
Mark Olsen
Film Writer at Los Angeles Times
I write about movies, all kinds, for the Los Angeles Times + a weekly newsletter on the world of cinema in L.A. and beyond.
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latimes.com | Mark Olsen |Yvonne Villarreal
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Kathryn Hahn explains how she brought her inner “class clown” to “Agatha All Along” and “The Studio,” and Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino discuss the making of their transatlantic dance comedy “Étoile.” Join us live! Want to catch the Envelope in person? RSVP for our free live screening and Q&A with the stars of “Étoile,” Luke Kirby and Gideon Glick.
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latimes.com | Mark Olsen
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Following its recent premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, “The Phoenician Scheme,” the new film by Wes Anderson, opens in Los Angeles this weekend. Each new Anderson picture still feels like something of an event, simply because it is so fun to see what he is up to this time, what idiosyncratic subset of the world will he explore and make his own.
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latimes.com | Mark Olsen
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yahoo.com | Mark Olsen |Yvonne Villarreal
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, "Monsters" co-stars Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez open up about the roller-coaster ride of playing Erik and Lyle Menendez and "Andor's" Diego Luna reflects on 10 years of playing his "Star Wars" revolutionary. Kelvin Washington: Hey, everybody, I'm Kelvin Washington. Welcome to The Envelope.
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thederrick.com | Mark Olsen
LOS ANGELES — If you are only going to be in one part of a movie, it's best if it's the most memorable part. For example, a thrilling set-piece that sets the template for an entire franchise. So it was for actor Rolf Saxon, who appeared as a befuddled CIA analyst in the very first "Mission: Impossible" film.
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