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What Happened? Jennifer Lawrence
File under: I am so old. Times was, an actress would sometimes do a bit of cheesecake early in her career. You know, something to catch the public eye early before she was taken seriously enough to merit attention as …
Hollywood on its Way to a Record-Breaking Year
The good news is Hollywood is rapidly climbing out of last year's box office recession and heading towards a record-breaking year. What's the downside? Sequels to The Hunger Games and The Lorax are destined to corrugate the road ahead. With …
OMS!* Hi-Res Photo from Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 2!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/26/23546/ You can totally tell she's a vampire now. Just look at her skin. *Oh My Swoon!
No Word Yet on the Gaultier Slave Leia Ensemble
It was only a matter of time. I mean, he'd already done it with the ruby slippers. And Disney is still the undisputed king of merchandising tie-ins. So yeah, word came down today that fancy shoe guy Christian Louboutin "was …
A Closer Look at the Clip from The Dictator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOdNKN88VA Yeah, putting this on YouTube was probably a pretty good idea, as it plays a lot like a bit of homemade sketch comedy. Maybe this is where cinema is headed. At least, cinema of the non-blockbuster variety.
Is God Smiting Ron Howard for Making The Da Vinci Code?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/25/23478/ While we're at it, what about All-American director Ron Howard? The man behind Parenthood, Apollo 13, Ransom, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and A Beautiful Mind! Then he directed Da Vinci. Since then? Frost/Nixon: $25 million budget, $18 million …
Is God Smiting Tom Hanks for Making The Da Vinci Code?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/25/23470/ Look, it's pretty clear that God's been smiting Mel Gibson ever since Mel made The Passion of the Christ. I dunno - maybe He's mad that he didn't get more screen time than that God's tear bit. But is …
Scott Marks Hosts WriteOutLoud Screenings of Two Roger Corman/Edgar Allan Poe Classics
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/25/23463/ WriteOutLoud, in connection with the San Diego Public Library, wraps up their month long celebration, The Big Read - Shades of Poe with screenings of two classic big screen adaptations of the Master's short stories, House of Usher and …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Magic Mike
Thanks to The Vow and 21 Jump Street, Channing Tatum is this year's big star. Now we're getting Magic Mike, in which he plays a male stripper. The part is a good fit for him, because he used to be, …
Wrap Tefillin and Tortillas at Jews in Mexican Cinema Showcase
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/24/23439/ ¡Oy, Caramba! I no sooner finish watching the new Kate Hudson tearjerker, A Little Bit of Heaven, in which Gael García Bernal co-stars as Yiddishe kop Dr. Julian Goldstein, than news of ¡Celèbrate! appears in my inbox. It must …
Rosie O'Donnell Criticizes Lindsay Lohan for Playing Liz Taylor in TV Biopic
Reeling from her recent talk-show debacle on the OWN, Rosie O'Donnell decided to decompress a little with the Today show's Matt Lauer and Donny Deutsch. TMZ reports that Rosie was none too happy with the announcement that Lindsay Lohan is …
May Ten: Big Screen Anniversary Party at House of Blues
When I worked with the public radio station in town we were forbidden from handing out prizes on the air. Knowing that The Big Screen is rapidly approaching its one year anniversary, Matt and I wanted to put together a …
Anatomy of a Press Photo: Spider-Man Does the Superhero Squat!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/23/23336/ Also, now we know what they mean when they say this version will be grittier. That outfit is filthy!
DVD Rentals: Adventures of Superman
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/23/23312/ The untimely demise of poor little Dickie Bird was but a harbinger of things to come. The first fleshly souls to introduce me to the concept of death were my paternal grandmother and George “Superman” Reeves. Grandma Marks was …
One Day on Earth w/Local Contribs: Free Screening Sunday 4-22
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/21/23249/ A globally-created film project called One Day on Earth, shot simultaneously by contribs across the planet on the very same day, will get a free screening on Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day), at AMC Mission Valley 20. The movie …
Review: Think Like A Man
In the Madea movies, Tyler Perry does drag so that he can play a wise black grandmother. In Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey plays the same role, except he doesn't bother putting on a dress. Or even pretending to …
San Diego's First International Surf Film Festival at Bird's Surf Shed
Head over to Linda Vista next month for the first ever San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). For a town steeped in surf culture, it's a wonder it took this long to create a film festival honoring those who believe …
RIP Jonathan Frid: His Final Barnabas Collins Performance
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/19/23197/ A mere three weeks before the opening of the new Tim Burton/Johnny Depp version of Dark Shadows, the original melancholy bloodsucker Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) has passed away. He was 87. Frid and several other original cast members are …
Surfing with Mel: Opening Scene
Look, if Mr. Marks can cast the Stooges, I can indulge a little... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/19/23174/ Open on the Santa Monica office of MASON GREED, film executive with Grope Entertainment. Posters of his past films line the wall: titles such as TITS, …
How Far the Mighty Have Fallen: Joe Pesci
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/18/23150/ In the past twelve years Joe Pesci has appeared in only two films. There was a brief, but pivotal, cameo in his buddy Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd (2006) and a supporting role as a whoremaster opposite Helen Mirren …