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Oceanside International Film Festival seeks submissions

Earlier this month The Big Screen brought news that the first annual La Costa Film Festival is looking for submissions. ...

"You're goin' to the moon, Méliès!"

Wasn't it Tom Aquinas who first said something like, "For those who understand, no explanation is necessary; for those who ...

Second annual La Jolla High School Film Festival tonight

Here is a unique film event for local cinephiles to support. This could be your chance to meet the the ...

Afterimage: Funny, Gatsby doesn't look Jewish

Gatz, Jay Gatz. He couldn't have been more Jewish had his parents named him Israel Hebrewstein. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/16/45731/ Matthew drew review ...

Interview: Michael Shannon on The Iceman, the NRA, and what it would take to get him to star in a Smurfs sequel

Overall quality may vary, but Michael Shannon’s name on a poster guarantees satisfaction at least for as long as he’s ...

Spot the Fake Title Quiz: Cartoon Edition

Erik Rosenbluh aced this morning's quiz in record time. The problem is, my former student and eternal friend lives in ...

Spot the Fake Titles Quiz: The New Batch

Yesterday's quiz met with such little resistance that I thought it wise not to break what was already fixed and ...

The Spot the Fake Title Quiz

Ixnay on the Ooglegay!

This one is fairly simple. Below are ten title cards, nine of which come from actual movies, trailers, and maybe ...

Dig a hole: Dr. Joyce Brothers

Dr. Joyce Brothers was a celebrity in the truest sense of the word; a person famous for being famous. She ...

Review: Peeples

The enormously appealing Craig Robinson makes the leap from second-string relief in raunchy comedies to top billing as the Ben ...

The Big Screen turns 2 today!

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/10/45317/ Has it really been two years since my editor, Ernie Grimm, called to say, "Hey, Marks, The Reader is ...

John McCain calls for à la carte cable

How many times have I spent the witching hour surfing the cable in search of a Taxicab Confessions rerun or ...

You got off with a slap on the wrist, Charlie Brown

Judge cautions, "Don't be a blockhead!"

Peter Robbins, the former voice of Charlie Brown on numerous Peanuts television specials, was sentenced Wednesday to one year in ...

You're a good defendant, Charlie Brown

Peter Robbins to be sentenced today

Peter Robbins, the former child vocal artist who gave voice to Charlie Brown on many of the Peanuts television specials, ...

Dig a hole and Tulips Shall Grow: Ray Harryhausen

Never mind the above-the-line talent: Ray Harryhausen was one of the few special visual effects creators whose name in the ...

First annual La Costa Film Festival looking for submissions

Famed North County Resort and Spa turns screening destination October 24 - 27

And you thought the La Costa Resort and Spa was all about playing tennis, getting mudpacks, and seeing stars. Festival ...

Go tell it on the mountain: a pictorial history of the Paramount logo

What's come to be known as 'the mountain of dreams' began in 1914 as a boardroom doodle from the pen ...

Dig a hole: Jack Shea, three-time president of the DGA

Jack Shea. The name sounded so familiar. The rest of the world probably remembers Shea's contributions to television history through ...

Dig a hole: Deanna Durbin

Allow me not to be the first to say, "Was Deanna Durbin still alive?" She was a huge star in ...