Writer/director Tamara Jenkins based much of Slums Of Beverly Hills on her own adolescence, and she goes out of her way to accurately address the dilemmas that many women face as they approach ...

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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 ...

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 … ...

On the road to womanhood in the ''70''s, Vivian (Natasha Lyonne) is encountering two big bumps; her strangely nomadic family, always on the move yet desperate to stay in the Beverly Hills school ...

Cinematographer Tom Richmond, whose résumé included work on such films as Stand and Deliver, Killing Zoe, Little Odessa, Slums of Beverly Hills and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, has died ...

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Tom Richmond, Cinematographer on ‘Stand and Deliver,’ ‘Little Odessa’ and ‘Slums of Beverly Hills,’ Dies at 72 The Sundance winner and three-time Spirit Award nominee worked with ...

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.’s ...

Viv’s coming of age, set in 1976, is the tender and funny focus of “Slums of Beverly Hills,” the delightfully wise first feature from director Tamara Jenkins.

That “Slums of Beverly Hills” spins something charming and original from this dubious premise is due not only to the lightly comic touch of writer/director Tamara Jenkins but also to the film ...