Mark Olsen writes about all kinds of movies for the Los Angeles Times as both a feature writer and reviewer. He creates a regular series on independent, documentary and foreign language films under the banner of Indie Focus, also curating and hosting the Indie Focus Screening Series. His work has also appeared in Film Comment, the New York Times, LA Weekly, Sight & Sound and other publications. He is from Kansas.
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It’s the Envelope podcast you love — now in living color! Join our hosts for the season premiere as they break down the state of the 2024 Oscar race.
Dec. 7, 2023
Hosts Mark Olsen, Yvonne Villarreal and Shawn Finnie discuss the top contenders in the 2024 Oscar race on the season premiere of The Envelope.
Dec. 7, 2023
Directors Blitz Bazawule (‘The Color Purple’), Bradley Cooper (‘Maestro’), Michael Mann (‘Ferrari’), Alexander Payne (‘The Holdovers’), Celine Song (‘Past Lives’) and Justine Triet (‘Anatomy of a Fall’) on how they do what they do.
Dec. 5, 2023
A tribute to Song Kang Ho at the Academy Museum, plus paranoid thrillers at the New Beverly, a Jonathan Glazer series and behind the scenes with Beyoncé
Dec. 1, 2023
Beyoncé no habló en el estreno de su nueva película de concierto, pero la película en sí dijo mucho, y asistieron las estrellas Tyler Perry, Issa Rae y más.
Nov. 26, 2023
Beyoncé did not speak at the premiere of her new concert movie, but the film itself said plenty, and stars Tyler Perry, Issa Rae and more attended.
Nov. 26, 2023
The Times’ new list of the the best movie theaters in Los Angeles, plus screenings of ‘Maestro,’ ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Working Girl,’ ‘Sunshine’ and ‘Smoke Signals.’
Nov. 24, 2023
We’ve mapped out 27 of the best movie theaters in L.A., from the TCL Chinese and the New Beverly to the Alamo Drafthouse and which AMC reigns in Burbank.
Nov. 22, 2023
Plus screenings of ‘May December,’ ‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘The New World,’ ‘Master and Commander’ and ‘Fargo.’
Nov. 17, 2023