Culture Lust Weekend: eighth blackbird, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Zirk Ubu

Culture Lust Weekend recommends an absurd circus troupe, a chamber group named for a Wallace Stevens poem, and the reggae grooves of Fat Freddy's Drop.

"Modern Warfare 2" Shatters Records A Week After Release

All around the country last week, people lined up for hours to buy the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." Sales have broken all records, and not just in video games, but across the entertainment industry. At the GameStop retailer in the College Area, store manager Mara Salinas said 200 copies of the game were sold the first night with more than 200 people waiting in a line that stretched around the building.

The Yes Men Fix the World

Merry Political Pranksters Strike Again

Back in 2003, merry political pranksters Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum were featured in the documentary “The Yes Men.” Now they are back with “The Yes Men Fix the World” (opening November 20 at the Reading Gaslamp Stadium 15).

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Sundance Hit Arrives in San Diego

"Precious" (opening November 20 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas) created a lot of buzz earlier this year at Sundance. Listen to my Film Chat.

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 .