Free Screening of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry This Friday at MCASD LJ
Ai Weiwei was named the most powerful artist in the world by by ArtReview. In April 2011, China's most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic, disappeared into police custody for three months. Needless to say, he quickly …
Dig a Hole: William Asher
He wasn't the man who put the 'Cool' in Colini (that was Henry Silva), but credit director William Asher for providing Americans with some of the fluffiest movies (and TV shows) the '60's produced. Emmy-winning television producer and director William …
Wussies at Rotten Tomatoes Close Dark Knight Comments After Critics Threatened
Just when the blurb-spitting website Rotten Tomatoes gives us something to read, they decide to play censor. The aggravating aggregating site suspended user comments on reviews of The Dark Knight Rises after some fans got a little too hostile. Readers …
Mark Hamill: "Young Romney, You Are Not a President Yet"
The Force is with Republican Presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but according to the actor who played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars-z-z-z, he is not a President yet. After spending far too much time espousing the virtues of Superman and Zorro …
Till Warner Bros. Cry, "Gatsby, Gold-Hatted, Thrice-Tanking Gatsby, We Must Reboot You!"
Hollywood is going to produce a successful remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby if it kills us. The Great Gatsby (1926) http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/09/27582/ Adapted from the Broadway production written by Owen Davis and directed by George Cukor (!), the …
Interview: Benh Zeitlin, Director of Beasts of the Southern Wild
After a lively talk with Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, stars of Beasts of the Southern Wild, I moseyed on over to an adjacent poolside cabana at the W Hotel to speak with the film's director, Benh Zeitlin. In 2004, …
Interview: Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, Stars of Beasts of the Southern Wild
First-time actors Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, the stars of freshman director Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild, sat poolside at the W. The two were in town along with Zeitlin promoting the film that recently took home the …
Review: Natural Selection
The giant bag of a Texas prison lawn mower bursts open giving birth to scraggly escapee Matt O’Leary. Expectations are flattened when this provocative opening sequence is immediately followed by a boner joke: Rachael Harris’ husband of 25 years wakes …
Jerry Lewis to Judge American Idol?!
Jerry Lewis and American Idol are a perfect fit. After all, were it not for the MDA Telethon, most Idol stars would have no place to perform. Idol's preeminent ganzer macher, Nigel Lythgoe, has made it clear: he wants Jerry …
Biggest Movie Event of the Weekend Has Nothing to Do With Comic-Con
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/11/27676/ Reason #41144 to hate Comic-Con: Thanks to San Diego's annual celebration of everything that's wrong with contemporary cinema, nary a new release hits town this weekend. Two disappointing indies -- Natural Selection at The Ken and Beasts of the …
SDLFF Wraps "Jewish Latino Film Series" and Puts Out Call for Festival Entries
Join the San Diego Jewish Film Festival and San Diego Latino Film Festival tomorrow night at 7 p.m. when the second annual "Jewish Latino Film Series" concludes with the Argentinian comedy, Dos Hermanos. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/10/27637/ According to festival notes, "Marcos and …
Patton Oswalt Talks Movies With The Big Screen
From Groucho and Woody to Albert and Howard, I have been fortunate in my lifetime to have witnessed just about all of my comic deities perform in person. This week finds Patton Oswalt's name added to the list of luminaries. …
Dig a Hole: Ernest Borgnine
The lights came up and Ernest Borgnine stood center stage, his hat brim throwing a knifelike shadow across his face. Just give his barrel chest an excuse to bulge and someone in the crowd would have lost an eye when …
Review: Savages
Oliver Stone’s latest “just say yes” endeavor is reminiscent of his work on Scarface. The only shock being 30 years later the brutal killing and graphic dismemberment is now performed in the name of blowing weed, not snorting coke. Aaron …
The Best Movie Theater in San Diego Just Got Better
The July 4th showtimes for Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 indicated a major change. How can a theatre that has only one digital projector present 3D screenings of The Amazing Spider-Man at noon and 1 pm? The line stretched down 5th …
9th Annual San Diego International Children's Film Festival to Screen Over 100 Short Films
The San Diego International Children's Film Festival returns for its 9th season with the promise of over 100 short films (from 20 different countries) for the entire family. Programs combine animated, live-action, and documentary shorts and are arranged for different …
Raging MGM Sues Jake LaMotta and Makers of Bull Sequel
When asked what He thought about the proposed sequel to Raging Bull, Marty told GQ's Logan Hill, "I have no idea. That's the second time I've heard it. The Argentinian director? Hill assured Marty that Raging Bull II would indeed …
Learn Beginning Screenwriting at the Media Arts Center
Glenn Heath, film critic for Slant Magazine and programmer at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, will be holding a beginning screenwriting class at the Media Arts Center. No previous experience is required. All you need is an idea for …
Sarah Polley's Latest Sparks Interest in Godfather Prequel?
Sarah Polley's brilliant new romantic comedy, Take This Waltz, opens Friday exclusively at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas and already there is talk about it spawning a Godfather prequel. Are they trying to make Jack Woltz look ridiculous? No one, especially a …
Review: Ted
The first thing one notices about Ted is the flat TV lighting. There's not a shadow as far as the eye can't see. It's the anti-3D: instead of paying a $4.00 surcharge for stereoscopic glasses, theatres should lop a few …