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Free movies of the week: Rocky edition.
I'm so very pleased to see Mr. Marks getting on the free-movie bandwagon, but that doesn't mean that I won't keep on doing my part as well. Howzabout a little Rocky Balboa this time 'round? Rocky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYxz6_-AwBg&feature=related Rocky II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DzVfjYo9k&feature=relmfu …
Free movies of the weak: Iron lungs on film
The last time I cried during a movie was when I glanced at my watch and realized there were still two hours left to go in Schindler's List. The Sessions doesn't open until October 28, but any feel-good comedy featuring …
Take your best girl to dinner and Bad Kung-Fu Lee
This action-packed ad from Nov. 8, 1980, posted on Facebook by my old friend Ted Okuda, needed to be shared: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/07/31072/ For less than 70¢ a feature, Chicago's Woods Theatre had Kensington Video and Red Box beat by a mile. …
Opening this week.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31032/ Branded: Yummy? Scott Marks had few kind words for The Words, no matter how prettily Bradley Cooper batted his eyelashes. I liked Samsara so much that I'm going to have a chat with the director! I'll try to post …
Time is running out for you to see Love Carrot 3 in a theater!
You've got four showings left. All today. Act now. Because even though it appears to be entirely in Russian and completely without subtitles, the classic "Oh no, who did I sleep with last night?" reaction shot needs no translation: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31025/
Cinema en tu Idioma continues tomorrow with Un Cuento Chino
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31019/ Praiseworthy blurbs like "heartwarming" and "hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy" are generally enough to keep me away from a movie forever. Sebastián Borensztein's Argentinian comedy, Un Cuento Chino (Chinese Take-Out) not only stars Ricardo Darín (Nine Queens, The Secret in Their …
Branded: color me cautiously hopeful.
Quick, name ten movies that feature global conspiracies. What's that? You couldn't possibly keep the list to just ten? I hear ya. But you know what the problem is with most global conspiracies? It's hard to see the point of …
Why I walked out of Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31004/ Outside the pavement was sweltering, but it was cool inside the Gaslamp #7. The focus was crisp and the 3D presentation flawless. So why did I choose Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai as the first (and hopefully only) film …
The Words: No, Bradley.
Mr. Marks agrees. Click to enlarge. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31001/
Local 3D Film Production Company Helms Osaka Popstar Video
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/30985/ PassmoreLab, the San Diego-based 3D production studio, has teamed up with indie-punk-rock outfit Osaka Popstar for a stereoscopic 3D version of the band's "Insects" music video. The song was written by the Kids of Widney High, a music group …
First image of Chris Pine as Jack Ryan!
What, I say, WHAT could handsome devil Chris Pine and Woodenhead Jones - sorry, Kevin Costner - be gawking at? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/05/30969/ AIIIIEEEE! It's a collage of all the previous Jack Ryans, the way they looked when they took the role, …
SDAFF screens documentary Give Up Tomorrow tomorrow night at MoPA
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/05/30962/ It's September, and that means it's time for The San Diego Asian Film Festival to present another of its outstanding quarterly screenings. Michael Collins' documentary Give Up Tomorrow took home the Audience Award at last year's Tribeca Film Festival …
Hugo Awards snub Hugo, copyright robots shut down video feed
When the words, "Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) banned due to copyright infringement" hit the screen, Fanboys everywhere were ready to jump to their deaths. Fortunately, most viewers of the Hugo Awards either live in mom and dad's basement, or …
North Park's Boulevard Nights to showcase films from MACSD's Teen Producers Project
No matter how great and glorious an event it may be, the Media Arts Center San Diego means so much more to our town than just an annual film festival. When it comes time to give back to the community, …
Let's all go to the lobby to make a down payment on a bag of popcorn
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/04/30837/ Living in a town where it rains something like 12 days out of the year has a tendency of making one overlook the necessity of an occasional sprinkle. The recent midwestern drought is forcing the issue closer to home. …
Labor Day movies at drive-in
Tonight South Bay Drive-In (2170 Coronado Ave) is screening 6 new releases on their 3 screens. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/03/30796/ At 8:30 p.m., The Possession, The Expendables, and Hit & Run will play. At 10:15 p.m., The Bourne Legacy, Total Recall and The …
Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven: a tense day on the set.
Okay, just one more on this whole "Clint Eastwood, politically conservative movie star" thing. I was looking back on Unforgiven, and I remembered that Morgan Freeman was Eastwood's co-star in that film. Now, Morgan Freeman is not a Republican. In …
Clint Eastwood does not want a free one.
As Mr. Marks has noted, Clint Eastwood gave a helluva performance at the Republican National Convention. And lo and behold, the Internet has responded as the Internet does, although I rather prefer Mr. Marks' decision to use Mr. Eastwood's old …
Isaac Julien's Ten Thousand Waves
Isaac Julien's nine-screen film installation is open at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown (1100 & 1001 Kettner Blvd) through November 4. This filmic tapestry weaves ancient, early twentieth century, and modern day China into a single non-linear narrative …
Free movies of the week: director's trailer park
As much as I applaud Matt's idea of alerting our minions to free movies online, I still cannot in good conscience watch a feature on a 15-inch computer monitor. It's bad enough having to screen so many movies for the …