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:23 PM PDT Many tears were shed at the world premiere of "127 Hours," but few in the audience cried harder than Aron Ralston, the hiker who famously cut off his right forearm.

Times editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT Paul Conrad, whose fiercely confrontational editorial cartoons made him one of the leading political provocateurs of the second half of the 20th century and helped push the Los Angeles Times to national prominence, has died.

Rivers Cuomo: Still looking for the edge Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT As Weezer prepares for the release of its new album, 'Hurley,' frontman Rivers Cuomo ponders rebirth, growing up (or not) and connecting with fans. Rivers Cuomo has no problem admitting that he sometimes still feels like a teenager. "Maybe I haven't matured in some ways that other 40-year-olds have," the Weezer frontman said in a recent interview. "Or maybe I'm more willing to honor those immature voices inside myself that other 40-year-olds aren't."

'Sons of Anarchy's' Kurt Sutter lives up to his 'wild one' reputation Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Ex-addict, foul-mouthed, hot-tempered, he's also the driving force behind the respected drama. For a guy who has outlaw biker gangs rumbling around in his head, Kurt Sutter is fairly …. well, "nice" doesn't seem the right word, but he's literate and reflective and usually quite reasonable. The times when he gets riled up, though, are what everyone talks about.

Billy Wilder's 'Apartment' filled with wit and wonderful characters Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT As it marks its 50th anniversary, the film is worth watching for its sharp one-liners and Everyman corporate ladder climber played by Jack Lemmon. The list of writers able to express themselves in a language not their mother tongue is short. One thinks of Vladimir Nabokov, mastering English after publishing a number of well-regarded novels in Russian, and Joseph Conrad, of course. But what about Billy Wilder, who came to the United States in the 1930s, knowing hardly a word of English, and became one of America's great stylists of vernacular prose?

Monitor: 'Border Wars' looks at illegal immigration and efforts to stop it Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Feds and civilian groups patrol the international border on the National Geographic show. From both sides, the stretch of the Rio Grande that paints the border between southeast Texas and northern Mexico doesn't look that wide. To those trying to make it to the United States, either in search of opportunity or to sell illegal goods, it's a hop worth attempting, even if it takes multiple times to achieve success. To those trying to keep those crossers at bay, it's barely an obstacle at all, not even wide enough to obscure the activities of those on the other side.

Indie Focus: 'Beginners' has a piece of Mike Mills' soul Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT The father's coming out in the film is similar to what happened in the writer-director's life. It's a personal story with plenty of fiction added. For actors Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer, the film "Beginners" presented the odd challenge of being a fictionalized retelling of a few emotionally tumultuous years in the life of its writer-director Mike Mills. With a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts, the performers have brought to vivid life Mills' unusual story.

New on DVD: 'Solitary Man' Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Also 'Killers,' 'MacGruber,' the complete 'Prime Suspect' and 'That Evening Sun.' Also out this week: "Killers," "MacGruber," the complete "Prime Suspect" and "That Evening Sun."

Will the glow be off the Halo? Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT The prequel Halo Reach is the final adventure in the video game franchise that will involve production studio Bungie. Publisher Microsoft, however, will continue the Halo journey. The prequel Halo Reach is the final adventure in the video game franchise that will involve production studio Bungie. Publisher Microsoft, however, will continue the Halo journey.

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