Slums Of Beverly Hills. Assuming the age of a first-time feature director to be somewhere in the upper 20s to low 30s, and placing the age of maximum impressionability somewhere in the mid-teens ...

The “Slums of Beverly Hills” (1998) opens with a title card with this quote. Lest the viewer believes this is dramatic irony, the camera cuts to protagonist Vivian Abromowitz ...

Our Flick of the Week is “Slums of Beverly Hills,” a surprisingly serious family drama with an intriguing title. There are enough comic and awkward adolescent sex scenes to comprise an ...

Slums Of Beverly Hills is a delightful, autobiographical debut from writer-director Tamara Jenkins. Back in 1976, Vivian, Natasha Lyonne, was a troubled teen, troubled at the way her body was ...

SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS. With Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei. Directed by Tamara Jenkins. At the 62nd & Broadway, Cinema One and Angelika. Running time: 91 mins. 3 Stars VIVIAN ABRAMO… ...

Tamara Jenkins makes a memorable debut with her autobiographical coming-of-age comedy “Slums of Beverly Hills.” From the opening shots above an escalator to the skyward shots of L.A.&#8… ...