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Opening This Week
David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis opens Friday at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas. Matt was still on vacation when the film previewed. I have never said a bad word about David Cronenberg, and am not about to start now. You folks will have to …
Will the Real Jeffrey Dean Morgan Please Stand Up?
After this morning's press preview of the new demon review, The Possession, friend and colleague Jean Lowerison noted that it had been a long time since she'd seen Robert Downey, Jr. on screen. "You still haven't," I replied. The face …
Shia LaBeouf learns the true meaning of fear.
Some days the blog-gods smile. Let me explain. Shia LaBeouf has been on a tear lately, first with his amazing shot at the studio system, and then with his super-enthusiastic embrace of his role in Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac. Famously, …
Lincoln one-sheet: Daniel Day-Lewis takes on his greatest challenge yet.
How do you give life to a massive hunk of granite? Trust seventeen-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis to find out! Get ready for The Lincoln Memorial, sure to be the most monumental movie of the year! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/22/30138/ Okay, dumb joke. …
LL Cool J Gets In Too Deep With Home Invader
LL Cool J learned the hard way what it's like to be caught up with a home invader he almost sent to kingdom come. The rapper/actor awoke early this morning to find a burglar in his Studio City home. Before …
The Movie Studio Logo Quiz IV: The New Batch
It's been some time since one of my emblematic emblem quizzes appeared on The Big Screen. What with the heat climbing to a clammy 82 degrees, I figured that you would prefer to sit schvitzing in front of a fan …
Dig a Hole: Tony Scott
Ron Howard tweeted, "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day." Matthew Lickona emailed, "This one's on you, I fear. Digging a hole is sometimes a dirty business." Esther Marks instilled in me the following aphorisms at a tender age: never …
ParaNorman likes it ugly.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/17/29845/ Something to consider before you haul the kiddies to the multiplex this weekend.
The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Teleth...Marathon
Grocery shopping is hell of late. No images of Jerry Lewis' cropped head adorning Sara Lee cheesecake boxes. No "Aisles of Smiles." No robotic checkout gal asking, "Would you like to donate your change to Jerry's Kids?" Last year the …
It's "Kick Michael Bay Thursday" at The Big Screen
First Matt reported on Transformers star Shia LaBeouf's recent findings after being on the receiving end of the Hollywood version of a Colo-rectal exam. Now, adult film superstar James Deen is jumping on the bash-Michael Bay bandwagon. No one expects …
Shia LaBeouf - Finger Method Actor?
Terribly sorry for the descent into bad taste, but it's nigh unto impossible to be handed a quote like Shia LaBeouf's recent declaration and not explore the, um, possibilities. Just a refresher: LaBeouf, in declaring himself done with the studio …
Landmark Blows Out Ken's 100 Birthday Candles With a Yawn
The Big Screen was the first to break the news: Landmark's Ken Cinema will celebrate its 100th birthday this year. Am I the only one who thinks it's a big to-do that our town boasts one of the few 100-year-old …
Shia LaBeouf Tempts the Fickle Finger of Fate
As y'all know by now, the Transformers star (you know, besides the Giant $#&@^@! Robots) recently gave an interview to the Hollywood Reporter in which he declared himself "done" with the studio system that made him a star. And to …
Reminder: Oceanside International Film Festival Hits the Screen Tonight
The red carpet had been Rug Doctored and after months of preparation, Dmitriy Demidov and his staff are ready to unveil this year's Oceanside International Film Festival. The 50-film (shorts and features), 4-day festival commences tonight at 5 pm. The …
Does the Musical Version of Nutty Professor Really Need Hamlisch's Score?
The passing of composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died last week at 68, may have caused the Broadway bound musical adaptation of Jerry Lewis' fun and funny The Nutty Professor to hit a reef. Without the composer to guide them through …
VIDEO: Violently Insane Bob Hope Interferes With Jimmy Stewart's Thought Patterns
Bob Hope: world's most beloved comedian or violently insane ventriloquist bent on tampering with Jimmy Stewart's thought patterns and American freedom of speech? Bob Hope first started talking to me though mom and dad's Philco when I was still in …
Cronenberg's Capsized Cosmopolis Key Art
Speaking as the Will Rogers of his generation, I never saw a Robert Pattinson film I didn't like. Franchise films by their nature are not my dance. I never made it through a Harry Potter movie and slept through most …
Russell Crowe is Noah - RIGHT!
Y'all know that Russell Crowe is starring in Darren Aronofsky's Noah picture, right? Right! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/10/29460/ Man, so good to know that even back in the day, fingerless gloves were righteous. Also, I like to think that his little chest pouch …
Where Aren't They Now: Darlene Cates, Star of What Isn't Gilbert Grape's Mother Eating
Comeback kid Darlene Cates recently threw a deck chair off the Titanic by shedding 240 lbs. and the star of What's Eating Gilbert Grape wants to get back into acting. Cates told The Dallas News, "I'm not opposed to doing …
Moment of Truth: ALF Edition
So they're gonna make a big-screen version of ALF. Who knows, it could be great. Maybe make him a sonofabitch one-percenter FOX-news Dittohead living with some Upper East Side limousine liberals, watch the sparks fly. But the real test of …