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Lincoln Educational Outreach Teaches Middle Schoolers Value of Political Deception & Sexual Influence
DEPT OF NO, NOT REALLY
Press release came over the transom today: “LINCOLN” SPURS EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN All Middle and High Schools Across the U.S. to Receive DVDs of Steven Spielberg’s film as Part of Education Outreach BURBANK, CALIF. (February 11, 2013)–Jim Berk, Chief Executive Officer …
Albert Brooks back as 'Marlin' in Finding Nemo 2
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/12/39982/ While I'd much prefer to report news of Albert Brooks directing Still Lost in America or Looking for More Comedy in the Muslim World, fans will be pleased to learn that he has finally agreed to lend his considerable …
Which 007 will be a no show at this year's Oscar Bond rally?
The six actors who have portrayed James Bond over the years were invited by the Academy to stand together on one stage for the first time in history. One has vowed not to appear. Here is the Bond Honor Roll …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Steven Seagal impose martial (arts) law
Following the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn. that left 20 first-graders and six teachers dead, tough talking Sheriff Joe Arpaio has had it up to here with gun violence. Arizona's self-styled "America's Toughest Sheriff" is sending a strong message …
New releases opening this week
Jude Law thinks back on the days when he would have gotten the Channing Tatum role. You guys, Side Effects is a really good piece of modern film noir. The torturous recesses of the human heart, the unseemly grease on …
Review: Identity Thief
An alcoholic sociopath in a Bozo fright wig (Melissa McCarthy) uses money she electronically pilfers from middle class schmucks to buy strangers rounds of drinks in hope of winning a friend. One of her victims (Jason Bateman) gets wise to …
Additional notes on French sexual harrasser Pepe Le Pew
This Marks piece on Speedy Gonzalez was great - you should read it. I'm posting this followup only to spur him to perform a similar service for another bit of Looney Tunes ethnic hilarity, one Pepe Le Pew. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/07/39717/ Hee …
No more free parking at Whoreton Plaza
Shopping mall gouges patrons with $8 an hour parking fee
It was all over the news yesterday. The three free hours with validation are gone unless you drop at least $10 at one of their stores. Otherwise, $8 an hour or a flat $20 after 9 p.m. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/07/39701/ It's not …
I got yer tortured-artist prestige role right here
Phil Spector? Too easy. C'mon Pacino - reach. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39652/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39653/
Trailer Park: Top Gun 3D
Some crucial omissions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-mUxk82B4 I mean, yeah, 3D dogfights are probably cool, but we all know why everybody's going, right? 3D Buns! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39648/ 3D Volleyball! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39649/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39650/ And 3D tongues! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39651/ I mean, really. Don't make me do your job, people.
Casting The Yoda Movie
Word is circulating that Disney plans to devote one of its stand-alone Star Wars films to Yoda. Yoda!
Disney Exec 1: "Have you tried this stuff? Green cocaine. They mix it with lemongrass or some shit - it's super-healthy." Disney Exec 2: "Green cocaine! Awesome! [Snorts huge line.] [Speaks in bad Yoda imitation]: Good shit, this is. So …
Crybaby DeNiro gives best performance in years
Call me Satan, but I sure do love it when celebrities break down in public. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39640/ First off, what the f is Robert DeNiro doing on Katie? Ooooh! It's bad enough that praise is being heaped upon his latest walk-through …
Pac-Arts Drive-By Cinema launch party this Friday
Years in the making, Pac-Arts white Drive-By Cinema van, an experimental mobile movie project, is set to hit the streets with "a celebration of love and kung fu this lunar year." After several test runs, the training wheels are off …
A closer look at the trailer for Fast and Furious 6
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/05/39554/ In order to ensure a PG-13 rating they'll be plenty of this... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/05/39556/ ...and not enough this. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/05/39557/ This time they promise... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/05/39553/ ...and... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/05/39555/ Universal chairman Adam Fogelson told Deadline that "the racing aspect had put a 'ceiling' …
San Diego Jewish Film Festival turns 23 this week
Festival runs February 7-17 at Reading Cinemas Town Square 14
With the meshungina v'toit over at AMC La Jolla still deciding whether they want to run a movie theatre or a glorified Brew 'n View (and Arclight pricing themselves out of the game) it looks like the San Diego Jewish …
Top Gun brought back in IMAX 3D (for those who care)
Tony Scott is ended (but the malady lingers on). Top Gun, the film that made San Diego famous, is being brought back for six days, this time in the grandeur of IMAX 3D. Wasn't it just two years ago that …
Afterimage: Cloud Atlas
It's all about the money, boys and girls.
Oh, boy, this is a sad story. Not the story in the movie - that was meant to be hopeful and even happy in places. No, I'm talking about the story of the movie. So the Chinese distributor for Cloud …
Trailer Park: Day of the Falcon
Not to be confused withe Day of the Jackal or Day of the Triffids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Iig7KChzY This film got made in 2011, but for whatever reason, it's coming out here in 2013. The premise isn't terrible - the discovery of oil in the Middle East ignites old tensions between Arab tribes, and forces traditional peoples …
Diahann Carroll in town to pick up Lifetime Achievement Award at SD Black Film Festival
The legendary and eternally graceful Diahann Carroll will be at the San Diego Black Film Festival tomorrow night to accept the Millennium Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television and Motion Pictures. In a career that spans almost six decades, Diahann …
February brings new film releases
January must be over, because suddenly, the stars are shining in the cinematic firmament... You know what I think? I think Scott Marks has a soft spot for small-time crooks. First, he got all misty-eyed over Killing Them Softly. Now, …