What the @$%& is a Cecchi Gori and Why is it Suing Scorsese?
Cecchi and Gori: I’m disgusted with the two of ya's! Excuse me, but I seem to be a bit confused. Is this the rich Italian guy who tailors Marty’s suits or some cannoli-peddler out to smear His great name? What …
Review: The Apparition
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/24/30212/ How to Make a PG-13 Horror Film Checklist: ✓ Spooky house ✓ Pre-credit flashback to Super8 footage ✓ Two attractive teenage-ish leads ✓ A Kristen Stewart replica ✓ Paranormal security-cam footage ✓ A first-time director manning the till ✓ …
Opening This Week
David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis opens Friday at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas. Matt was still on vacation when the film previewed. I have never said a bad word about David Cronenberg, and am not about to start now. You folks will have to …
Will the Real Jeffrey Dean Morgan Please Stand Up?
After this morning's press preview of the new demon review, The Possession, friend and colleague Jean Lowerison noted that it had been a long time since she'd seen Robert Downey, Jr. on screen. "You still haven't," I replied. The face …
LL Cool J Gets In Too Deep With Home Invader
LL Cool J learned the hard way what it's like to be caught up with a home invader he almost sent to kingdom come. The rapper/actor awoke early this morning to find a burglar in his Studio City home. Before …
The Movie Studio Logo Quiz IV: The New Batch
It's been some time since one of my emblematic emblem quizzes appeared on The Big Screen. What with the heat climbing to a clammy 82 degrees, I figured that you would prefer to sit schvitzing in front of a fan …
Dig a Hole: Tony Scott
Ron Howard tweeted, "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day." Matthew Lickona emailed, "This one's on you, I fear. Digging a hole is sometimes a dirty business." Esther Marks instilled in me the following aphorisms at a tender age: never …
The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Teleth...Marathon
Grocery shopping is hell of late. No images of Jerry Lewis' cropped head adorning Sara Lee cheesecake boxes. No "Aisles of Smiles." No robotic checkout gal asking, "Would you like to donate your change to Jerry's Kids?" Last year the …
It's "Kick Michael Bay Thursday" at The Big Screen
First Matt reported on Transformers star Shia LaBeouf's recent findings after being on the receiving end of the Hollywood version of a Colo-rectal exam. Now, adult film superstar James Deen is jumping on the bash-Michael Bay bandwagon. No one expects …
Landmark Blows Out Ken's 100 Birthday Candles With a Yawn
The Big Screen was the first to break the news: Landmark's Ken Cinema will celebrate its 100th birthday this year. Am I the only one who thinks it's a big to-do that our town boasts one of the few 100-year-old …
Reminder: Oceanside International Film Festival Hits the Screen Tonight
The red carpet had been Rug Doctored and after months of preparation, Dmitriy Demidov and his staff are ready to unveil this year's Oceanside International Film Festival. The 50-film (shorts and features), 4-day festival commences tonight at 5 pm. The …
Does the Musical Version of Nutty Professor Really Need Hamlisch's Score?
The passing of composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died last week at 68, may have caused the Broadway bound musical adaptation of Jerry Lewis' fun and funny The Nutty Professor to hit a reef. Without the composer to guide them through …
VIDEO: Violently Insane Bob Hope Interferes With Jimmy Stewart's Thought Patterns
Bob Hope: world's most beloved comedian or violently insane ventriloquist bent on tampering with Jimmy Stewart's thought patterns and American freedom of speech? Bob Hope first started talking to me though mom and dad's Philco when I was still in …
Cronenberg's Capsized Cosmopolis Key Art
Speaking as the Will Rogers of his generation, I never saw a Robert Pattinson film I didn't like. Franchise films by their nature are not my dance. I never made it through a Harry Potter movie and slept through most …
Where Aren't They Now: Darlene Cates, Star of What Isn't Gilbert Grape's Mother Eating
Comeback kid Darlene Cates recently threw a deck chair off the Titanic by shedding 240 lbs. and the star of What's Eating Gilbert Grape wants to get back into acting. Cates told The Dallas News, "I'm not opposed to doing …
The Lobby Art So Nice, We Posted it Twice!
So taken by the Gaslamp's Spider-Man lobby display was I that a friend lent me his camera to get a snap of it. Y'know, it might help if I occasionally read this blog. It seems like Br'er Lickona beat me …
Gaslamp's Spider-Man Lobby Display More Impressive Than Reboot
All it takes is a little imagination and a fairly thick cord made of twisted and intertwined hemp. Next time you're inside the Gaslamp's spacious lobby, tilt your head skyward and behold something more spectacular than anything on display in …
Did Anyone Notice That a New DeNiro Film Opened Last Friday?
You open a film in San Diego that stars Robert DeNiro and I have to find out about it from friends on the street? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4GoalAVE7I Red Lights, a new thriller starring DeNiro, Sigourney Weaver, and Cillian Murphy opened last Friday …
Dig a Hole: Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch was an ETOG. He was one of only eleven people in the vaunted history of awards-giving to have received an Emmy, Tony, Oscar, and Grammy. The popular composer didn't stop there. Hamlisch also took home a Pulitzer and …
Dig a Hole: Norman Alden, the Oldest Surviving Member of Julius Kelp's Class
First Henry Gibson, then Skip Ward, now Norman Alden. Will Med Flory be the next student in the Wellman College graduating class of 1963 to leave this earth? Tender but tough-looking Norman Alden was the oldest surviving member of nutty …