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Still Time to Qualify for May 10 Big Screen Movie Trivia Contest at House of Blues
May 10. Thank God for the rain which has helped wash away the cinephiles and movie mavens off the sidewalks and into the House of Blues for The Big Screen's big anniversary blowout/trivia contest! Reader Andy and I were there …
Box Office Report
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Dig a Hole: George 'Goober' Lindsey
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/06/23969/ From the tips of his serrated felt beanie down to his pigeon toed gait, George 'Goober' Lindsey was American television's embodiment of the carefree, slow-witted yokel. Even more than his country cousin Gomer (Jim Nabors), whose frequent basso profundo …
Disney Puts on the Chihuahua to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Having been on the receiving end of many a wagging finger, nothing delights me more than when I catch a purported citadel of progressive orthodoxy like the Walt Disney Company with both hands in the politically incorrect cookie jar. The …
Interview: Lakeside Filmmaker Paul Blevins Brings Zombies to East County
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23891/ Paul Blevins has a zombie on his back. For years he had been wanting to make a horror movie, but needed a spark. A Halloween gala at a friend's house proved to be the foundation for his dream project. …
This One's for the Ladies
Hey ladies! Tired of the unrealistic body images and frustrating stereotypes perpetuated by comic-book representations of your gender? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23870/ Tee hee! Well, The Avengers is here to fix that. No, not by giving you a great heroine in The Black …
Picture Story: The Avengers Display at Reading Grossmont Center
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23869/ There's an Avengers banner ad above the exits at Edwards Mira Mesa. It's something to see, if only because it's really, really big. But I was much more touched by this homemade display at the ticket booth in Reading …
A Closer Look at the Poster for What to Expect When You're Expecting
Hey, look, it's a movie based on a self-help book! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23862/ Ha, ha, pregnancy! Actually, it's pretty amazing that they're making a comedy out of this, because if there's one thing Alien taught us, it's that giving birth is freaking …
Review: The Avengers
There's a delicious freedom in reviewing a movie like The Avengers. Apparently, the oracle has spoken and y'all are going to go see it no matter what. So nothing I write here really matters all that much. Picture a critic …
This is Not a Review of This is Not a Film
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/03/23832/ Tomorrow night brings San Diego’s one and only screening of this year’s most highly anticipated film, and yet many of you will be wasting your time at The Avengers. The San Diego Asian Film Festival will screen Iranian director …
Backlot Streetscape in Atlanta's Tyler Perry Studios Gone With the Flame
Not since Tara was torched has a fire in Atlanta drawn this much attention. It took more than 100 firefighters to contain the four-alarm blaze that scorched the backlot screetscape at Tyler Perry Studios. "The 34th St." set, named after …
Reviews!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/02/23786/ "It's okay, Jason. I'm sure he didn't mean that bit about Brendan Fraser." Poor Emily Blunt. Critics want to love her; they really do. Here's me on The Adjustment Bureau: "Despite all the nonsense and leaden pacing, everyone seems …
Original Willy Wonka Costume Up For Auction
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/02/23782/ "Originally obtained from Michael D. Beinner, Director of Field Advertising and Publicity for Paramount Pictures who was gifted the costume following its promotional tour of several key cities around the U.S. Without doubt, one of the most iconic and …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for The Perfect Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoCJabxe6zg Sigh. Thank heaven for the Catholic Church, or else who would provide the framework of moral absolutes for true love to dismantle? The trouble starts right in the description: "Suburban supermom Eileen Cleary (Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Turner) has …
The African Queen, My, She Is Yare
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/01/23751/ The fabled scow that Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn navigate through John Huston's beloved yarn is once again shipshape, out of drydock, and, my, she is yare. (Yare. Were it not for Katharine Hepburn's Holiday, I might never have …
Dick Clark: As Powerful in Death as He Was in Life
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/01/23703/ While it's not going to do America's oldest (and deadest) teenager much good, a judge ruled that Dick Clark Productions (DCP) does indeed own the broadcast rights to the Golden Globes Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the …
The Artist's Uggie Set to Release 'Bark-All' Autobiography
Uggie, the precious, scene-stealing pooch who wagged his way into the hearts of Oscar voters, is set to release an autobiography in October. Uggie: My Story, an "as told to" memoir, will be transcribed by author and mortal, Wendy Holden. …
Meet Sacha Baron Cohen's Bus at SDSU!
It's not the first time a prop bus was sent on tour. While vacationing in Los Angeles in 1977, I had the privilege of meeting the bullet-riddled bus that Clint Eastwood drove through the streets of Phoenix during the climax …
This Mother's Day the Movie is on Mom
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/30/23659/ Do you really want to leave your mother at the mercy of the multiplex? Don't you love her? Here is your chance to prove it. Landmark Theatres asks all of you doting sons and daughters to remember your best …
Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirates! Band of Misfits is all over the map. Literally! At several points in the film, we watch the pirates move across a map! On the way, they drop little red floats behind them, to mark their path! Ha …