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Hillary Clinton stands up for offensive art.
It is with great fear and trepidation that I post anything about the whole Innocence of Muslims nightmare, because it's very easy to be misunderstood when speaking about these matters. But Innocence of Muslims is a movie, and this is …
A closer look at the trailer for Mama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Am7i7uM9r0 Hold on, a couple of those frames didn't appear the way they were supposed to... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/14/31490/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/14/31489/ Okay, okay, not entirely fair. But the guy's name does get tossed around an awful lot for how little he's actually made. …
Opening This Week
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/14/31492/ Resident Evil: Retribution was not screened for the press. Being the admirer of the franchise that I am, I'll pick it up tomorrow and report back in a day or two. Mr. Matt has generally positive things to say …
4 films @ Santee Drive-In
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/14/31486/ This weekend (Fri-Sat) Santee Drive-In Theatre (10990 Woodside Ave) screens four films--two for adults and two for younger children. Resident Evil: Retribution (rated R) and Finding Nemo (rated G) will play at 8 and 11:35 p.m. Premium Rush (rated …
Deceptive advertising practices used to promote MCASD La Jolla's On Screen gala
The headline reads "Monte Carlo On Screen" and their website features a photo of Cary Grant and Marlene Dietrich in Josef Von Sternberg's Blonde Venus. A double-bill of Blonde Venus and Ernst Lubitsch's dazzling Monte Carlo?! Name the date and …
Tough Guys vs. Stand-Up Guys: compare and contrast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CEd1w04gl4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drm7lTx08ro So, when the next generation of actors gets old and grumpy, who will take up the mantle? Special Big Screen bonus: Tough Guys is, of course, available on YouTube in toto. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4khM7oNna8&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Horton Hears a Who! @ Cabrillo Heights Park
This is the fourth to last screening in the Summer Movies in the Park series hosted by The County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation. On Saturday, September 22, Horton Hears a Who! based on the Dr. Seuss …
A closer look at the trailer for Smashed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv48b4cpLCA What's that you say? A love story about a couple who bond over a shared love of booze? Color me inebriated! Interested! I mean interested! Really, though, what makes this trailer noteworthy is that it features not one, but …
British 'ninjas' silence disruptive theatre patrons
The movie has been on for less than 10 minutes when some punk with a short attention span decides that whatever he has to tell his friend back home can't wait until after the closing credits roll. The dumbbell powers-on …
The Master meets his Mistress.
Favorite exchange from the critical banter prior to this morning's screening of The Master, the highly-anticipated, L. Ron Hubbard-inspired new film from There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson and Capote actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, et al: "You mean …
Tung-Tied
Stop the presses! Did a certain writer new to The Big Screen with a name that rhymes with "Bobbin Stung" just post a piece asking readers to attend a screening of a spielbug sequel?! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/12/31415/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/12/31416/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/12/31418/ She must not …
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/12/31412/ Cinema Under the Stars (4040 Goldfinch St) is featuring Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade this Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission is $15 and includes a "film introduction by Ralph DeLauro of San Diego State, ergonomic seating, …
Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan
A washed-up actress abandons her career to ride the coattails of a powerful man. Has Jane Fonda lost her mind? Did the Oscar® -winning actress agree to star as herself in a made-for-cable biopic? Answering the second question first, no …
Review: Branded
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/10/31231/ Oddly enough, Roadside Attractions, the studio marketing Branded, a new thriller-cum-satire of humanity’s dependence on corporate logos, saw no need to fire off a promotional flare. Unscreened for the press, Branded dropped on several screens last Friday. Literal-minded children, …
A closer look at the trailer for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.
My, my, times have changed. Used to be, all you needed to get rid of a witch was a stake and some kindling. Now, you gotta have an arsenal: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/10/31210/ Let's not waste too much time on the guns, not …
Subtitles for dummies
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Storm Month IMAX films
September is officially Storm Month at the Reuben H. Fleet Center (1875 El Prado) and on Friday, September 14 the public can take advantage of discounted IMAX tickets to view Deep Sea at 6 p.m., Stormchasers at 7 p.m., or …
Moneyball @ Kimball Park
On Friday, September 14, Moneyball starring Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, and Jonah Hill will play at Little Padres Field at Kimball Park (1300 A Ave) in National City. The free screening is open to all and will begin at 7 …
Si Puo Fare at MOPA
On Thursday, September 20, at 7 p.m., the Museum of Photographic Art (1649 El Prado) will show Si Puo Fare (We Can Do It). Admission is $5. Film synopsis from the Museum website: "This hilarious film is based on a …
Interview with Samsara producer Mark Magidson and director Ron Fricke
When I first tried to describe Samsara to my wife, I said, "Think of Life magazine in its heyday, the photographs opening up the wider world to the viewer. Except here, the pictures move, and so does the camera. So …