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If I Cast the The 3 Stooges
The Three Stooges finally screens tomorrow night. Even though the Farrelly Bros. have yet to once make me laugh, for reasons made obvious when first I encountered the boys at the tender age of three, I haven't craved a film …
Music & a Movie Kicks Off April 28 w/Cowboys & Aliens Costume Party
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/07/22411/ The first Music and a Movie event, scheduled for April 28, will be the Cowboys & Aliens Movie, Music Video, Concert, and Costume Party, at the VisionPulse Event Center on 5945 Center Boulevard, #510. "My band is going to …
Meet Michael Knowles: Actor, Writer, Editor, Inventor, and Director of The Trouble with Bliss
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/07/22389/ The Best Narrative Feature winner at the 2011 San Diego Film Festival is currently playing at Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15. The Trouble with Bliss offers viewers three films for the price of one. Feel like laughing along with slouches? …
A Tale of Two Posters: Bel Ami
Since you asked: no, this film probably doesn't merit two posts, but after seeing this poster, I couldn't resist posting again. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/06/22357/ Hm. Almost perfect, but not quite. Let's see if we can tweak it juuuuuust a little bit. (You …
Talk to the Animals
So if you've never heard a teddy bear talk about anal sex and God's farts, well, here's your chance: the trailer for Ted! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKfC77XAp8 If I wasn't a useless old man, I would know how to do an awesome video …
The Big Screen Percolates Tempest in a Coffee Cup
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/06/22329/ All I wanted was a cup of coffee. This story concerning AMC Fashion Valley's unwillingness to allow outside coffee to be consumed during morning press screenings seems to have struck a responsive cord in the critical community. FishbowlLA led …
He is ready.
Siddown, Zach. Sure, you've got the barely suppressed fury down, but I fear you'd play Ignatius Reilly as too obviously nutty. Will Ferrell, you showed us in Stranger Than Fiction that you can play straight, and in Casa de Mi …
William Powell Must Be Shaking (Cocktails) in His Grave
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/05/22273/ Never mind who's gonna play Nora Charles in the remake of The Thin Man; I'm still choking on the bone that is Johnny Depp as Nick. I don't believe the man has a screwball bone in his body. Slapstick, …
Adam Sandler Film Sweeps Awards Show
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/05/22263/ In an unprecedented move, Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill took home Worst Picture, Worst Director (Dennis Dugan), Worst Actor (Sandler), Worst Actress (Sandler), Worst Supporting Actor (Al Pacino), Worst Supporting Actress (David Spade), Worst Screenplay (Sandler and Steve Koren), …
Calling all Mamalukes: Raging Bull II Wants You!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/04/22229/ The Hollywood casting net is being thrown far and wide to find the right variation of chooches, scooches, mooks and mamalukes to star in Raging Bull II. If you're a cute kid -- a pretty kid -- age 14-20 …
Special Titanic 3-D Sneak Preview Screening!
Oh, wait - that was yesterday. Sorry 'bout that. A day late and a dollar short - story of my life. But hey, at least you can see it today, with no sneaking! You just won't be able to get …
Critics Barred from Bringing Starbucks into AMC Fashion Valley
It's bad enough that security guards prohibit members of the press from smuggling electronic equipment inside the theatre so that one may record a movie off the screen to later peddle on the streets of TJ. You don't want to …
Reviews!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/04/22204/ Oh, dear. Someone seems to have let me onto the review page again. Well, let's make the best of it. I was more charmed than some by Lily Collins' performance as Snow White in Mirror Mirror, but I tried …
Only a Grinch With Muscles to Spare Could Make Geisel's 300-pound Lorax Disappear Into Thin Air
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/03/22179/ Where was the Lorax statue? And why isn't it there? And why was it lifted and taken somewhere? Only a Grinch with muscles to spare, could make a 300-pound statue disappear into thin air. I told you a movie …
A Tale of Two Trailers: Bel Ami
Well, now, this is interesting. See if you can spot the difference between the two... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJC_GkGXco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4bX0AcQY_Q&feature=related Yes, that's right. The first video includes a reference to poor table manners! Also, you know, a marriage. And the name of the …
AMC Palm Promenade 14 (Marked Down from 24)
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/02/22079/ The AMC Palm Promenade is one of the few theatres in San Diego county that I have yet to visit. The venue, located at Palm Avenue and I-805, opened its doors in September 1999. Their two big houses, (auditoriums …
Warner Bros. Reveals New Batman Costume for The Dark Knight of the Soul
Following the hugely successful rollout of the new Superman logo - it's darker! it's edgier! no wait, it's both! - Warner Bros. has released some prototype sketches from the first of its planned Post-Nolan Batman films, due for release in …
Warner Bros. Reveals New Superman Logo for Man of Steel
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/02/22060/ Warner Bros. unveiled their redesign of the Superman shield for next year's Man of Steel. The Dark Knight/Spider-Man hybrid indicates that all hopes of a comedic take along the lines of Superman 2 will be scrubbed in favor of …
DVD Rentals: Road to Bali (1952)
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/30/21904/ The sixth Road picture was the last to be produced by Paramount and the only one budgeted for color (Technicolor, no less!). Not unlike later-period Elvis vehicles, the writers assume that audiences knew exactly what to expect going in …
Review: I Kissed a Vampire
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/30/21881/ What do you get when you combine High School Musical and Twilight? Not much, as demonstrated by this bargain-basement big-screen blow up of the popular iTunes webseries of the same name. Lucas Grabeel (High School Musical 1-3 inclusive), Drew …