OMG it's Iron Man 3
Squee! Apparently, Tony Stark likes to collect metal outfits the way Brian Fantana likes to collect fragrances: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/04/25558/ And apparently, Iron Man 3 will introduce the idea of the "occasional suit" - event-specific superhero attire for the discerning and sophisticated …
Review: For Greater Glory
Here is the short version: Handsomely photographed but pious and simplistic story of the Cristeros – Mexican Catholics who fought back against a government crackdown in the 1920’s. It’s never really clear why the bad-guy soldiers take such delight in …
Review: Piranha 3DD
"Welcome to rock bottom," says Baywatch legend David Hasselhoff as he prepares to make a celebrity appearance at The Big Wet, a water park in Merkin County, Arizona that has been overhauled by sweet star Danielle Panabaker's creepy stepfather into …
Reviews!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/31/25381/ Whoa...what day is it? No, seriously. I seem to have fallen into some kind of wormhole. My first effort this week is for a film that opened last Friday: Chernobyl Diaries. Not that you're missing much. But if you …
"Alien DNA"
"The keen fan will recognize strands of Alien's DNA." - Ridley Scott, on his not-quite-an-Alien-prequel Prometheus Keen fan, you say? Hello, Internet! I'm getting a huge kick out of the notion that Dan O'Bannon's original script for Alien — a …
Heh.
Okay, look. Blogging is hard, you know? [Cue tiny violins.] Some days, the infinite glories of the Internet just leave a fellow numb - too much information, man. On those days, he's liable to go into a kind of fugue …
So What Are You Doing Tonight? Memorial Day Edition
Kidding. We know what you're doing tonight. You're going to honor those who have died in the service of our country by going to see Top Gun. Downer fare like The Best Years of Our Lives can wait until Veteran's …
Reviews!
Have to run to a screening, so I'll keep this short and sweet, and just point you toward Mr. Elliott's latest assessments. Men in Black III? "Again the aim is pure diversion, and again the packaging is stylish...The love of …
The Dark Knight Rises: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Look, I'm not saying that the above juxtaposition indicates that Bane and Batman are going to engage in a car-surfing competition for the key to Gotham City in the single greatest homage to the chickie-run scene in Rebel Without A …
When Leo Punk'd Zac
Cold-blooded. But really, Zac should've known better than to come sniffing around Leo's turf... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24934/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24936/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24937/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24939/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24940/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24942/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24943/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24944/
T&A Sells Movies...
...though perhaps not in quite the way you'd expect. Saw these posters for What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Pirates! Band of Misfits side by side at Reading Carmel Valley... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24866/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24867/ Hey! If you recast T&A as …
Tony Stark, Hypocrite
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24864/ So, you know, don't read if you don't care about superhero movies, or if you haven't seen The Avengers and don't want to know anything about anything that happens... But remember that scene on the S.H.I.E.L.D. sky-ship thingy where …
Windfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mTIE4D9JM Cute word association, 007. Very cute. Very remunerative, as well. Country - England Gun - Shot Agent - Provocateur http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24863/
Kevin Smith Is an Evil Wizard
Your first hint is that his hockey jersey looks much more like a wizard's robe than an actual hockey jersey. Your second hint is body language. Sure, it sounds like he's talking about his upcoming movie-chat show Spoilers, but let's …
Your Mother Was Right...
...when she told you, "Handsome is as handsome does." Seriously, it does not pay to be blandly handsome, even in a chiseled sort of amazing way. Just ask Garrett Hedlund and Taylor Kitsch... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/21/24718/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/21/24719/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/21/24720/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/21/24721/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/21/24722/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/21/24723/ Meanwhile, …
A Blade Runner Sequel?
Harrison Ford is what, 85 now? Cue the obvious joke... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/18/24637/ p.s. Yes, I do think I should get extra gag points for using crazy-Catwoman Sean Young...
Our First _______ President
It ain't exactly news, and it ain't exactly local, but it might just be funny... October, 1998: Toni Morrison considers Bill Clinton as "our first black President." May 2012: Andrew Sullivan declares Barack Obama, who is actually black, to be …
While We're At It
Fun with the poster for Prometheus... Something about the way Robot Fassbender is standing just seemed to cry out for this. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/18/24625/
Piling On
Well, when Scott Marks takes time to sling some arrows at Katy Perry, it's hard not to get in on the outrageous fortune. Especially when she makes it so easy... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/18/24623/ from "Piercing" by Katy Hudson ** from "E.T." by …
Is Battleship A Massive Meditation on Military Gay Marriage?
At first glance, I would have to say no. But then I saw this picture over at MovieFanatic.com, and read the caption... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/17/24579/ "Taylor Kitsch stars in Battleship. The actor is featured as a Navy man seeking Liam Neeson's Admiral's …