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New Orleans Music Scene Courtesy Of Galactic
New Orleans has a lot to celebrate this month: a Super Bowl win, Mardi Gras, and the new album by five-man funk band Galactic. The album is called "Ya-Ka-May" and drops tomorrow, February 9th. You can see the band live at The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach on March 3rd. Check out a little preview of all the New Orleans musicians Galactic worked with on "Ya-Ka-May."
New St. Vincent Video In Feminist Bookstore With ThunderAnt
Check out the new video from critical darling St. Vincent. "Laughing With A Mouth of Blood" is set in the feminist bookstore run by ThunderAnt duo Fred Armistad and Carrie Brownstein. St. Vincent plays the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach next Wednesday, Feb. 10th.
Cinema Junkie
Midnight Madness: John Carpenter's The Thing
A Remake Worth Watching
Remakes usually aren't worth seeking out but John Carpenter's 1982 remake of "The Thing From Another World" (1951) is definitely worth a look. Carpenter's "The Thing" plays tonight at midnight at Landmark's Ken Cinema.
From Paris With Love
Wait for District B13 Ultimatum Instead
In 2008, “Taken” was a surprise hit at the box office and it marked the American feature debut of French cinematographer-turned-director Pierre Morel. Now he directs “From Paris With Love” (opening February 5 throughout San Diego) and will wait to see if lightening will strike twice at the box office.
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Political Fix
Are Recall Elections Worth the Expense?
The city of Oceanside just went through a special election which cost the taxpayers half a million dollars. This is not chump change for a city facing a $10 million budget shortfall over the next two years and facing contract negotiations with the Oceanside Firefighters Association.
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Comic-Con
Shane Acker and Elijah Wood Talk About 9
New Animated Film Had Panel at Comic-Con
On 9-9-09 the film "9" will be opening. Hmm? Think they planned that? At Comic-Con this past July filmmaker Shane Acker and voice actor Elijah Wood spoke with me about bringing Acker's UCLA student film to the big screen. See the video of their interviews.
District 9 Comic-Con Panel Highlights
More Behind the Scenes Info on New Sci-fi Film
Here's one last post about "District 9" (currently in theaters). Here are more highlights from the Comic-Con panel on "District 9" with producer Peter Jackson, director Neill Blomkamp, and actor Sharlto Copley. I mainly posted this because you can also see footage from the film in case you're still not sure about checking it out in theaters .
