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If You Outlaw Student Filmmaking, Only Outlaw Students Will Make Films!
A group of students making a movie were in for the surprise of their lives when the LAPD mistakenly took their shoot to be a potential shoot-out. The incident took place at a convenience store in West Hollywood where a …
Top Ten "Turkey" Films to Help Combat the Effects of Drowsiness Brought on by the Tryptophan
Before you paws for a nap, try one of these stimulating "turkey" treats! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ36CnCL3OE 10.) Pieces of April / Peter Hedges (2003) Katie Holmes plays a rebellious daughter who throws together a Thanksgiving dinner for her dying mother and the …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Don't Go in the Woods
So anytime a director - especially a veteran actor turned director - tackles a story that's been done to death, it's usually fun to try to figure out why. I mean, how many times must Vincent D'Onofrio have thought to …
Coming Soon: Titanic Sinking in 3D at a Theater Near You!
Well, now... No, it's not The Phantom Menace. It's James Cameron's Titanic. Why is James Cameron bringing Titanic back to theaters? I mean, sure, there's the whole 3-D thing. And the 100th anniversary of the sinking, I suppose. But the …
Edwards Mira Mesa Finally Gets Wise to Free Refill Scam
pass-whore [pahs hawr, hohr or, often, hoor] noun Social misfit whose only joy in life lies in their ability to continually get his/her paws on complimentary tickets to evening promotional screenings. So here they are: the dog-faced cineplex soldiers, the …
Clint Eastwood Returns to Acting?
Three years ago, Clint Eastwood announced that Gran Torino would be his swan song from acting. You don't listen well, do you, punk, because now comes word that Clint is considering the role of Reese Witherspoon's father in Trouble With …
Famous Movie Poster Rejects You've Never Seen (Exclusive) Pt. 3
Famous Movie Poster Rejects You've Never Seen Part 3 Today, we're looking at the unseen/unpublished artwork from movie poster campaigns designed to promote the horror film Near Dark, horsey drama Phar Lap, the Robert DeNiro/Albert Brooks sleeper Midnight Run (still …
Now Is the Time for All Good People to Come to the Aid of Their Marty!
No, I haven't seen it, but that's never stopped me from writing a review of a Scorsese benefaction. Ten stars! Best picture of 2011! The finest use of 3D as a narrative tool since Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder! Hugo …
Three Films Selected by UCSD's ArtPower! Screen on PBS Shorts Showcase
Stop the music! KPBS is showing movies?! It can't be. Not the station that "cancelled" the Film Club and was too thrifty to pony up the dough for Ebert's latest incarnation of At the Movies. True to form, the cinephobic …
Review: Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 1
PRELUDE: My son, upon my return from the screening: "So, are they married yet?" Me: "Yes, they get married." Son: "So it's over." Me: "No, there's lots that comes after." Son: "That doesn't make any sense! Romance stories are supposed …
Short Takes: The Other F Word
Or: Pennywise stops being pound foolish. Or at least lead singer Jim Lindberg does, as he takes a long, hard look at the tensions that arise between being a punk rock icon and also the father of three little girls. …
Oh hush: Ricky Gervais worries he might not be able to improve on last year's Golden Globes performance?
Did you hear? Ricky Gervais is coming back to host the Golden Globes! Does that mean you'll watch this time? Apparently, the decision to return was not an easy one. Gervais was worried that he might not be able to …
L.A. Sheriff's Office Reopens Investigation Into Natalie Wood Drowning
Natalie Wood's body was found floating in the Pacific, a mile away from where her yacht was anchored off Santa Catalina Island, on November 29, 1981. The star of such hit films as Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, …
Watch Mirror, Mirror for Free on The Big Screen!
I don't know why Lickona is going all slug-nutty over Mirror, Mirror. It's nowhere near Marty's pinnacle, and it does have Spielbug's unclean imprimatur, but I guess as far as network TV goes, it's an amazing story. Don't forget to …
Cinematographer's Notebook: Tableau in Mirror Mirror
Methinks this Tarsem fellow is fond of the "grand lady flanked by two figures" shot... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLVO396eHs
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Mirror Mirror
One of these things is not like the other... (Hint: Three are of Joan Crawford. One is of...someone else.) Me-OW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLVO396eHs
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Brave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twHWhwN601A Maybe the people at Pixar really are sexist - or at least, deaf to women. Because their first feature with a female protagonist actually includes this tagline combo: In a land of tradition...a hero will rise? Ooh, wait, let …
Worth Watching: Interview with Steve Jobs in Exile (Two Nights Only!)
File under "Why you should never throw anything away." In 1995, Robert Cringely made Triumph of the Nerds, a miniseries for PBS about the birth and growth of the computer industry. As part of the project, he filmed a 70-minute …
Dig A Divot: Munchkin Karl Slover is Really Most Sincerely Dead
As blogger, I must aver, that Karl Slover will no longer stir. And he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead. Slover, small in stature, big on ears, and one of the last original Munchkins left on the …