Original Willy Wonka Costume Up For Auction
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/02/23782/ "Originally obtained from Michael D. Beinner, Director of Field Advertising and Publicity for Paramount Pictures who was gifted the costume following its promotional tour of several key cities around the U.S. Without doubt, one of the most iconic and …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for The Perfect Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoCJabxe6zg Sigh. Thank heaven for the Catholic Church, or else who would provide the framework of moral absolutes for true love to dismantle? The trouble starts right in the description: "Suburban supermom Eileen Cleary (Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Turner) has …
Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Pirates! Band of Misfits is all over the map. Literally! At several points in the film, we watch the pirates move across a map! On the way, they drop little red floats behind them, to mark their path! Ha …
What Happened? Jennifer Lawrence
File under: I am so old. Times was, an actress would sometimes do a bit of cheesecake early in her career. You know, something to catch the public eye early before she was taken seriously enough to merit attention as …
OMS!* Hi-Res Photo from Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 2!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/26/23546/ You can totally tell she's a vampire now. Just look at her skin. *Oh My Swoon!
No Word Yet on the Gaultier Slave Leia Ensemble
It was only a matter of time. I mean, he'd already done it with the ruby slippers. And Disney is still the undisputed king of merchandising tie-ins. So yeah, word came down today that fancy shoe guy Christian Louboutin "was …
A Closer Look at the Clip from The Dictator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOdNKN88VA Yeah, putting this on YouTube was probably a pretty good idea, as it plays a lot like a bit of homemade sketch comedy. Maybe this is where cinema is headed. At least, cinema of the non-blockbuster variety.
Is God Smiting Ron Howard for Making The Da Vinci Code?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/25/23478/ While we're at it, what about All-American director Ron Howard? The man behind Parenthood, Apollo 13, Ransom, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and A Beautiful Mind! Then he directed Da Vinci. Since then? Frost/Nixon: $25 million budget, $18 million …
Is God Smiting Tom Hanks for Making The Da Vinci Code?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/25/23470/ Look, it's pretty clear that God's been smiting Mel Gibson ever since Mel made The Passion of the Christ. I dunno - maybe He's mad that he didn't get more screen time than that God's tear bit. But is …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Magic Mike
Thanks to The Vow and 21 Jump Street, Channing Tatum is this year's big star. Now we're getting Magic Mike, in which he plays a male stripper. The part is a good fit for him, because he used to be, …
Anatomy of a Press Photo: Spider-Man Does the Superhero Squat!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/23/23336/ Also, now we know what they mean when they say this version will be grittier. That outfit is filthy!
Review: Think Like A Man
In the Madea movies, Tyler Perry does drag so that he can play a wise black grandmother. In Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey plays the same role, except he doesn't bother putting on a dress. Or even pretending to …
Surfing with Mel: Opening Scene
Look, if Mr. Marks can cast the Stooges, I can indulge a little... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/19/23174/ Open on the Santa Monica office of MASON GREED, film executive with Grope Entertainment. Posters of his past films line the wall: titles such as TITS, …
Reviews!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/18/23121/ Unlike the print edition, this installment of the review revue will get the dross out of the way at the outset: Lockout was not very good. Writes Reader critic David Elliott, "Mainly this is more waste from the Blade …
Contrary to G-Rated Expectations, I Predict Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Movie Will Earn Its PG-13 Rating
So they're gonna make a movie out of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland. It was probably inevitable, even if the ride itself was based on a movie they'd already made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0-h2Hy_wvs (We will not mention the original book, which …
Reader Columnist W.S. Di Piero Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/17/23073/ W.S. Di Piero writes a fine column on the visual arts for the Reader, but that's just a sideline. His day job is poetry. Today, The Poetry Foundation announced that it had selected Di Piero as the recipient of …
Review: Blue Like Jazz
A Christian friend of mine is fond of saying that with regard to the church, he is willing to join a movement, but not a tribe. He likes the idea of an organization devoted to bearing the light of Christ …
Review: Detention
Detention is nightmare for anyone who believes that Google is making us stupid. It skips merrily along from Point A to Point Q to Point G, and hopes you will be distracted/entertained enough not to wonder what happened to things …
Blue Like Jazz Interview: Director Steve Taylor
Blue Like Jazz, which opens today, tells the story of a smart Southern Baptist kid who decides to attend Reed College, a place where his childhood (childish?) faith is not only not shared, but is viewed with open hostility. (“Every …
That Was Close
I mean, they almost, almost made it through an entire trailer for a movie about a Canadian bank robber without a single "eh?" in it. Thank heaven for Brian Cox. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL936kF0p7s