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San Diego Black Film Festival Jan. 31 - Feb. 3 at Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15
Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday, the 11th Annual San Diego Black Film Festival is one of the largest festivals of its type in the country. Dozes of films will be screened this year including comedies, dramas, documentaries, animation, GLBT, …
Yeah, we're pretty sure Warm Bodies star Teresa Palmer was grown in a lab
"Okay, I need Charlize's brow structure, lips, and nose. Gimme a little Reese Witherspoon on the chin. You know, I've always liked those little creases under Kristen Stewart's eyes - toss those in, too. Bingo!" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/31/39340/
John Ford A-Go-Go!
Wherever there's a man in need of a pole dance, I'll be there!
A man lives sorta' - well, in jerks, and that's why the appearance of the "Grapes of Wrath A-Go-Go Girls" must have caused quite a sensation back in 1967. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/31/39329/ No wonder Pappy went on so many long trips without …
Trailer Park: Bullet to the Head
The interesting thing is, the actual film is not nearly as cliched as the trailer.
Seriuosly, Scott liked it quite a bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDiaXZiIJOQ But still. Let the cliched bodies hit the floor. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/30/39273/ "My partner was clipped." (I got yer complex motivation right here.) http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/30/39274/ "You gave me your word. You're getting out of that …
Theatre encourages patrons to text along with the movie
Studios, fearing a bad review will put a dent in the opening weekend take, frequently slap critics with embargoes that prohibit us from blogging our opinions prior to opening date. That goes double for Facebook and Twitter. Fox 5's Josh …
Interview: Fisher Stevens is a stand-up guy
It's not often that I agree to an interview prior to viewing a movie. There is nothing quite as uncomfortable as having to speak with an actor or director whose latest work hit me harder than a general anesthetic. With …
Dig a hole: 'Stooge woman' Sally Starr
Philadelphians remember Sally Starr as the cowgirl host of Popeye Theater, a daily after school outlet for Popeye and Clutch Cargo cartoons as well as Three Stooges shorts. The show ran from 1954 to 1971. According to the Philadelphia Enquirer, …
"Lost" 1968 Andy Warhol film San Diego Surf to screen in La Jolla
West coast premier March 16 at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/28/39108/ Andy Warhol filmed San Diego Surf on the shores of La Jolla in May 1968, though it was only partially edited and never released. 44 years later, in October 2012, the Andy Warhol Museum presented the first public screening …
Review: Movie 43
If you survive through the closing credits, there's a special thank you to "everyone who ever had a dirty thought." You don't want to know the foul musings that crossed my mind once this thing had finished crawling to a …
10 favorite lines from Steven Soderbergh's "I'm retiring from movies" interview with New York Magazine
Side Effects hits theaters February 8, and then it's Goodbye to All That
It's a fine interview, but it's awfully long for Interweb consumption. Here are a few highlights: On why he's quitting: It’s a combination of wanting a change personally and of feeling like I’ve hit a wall in my development that …
Hansel & Gretel made nearly $20 million this weekend, but that's not the real horror
I mean, sure, it was awful. But Jeremy Renner is handsome and muscley, and there are steampunk crossbows, and everybody is tired of the Twilight trend of making monsters into loveable outcasts. Bring on the bad witches! Me, I'm looking …
Review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D
If Abe Lincoln can trounce vampires (and Spielberg’s heavy hand) what’s to stop Hollywood from transforming a best-loved, 3,000 word children’s fairy tale into an 88 minute gorefest? Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as the fabled Teutonic twins. (He's …
This week's new releases
I know, I know - there isn't much point to listing anything besides Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, is there? I mean, you're all going to go to that one, right? And we don't even have a review yet! Sigh. …
Four kinds of crazy: ranking the insanity of John Goodman's Coen brothers characters
So the trailer for the Coen Bros. latest, Inside Llewyn Davis, just came out, and it features this wonderful shot of John Goodman: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/24/38961/ That magnificent haircut got me thinking fondly of the astonishing and insane range of characters that …
It's the Great Breast Implants, Charlie Brown
Oceanside's Peter Robbins allegedly threatened girlfriend, La Jolla plastic surgeon, and even his dog!
Yesterday, word hit the street that Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who in his youth was the voice actor of the animated version of Charlie Brown, had been arrested and charged with five felony counts. What a difference a day …
Human Rights Watch Film Festival tomorrow through Monday at MoPA
The New York Times calls the Human Rights Watch Film Festival the “cinematic conscience of the world.” The six film lineup covers "a wide range of current human rights issues, from the perils that reporters face on a regular basis …
Good grief: 'Charlie Brown' arrested on felony stalking charges
Oceanside resident scheduled to be arraigned in court today
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/23/38906/ Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who in his youth gave voice to Charlie Brown's animated incarnation, has been arrested. AAUGH! The incident occurred Sunday night at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Robbins was arrested and charged with four …
Trailer Park: Olympus Has Fallen
BEHOLD THE NEW FACE OF TERROR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwx1f0kyNwI If there's one thing the remake of Red Dawn taught us, it's that we cannot afford to underestimate the threat posed by NORTH KOREA. I know, I know - we've spent the past decade fighting wars in Iraq and …
Clive Owen likes vodka
More on this story as it develops
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Lost in Hillcrest: the funniest intersection in town
Where mirth meets mastery...give or take an 'e'
You were expecting maybe the corner of Carrot & Top? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/22/38795/