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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 …
GO TO HELL!
Satan's waitin'!
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How I pissed off Gene Roddenberry AND Ed Wood's Vampira....
Two memorably wonky celebrity encounters that didn't go as planned
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/21/45954/ Here I am with "Vampira" (real name Maila Nurmi), probably best known for appearing in Ed Wood Jr.'s Plan 9 From Outer Space, and Conrad Brooks, who played the dumb cop in the same movie. Heather and I saw …
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 …
U R Old
The Box Office Mojo report on Star Trek Into Darkness's middling $70 million opening weekend included this fun little detail: There's only so much money to go around, and following the strong performances of Iron Man 3 and The Great …
Chopard Jewelers express concern over Bling Ring brand-building partnership
Dept. of No, Not Really
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45772/ "This is not the buzz we had in mind. No one can even see our product now!" Chopard statement following the theft of over $1 million in jewelry intended for celebrity display during 2013 Cannes film festival: "When we …
Glass prison funnies!
Three's a trend. This is just silly.
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New releases opening this week: Star Trek Into Darkness, The Iceman
Plus some other stuff!
Question for debate: which ship takes more abuse, the Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon? I liked Star Trek Into Darkness. I liked the back-and-forth between Kirk and Spock. I liked the chilly superiority of Benedict Cumberbatch's character. I liked seeing …
Interview with Star Trek Into Darkness producer Bryan Burk
Co-Founder of Bad Robot productions sits down with The Big Screen
Matthew Lickona: I can't help but notice that all of the screenwriters — Roberto Oci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof - also have producer credits, along with director J.J. Abrams. Could you talk about what being a producer meant for …
Disney announces third entry in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" trilogy
Dept. of No, Not Really
Disney animation chief John Lasseter: "We started with Cars, because Hot Wheels. Then we moved on to Planes, because Top Gun. But there was no way we weren't going to finish the job. Happily, there was a media property with …
"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 …
Dear A Clockwork Orange: let The Great Gatsby be your guide to the wonderful world of merchandising!
Single-piece sculpture? Oh, no no no. Mass production, that's the ticket.
So everyone is making a fuss because some artist somewhere is offering to make replicas of the famous penis sculpture that gets used as a murder weapon in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (here about to be employed by the …
Michael Shannon in Smurfs 4: Yes, please
Let's make this happen, people.
Really, y'all should be reading Scott's entire interview with the great Michael Shannon here. (There was almost nothing to enjoy in Premium Rush - nothing, that is, other than Michael Shannon's dirty cop with a gambling problem. And he was …
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 …
Report: Michael Bay furious at being passed over for directorial duties on Angry Birds films
Bay: "I AM THE ANGRIEST BIRD OF ALL! THE RAGING COCK!"
"Did they not see the BASE jumping scene in Transformers: Dark of the Moon? Do they not know that I am the king of things flying through the air? Do they not know that I am the master of things …
How to cure sexual obsessives
Ludovico ain't got nothin' on Crystal
Got a press release the other day. Decided to illustrate it. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/15/45658/ Culver City, CA (May 13, 2013) – Billy Crystal is attached to star in Winter’s Discontent... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/15/45654/ ...as a widower... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/15/45655/ ...who moves into a reputed active adult …
Spot the Fake Title Quiz: Cartoon Edition
Erik Rosenbluh aced this morning's quiz in record time. The problem is, my former student and eternal friend lives in LA. You may think me dumb, just don't talk me dumb. I'm not driving 123 miles to take you to …