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There but for the grace of John Wayne's The War Wagon go I
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/16/33689/ I've been on a John Wayne jag of late, trying my best to catch up on what remains of the few post-Stagecoach pictures that heretofore have escaped my critical gaze. For some reason I had it in my head …
San Diego Asian Film Foundation becomes Pacific Arts Movement
You can call it Pac-Arts, or you can call it SDAFF, but "as a kind request" please do not refer to the newly dubbed Pacific Arts Movement as PAM. "I never grew up thinking I was going to run a …
Jesus Christ Superstar do-over in local theaters 10-29 and 11-1
"I have waited 42 years for Jesus Christ Superstar to play arenas in the UK, and it is great to finally see the show as it was originally intended, as an arena rock opera,” says Andrew Lloyd Webber of a …
Double feature at SDMA
The San Diego Museum of Art (1450 El Prado) is screening Nosferatu and Shadows and Fog as part of their German Expressionism series, which has included Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari On Friday, November 2, the Museum will …
A closer look at Brad Pitt's ad for Chanel No. 5
Bear with me on this one, people... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGs4CjeJiJQ&feature=player_embedded Astonishingly, folks are calling movie star Brad Pitt's ad for Chanel No. 5 "nonsensical," and not just because it's a man pitching a woman's fragrance. For many, the nonsense stems from the …
A closer look at the trailer for Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMWrZmD0AN4 A few thoughts: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/15/33572/ Man, I had no idea Michelle Williams needed the work this badly. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/15/33573/ Man, Andrew McCarthy isn't aging too well, is he? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/15/33574/ Man, I had no idea Sean Bean needed the work this badly. …
What's Xenu? Tom Cruise leaving Scientology to impress a chick?
Tom Cruise will give up his desperate attempts to turn the works of a sci-fi writer into an accepted religion the day I stop watching movies. Never happen. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/15/33562/ Reports that Cruise will leave Scientology in order to win back …
Interview: Seven Psychopaths wrangler, Martin McDonagh
Matt drew review duty for Seven Psychopaths while I was fortunate enough to spend some time with the film’s writer/director, Martin McDonagh, when he paid a recent visit to San Diego. Remember In Bruges, the nasty film noir comedy that …
Seven Psychopaths: question for discussion
So don't even bother with this until after you've seen the film. But after you've seen the film — you know, when you're enjoying a snifter of XO Cognac by the fire and busting out your back issues of Les …
Free movies of the week - sleight of hand edition
Autumn, and there's magic in the air...hey, here's The Illusionist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ojY3IAsO4&feature=related And as you well remember, the Hollywood law of two was in full effect for this one: here's The Prestige? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVTl90m1Auk&feature=related And of course, we all remember the sorcerers …
Opening this week
Aw - who's more adorable? I think it's fair to say that Seven Psychopaths is this week's big winner, no matter how many Oscars Argo winds up winning. Yeah, simultaneously exploiting and subverting the genre has been done before, but …
Led Zeppelin Celebration Day local screenings Oct. 17
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33398/ Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day, the film account of Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion concert at London's 02 Arena, will open on 1,500 screens in 40 markets worldwide on Wednesday, October 17, including several local theaters. Mission Valley 20 - 1640 …
First annual Barrio Film Festival accepting submissions
Attention filmmakers! The Roots Factory (1878 Main Street) and The Barrio Logan Arts District are accepting independent short film submissions for their first annual Barrio Film Fest until October 31. “The Barrio Film Festival is seeking conscious short films that …
Review: Sinister
With the Saw franchise desperately in need of a creative miter box to guide it through a new sequel, this will mark our second Jigsaw-less Halloween. This season, screams will be heard emanating from multiplexes showing Sinister. In order to …
The magic of Hollywood
I love this shot of Natalie Portman on the set of Terrence Malick's Significant Whispers (not its real title). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33365/ So much effort being expended in the effort to make a beautiful and glamorous Hollywood star look like a slightly …
A closer look at certain, um, parts of the trailer for Hitchcock
First shot of Scarlett Johansson in the trailer: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33357/ I mean, I guess it's a step up from her introduction in Lost in Translation, because it is a nice dress... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33358/ And it's certainly reminiscent of her work in The …
A closer look at the trailer for Hitchcock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT6e0bRbgU8 First reaction: Man, Hannibal Lecter has really let himself go. Maybe it's time to lay off the liver and Chianti, pal. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33350/ OH SNAP, etc. But seriously, folks: Anthony Hopkins is a distinguished actor who can play high and …
Enter to win the Blu-ray Anniversary Combo Pack of E.T.
What do you mean "Reader employees and their families are not eligible?" to win the Deluxe Anniversary Blu-ray Combo Pack with DVD, Digital Copy, Ultraviolet Set? Damn it to hell! Wait a minute? It's the Spielberg movie and not a …
Debbie Reynolds hospitalized in L.A.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/10/33299/ Debbie Reynolds and I go way back. Sort of... Believe me when I tell you that I have seen Do It Debbie's Way, an exercise video she produced in the mid '80's, more times than I have Citizen Kane. …
Paul Blevins to unleash True Love Zombie
Oh, my God. What have I done? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/09/33249/ When I first interviewed horror film aficionado and first-time filmmaker Paul Blevins way back in May, he expressed interest in renting a theatre to screen his cinematic creation, True Love Zombie, for …