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More Fun with Studio Logos!
Mr. Marks may have stumped the chumps with his Movie Logo Quiz (seriously, go give it a try), but his comment about films working to incorporate the logo got us remembering that great opening fade at the start of Raiders …
Scottish Rite Event Center to Screen Spiritual Documentary Wake Up
We drive past it on the I-8 every day, but who knew the Scottish Rite Event Hall had a 500-seat screening facility? Obviously, Mueller College did. The group is sponsoring this Friday night's San Diego premiere of Wake Up, a …
The Movie Studio Logo Quiz
These studio logos are all one-shots associated with a single movie. It's up to you to match the logo with the picture it opened. I could have made it multiple choice, but where's the challenge in that? Post your answers …
Maybe Let Mel Make Maccabee's Movie
A long time ago, I wrote a profile on New Yorker writer/crime novelist/screenwriter/Del Mar resident William Murray. It included this tidbit. When we talk, he answers my question about what characterizes his best writing with a story: “A great friend …
'Batmanning' is Latest College Craze
With no phone booths left to cram themselves into and PETA cracking down on goldfish swallowing, what's left for contemporary college kids to get their kicks? In the beginning there was planking: lie face down in a preferably famous, dangerous, …
Dig a Hole: Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson is my hero. In 1977, an IRS statement for unreported funds brought the actor's attention to a $10,000 payment from Columbia Pictures he had never received. Closer inspection revealed that his signature was a forgery -- the handwriting …
Avengers Having Fun, Part Three: Hawkeye Makes It Easy
Easy for UD Replicas to manufacture their Avengers-themed motorcycle outfit, that is. Related.
Avengers Having Fun, Part Two: Further Tinkering with Norse Mythology?
We don't remember Mamba, Goddess of Serpents, but hey, it's been a while. We do love her hair. Related.
Avengers Having Fun, Part One: Marvel FTW
Chris Evans, aka Captain America, decides to photobomb a DC cosplay shoot at Comic-Con. Related.
Get the Look: I Don't Know How She Does It
Word has just come in that the accompanying app for the Sarah Jessica Parker Career Mom flick I Don't Know How She Does It will allow fans to "browse, select and purchase discounted outfits inspired by characters played by Sarah …
Review: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
From Adam Sandler (he co-wrote) and the dicks at Happy Madison Productions comes a comedy for compulsive masturbators who suffer from microphallus. Bucky (Nick Swarsdon), a clueless virginal dweeb whose overbite extends farther than his manhood, can’t even manage to …
Interview: Warrior director Gavin O'Connor
The Mixed Martial Arts drama Warrior opens today, and a lot of the critics seem to agree with our own John Rubio’s impression: “What makes Warrior interesting is that all that machismo is used to set up a theme: forgiveness.” …
Who You Calling Self-Congratulatory, LA?
Aw, lookit us, all growed up. Fishbowl LA's treatment of ArcLight's arrival in San Diego is, shall we say, not the same as Mr. Marks'. To wit: Fishbowl thinks it's nice that ArcLight is arriving because "it’s basically a cinematic …
Lars Von Trier: You Can't Keep a Good Nazi Down!
At least Mel Gibson had booze as part of his defense. Let's recap. At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Reichsführer Lars Von Trier stunned a packed press conference with the following: “For a long time I thought I was a …
Arclight Cinemas Coming to UTC in 2012
Arclight Cinemas has announced plans to open a 14-screen multiplex, their first outside of L.A., at the Westfield UTC Shopping Mall near La Jolla in late 2012. This will be the fifth outlet for the Pacific Theatre-owned chain that was …
So, What Are You Doing Tonight?
Well, if you haven't ever seen Casablanca, I guess you're going to that. Right? You remember Casablanca, don't you? It's the film that Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan watch on TV while talking to each other on the phone in …
Reviews!
This week, John Rubio takes on Warrior, and finds some heart under all that muscle. But he doesn't have much fun at A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy, and is forced to bust out the awesome term "glowering atmosphere" on Brighton Rock. …
OscarWatch 2012: Eddie and Mel begin hashing things out.
When we get right down to it, we have to admit that Eddie Murphy will probably not be teamed with Mel Gibson and so go on to make the most memorable Oscar night ever. But we can dream. Here, the …
Give Eddie A Chance!
A reader from Studio City, California writes: "Scott, if you ever interview (Eddie Murphy), please ask him how Brett Ratner's dick tastes." Quite frankly, Matt Lickona's plea for Eddie to indulge his leather (or is it latex?) fantasy shocked me. …
Oh please oh please oh please...
Well, it's official: Eddie Murphy is hosting the Oscars. You remember Eddie Murphy. He's the star of Daddy Day Care, Norbit, The Haunted Mansion, the Dr. Dolittle remake, the Nutty Professor remake, Vampire in Brooklyn, Imagine That, and Meet Dave. …