4th row center: Last Tango in Paris
The date stamped on the roadshow, reserved seat ticket for the opening week showing of Last Tango in Paris at Chicago’s magnificent McClurg Court Theatre -- think Mission Valley’s late Cinema 21 only grander -- just happened to coincide with …
Love, Darlene
"Twenty Feet From Stardom" brings you up close to a legend
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/31/46617/ Is there a better way to end the week than with Twenty Feet From Stardom? Well, a private screening of The Day the Clown Cried, comes to mind, but until Jerry decides the time is right, we'll just have …
Landmark Theatres Marketing Coordinator makes some noise
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/30/46577/ By day, Branden Parrish is the regional Marketing Coordinator for Landmark Theatres, a man responsible for brewing some of the most savory movie theatre coffee ever to warm this reporter's gullet. Under the cloak of darkness, Branden transforms into …
Did I miss Bob Hope's birthday?
Had he lived, venerable comedian Bob Hope would have turned 1,478 yesterday. In honor of the occasion, TCM dragged a river in Toluca Lake and pulled out a few prime catches. My lips moved along with the dialog while reexamining …
Disney Lone Ranger give wampum to American Indian College Fund
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/29/46514/ Walt Disney Studios Chairman, Alan Horn, announced today that proceeds from the World Premiere screening The Lone Ranger will benefit the American Indian College Fund. “We’ve had a terrific collaboration with the Native American community throughout the production of …
Autobots, roll out! New high-octane photos from Michael Bay's Transformers 4
Isn't this the franchise responsible for introducing the world to Megan Fox and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley? Shouldn't there be sexy promotional snaps of Nicola Peltz, Michael Bay's latest fantasy object and star of the upcoming Transformers 4, rather than images reminiscent …
San Diego High School holds annual Film Festival at Landmark's Ken Cinema
I remember my first high school film festival. Our teacher, Miss Peiffer, plunked a creaky 16mm Bell & Howell Autoload on a card table in the back of the school gymnasium, pointed the projection beam in the general direction of …
DVD Rentals: Liberace in Sincerely Yours
Any film that posits two women vying for Liberace’s romantic affection is not fit to include the word “sincerely” in its title. It was the ‘50’s, people were stupid, and every matronly naif who owned a TV set wanted their …
Spot the Fake Titles Quiz IV: Dead by Dawn
Before you hit the road for this Memorial Day weekend, why not give your memory a workout by trying to spot which three (3) of the following 20 (twenty) title cards are bogus. If you have to resort to using …
Spend Memorial Day in Alpine giving thanks to veterans
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/24/46247/ My friend, colleague, and Earth Mother of the San Diego Film Critics Society, Diana Saenger, asked that I pass on this news of a great way to spend Memorial Day by honoring our troops. The Alpine Community Center is …
Pac-Arts monthly Film Forum now open to non-members
For as long as I've known my pal, John Dacapias, he's been touting the virtues of Pac-Arts monthly Film Forum. The group, limited to a precious few, meets 12 times a year -- with pot luck in hand -- to …
Dig a hole: Steve Forrest
"S.W.A.T." star and Dana Andrews' younger brother
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/23/46129/ Steve Forrest, movie actor, Lt. Hondo Harrelson on TV's S.W.A.T., and dependable Dana Andrews' real-life kid brother, is dead. For years I couldn't see the Forrest for the Andrews. (It must have had something to do with countless childhood …
To Smurf, or not to Smurf: it's out of the question
I drew the unenviable task of reviewing the first Smurfs movie. I peed blue for three weeks. If I belch hard enough I can still taste it. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/22/46069/ Send slashers films, Jennifer Aniston romcoms, or Zach Galifianakis slob-fests: anything but …
A brief history of Liberace(s) on film
Soderbergh's biopic premiers Sunday on HBO
Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, is not the first time the story of the flamboyant pianist has been brought to life on the small screen. Liberace died on February 4, 1987 at the age of 67 and his …
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Satan's waitin'!
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Oceanside International Film Festival seeks submissions
Earlier this month The Big Screen brought news that the first annual La Costa Film Festival is looking for submissions. Now comes news that the Oceanside Film Festival is also on the lookout for films to screen at their second …
"You're goin' to the moon, Méliès!"
Wasn't it Tom Aquinas who first said something like, "For those who understand, no explanation is necessary; for those who don't, no explanation will suffice?" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45745/
Second annual La Jolla High School Film Festival tonight
Here is a unique film event for local cinephiles to support. This could be your chance to meet the the next Scorsese, or at least DePalma. "Lights! Camera! Acne!" La Jolla High School rolls out the red carpet tonight at …
Afterimage: Funny, Gatsby doesn't look Jewish
Gatz, Jay Gatz. He couldn't have been more Jewish had his parents named him Israel Hebrewstein. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/16/45731/ Matthew drew review duty, but I couldn't resist chiming in. I could be wrong, but my high school English teacher taught her students …
Interview: Michael Shannon on The Iceman, the NRA, and what it would take to get him to star in a Smurfs sequel
Overall quality may vary, but Michael Shannon’s name on a poster guarantees satisfaction at least for as long as he’s on screen. The man is quite simply incapable of giving a bad performance. Sadly, I left Chicago right around the …