Top Gun brought back in IMAX 3D (for those who care)
Tony Scott is ended (but the malady lingers on). Top Gun, the film that made San Diego famous, is being brought back for six days, this time in the grandeur of IMAX 3D. Wasn't it just two years ago that …
Diahann Carroll in town to pick up Lifetime Achievement Award at SD Black Film Festival
The legendary and eternally graceful Diahann Carroll will be at the San Diego Black Film Festival tomorrow night to accept the Millennium Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television and Motion Pictures. In a career that spans almost six decades, Diahann …
San Diego Black Film Festival Jan. 31 - Feb. 3 at Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15
Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday, the 11th Annual San Diego Black Film Festival is one of the largest festivals of its type in the country. Dozes of films will be screened this year including comedies, dramas, documentaries, animation, GLBT, …
John Ford A-Go-Go!
Wherever there's a man in need of a pole dance, I'll be there!
A man lives sorta' - well, in jerks, and that's why the appearance of the "Grapes of Wrath A-Go-Go Girls" must have caused quite a sensation back in 1967. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/31/39329/ No wonder Pappy went on so many long trips without …
Theatre encourages patrons to text along with the movie
Studios, fearing a bad review will put a dent in the opening weekend take, frequently slap critics with embargoes that prohibit us from blogging our opinions prior to opening date. That goes double for Facebook and Twitter. Fox 5's Josh …
Interview: Fisher Stevens is a stand-up guy
It's not often that I agree to an interview prior to viewing a movie. There is nothing quite as uncomfortable as having to speak with an actor or director whose latest work hit me harder than a general anesthetic. With …
Dig a hole: 'Stooge woman' Sally Starr
Philadelphians remember Sally Starr as the cowgirl host of Popeye Theater, a daily after school outlet for Popeye and Clutch Cargo cartoons as well as Three Stooges shorts. The show ran from 1954 to 1971. According to the Philadelphia Enquirer, …
Review: Movie 43
If you survive through the closing credits, there's a special thank you to "everyone who ever had a dirty thought." You don't want to know the foul musings that crossed my mind once this thing had finished crawling to a …
Review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D
If Abe Lincoln can trounce vampires (and Spielberg’s heavy hand) what’s to stop Hollywood from transforming a best-loved, 3,000 word children’s fairy tale into an 88 minute gorefest? Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as the fabled Teutonic twins. (He's …
It's the Great Breast Implants, Charlie Brown
Oceanside's Peter Robbins allegedly threatened girlfriend, La Jolla plastic surgeon, and even his dog!
Yesterday, word hit the street that Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who in his youth was the voice actor of the animated version of Charlie Brown, had been arrested and charged with five felony counts. What a difference a day …
Human Rights Watch Film Festival tomorrow through Monday at MoPA
The New York Times calls the Human Rights Watch Film Festival the “cinematic conscience of the world.” The six film lineup covers "a wide range of current human rights issues, from the perils that reporters face on a regular basis …
Good grief: 'Charlie Brown' arrested on felony stalking charges
Oceanside resident scheduled to be arraigned in court today
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/23/38906/ Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who in his youth gave voice to Charlie Brown's animated incarnation, has been arrested. AAUGH! The incident occurred Sunday night at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Robbins was arrested and charged with four …
Lost in Hillcrest: the funniest intersection in town
Where mirth meets mastery...give or take an 'e'
You were expecting maybe the corner of Carrot & Top? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/22/38795/
Dig a hole: Michael Winner
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/21/38741/ I read the news today, oh boy. Death Wish(es) director Michael Winner kept his appointment with death. Michael Winner brought me more entertainment, albeit unintentional, than just about any living director. Death Wish 3 is oxygen to my lungs! …
Amy Brenneman delivers the poop with PSA on IBD
It must be tough on celebrities looking for a career-bolstering cause to cozy up to, what with all the good foundations and diseases already spoken for. Jimmy Buffett wants you to help him save the manatees. Bill Shatner is big …
Review: Mama
'Mamma Mia!' was scarier
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/18/38622/ The trailer made it look like an armrest-grabbing good time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZlY47eCdas But... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RtlpXsl8k&list=PLE58FE403677EDD00 Boy kills girl and self thus forcing their young daughters, Victoria (Megan Charpentier) and Lilly (Isabelle Nélisse), to spend five years in a deserted cabin being …
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile tools through San Diego
27-foot-long phallic fiberglass weenie coming this week to a supermarket near you
For those wondering what the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has to do with The Big Screen movie blog, the phallic roadster has appeared in two features, Ladybugs with Rodney Dangerfield and the Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor "comedy," Another You. Happy? Now that …
Pacino is Paterno in new DePalma flick?
When was the last time anyone was excited over the promise of a new Brian DePalma film? Carlito's Way celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. Just when the statute of limitations was about to run out comes word that DePalma …
Dave Grohl's Sound City one night only at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas
Documentary features Paul McCartney, Mick Fleetwood, Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, and more
Rockumentary fans mark your calendars: the one chance to see Sound City, Dave Grohl's documentary on the fabled Van Nuys recording studio, is Thursday, January 31. Dave Grohl recorded the album Nevermind with the band Nirvana at Sound City Studios. …
Dig a hole: Conrad Bain
Pictured: Conrad Bain at the 2003 TV Land Awards. The actor who helped Woody Allen test coffins in Bananas is now being fitted for one. Conrad Bain — Maude's nemesis, Arnold's dad, and Mr. President George C. Scott's Chief of …