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LA Film Festival Reviews: &#039;Casting By&#039; and &#039;Only God Forgives&#039; - Daily Bruin

LA Film Festival Reviews: &#8216;Casting By&#8217; and &#8216;Only God Forgives&#8217;

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The fourth day of my coverage of the LA Film Fest brings me to two very different films: “Casting By,” a fairly by-the-numbers documentary on the unsung heroes (casting directors) of the film industry, and “Only God Forgives,” a purposefully button-pushing gorefest by provocateur Nicholas Winding Refn, working again with “Drive” buddy Ryan Gosling.

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LA Film Festival Reviews: ‘Casting By’ and ‘Only God Forgives’

By Tony Huang

June 21, 2013 11:51 a.m.