Four!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/16/24523/ "Damn, John, that is some wiry pubic hair. Like, steel wool wiry. You could wash the grease trap at a barbecue with that." You know, the nastiest part of this RadarOnline report isn't when they say that a fourth …
Casting the Godfather Prequel
A Godfather prequel? What a great idea! What a pity they already made it; it's called the DeNiro segment of Godfather Part II. Still, everybody loves young people and origin stories, so let's start casting, shall we? Of course, the …
AC/DC!
Hey, remember how Tony Stark thinks AC/DC is really badass music that demonstrates his technological kickassery and bad-boy rootin'-tootin' fighting-guy excellence? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o1wind1iUc&feature=relmfu In other, totally unrelated news, Battleship opens Friday! Okay, I'll stop now.
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
Hey, remember that one line that kept showing up in Star Wars? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drkh0YLF8rI In other, totally unrelated news, Battleship opens Friday!
Reviews!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/16/24512/ "I understand if you feel a bit uncomfortable right now. I just did to you what I'm going to do to the American theatergoing public on Friday." John Rubio is back in the critic's chair this week, and so …
Butts in Seats Report
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/16/24511/ File under: News you can use! In this week's Reader, my esteemed co-blogger Scott Marks offers an excellent guide to the physical act of moviegoing. The thing is, I know he's just scratching the surface with this one, because …
THIS IS NOT A THING: News in Bars
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/16/24510/ Oooh, goody - a new feature here at the Big Screen! How many times has this happened to you? You're sitting in a bar, getting your drink on and maybe your snack on, and you're watching the news on …
Virgins!
So I'm driving with my son the other day, and he notices a Porsche 911 on the road, and asks me what sort of car it is. "A nine-eleven," I reply. "Wow," he answers, "why would they name it that?" …
Oh, wow.
So while I was bopping around for Alien images for the previous post, I stumbled across this amazing bit of VHS, now preserved on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCPOIuJDpok The first half is all about Alien designer H.R. Giger, and is fascinating in …
Terrifying New Image from Prometheus
Look, Shame was not a big movie, but it did help to make Michael Fassbender a big star, or at least it helped the rest of the world see that Michael Fassbender was a big star, or at least, that …
The Big Screen Movie Trivia Party: Group Photo
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/10/24188/ That's Scott Marks front and center. Thanks to all who attended, and to everyone who helped make it possible, and to the House of Blues for their splendid hospitality! Until next year, we remain, your devoted bloggers, M and …
Movie Things That Made Me Happy Today
[Viewer discretion is advised.] This: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/10/24159/ "Someday, a magical rain is going to fall, and turn everything into rainbows." http://vimeo.com/37154658 Also this: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/10/24160/ If this scene isn't in the next Tarantino film, then somebody's not trying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRtiOD7XGvs&feature=player_embedded And this, if …
Do you know the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/09/24121/ That's right! They're approximately 3720 to 1, at least according to C-3P0. And while Han Solo never wants you to tell him the odds, we here at the Big Screen are eager to hear your answers to all our …
Interview: Austin Vickers on his film People vs. The State of Illusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU-XoWezRww I think it's fair to calls Austin Vickers's film People vs. The State of Illusion an investigation into the human person, conducted for the sake of enlightenment with an eye toward personal improvement. To make the film, Vickers sought …
Box Office Report
Brought to you by The Avengers! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/07/23989/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/07/23990/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/07/23991/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/07/23992/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/07/23995/ Welcome to Hollywood, Hawkeye.
This One's for the Ladies
Hey ladies! Tired of the unrealistic body images and frustrating stereotypes perpetuated by comic-book representations of your gender? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23870/ Tee hee! Well, The Avengers is here to fix that. No, not by giving you a great heroine in The Black …
Picture Story: The Avengers Display at Reading Grossmont Center
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23869/ There's an Avengers banner ad above the exits at Edwards Mira Mesa. It's something to see, if only because it's really, really big. But I was much more touched by this homemade display at the ticket booth in Reading …
A Closer Look at the Poster for What to Expect When You're Expecting
Hey, look, it's a movie based on a self-help book! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/04/23862/ Ha, ha, pregnancy! Actually, it's pretty amazing that they're making a comedy out of this, because if there's one thing Alien taught us, it's that giving birth is freaking …
Review: The Avengers
There's a delicious freedom in reviewing a movie like The Avengers. Apparently, the oracle has spoken and y'all are going to go see it no matter what. So nothing I write here really matters all that much. Picture a critic …
Reviews!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/02/23786/ "It's okay, Jason. I'm sure he didn't mean that bit about Brendan Fraser." Poor Emily Blunt. Critics want to love her; they really do. Here's me on The Adjustment Bureau: "Despite all the nonsense and leaden pacing, everyone seems …