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'The Interview' And Using Comedy As A Weapon
- Jan. 2
The Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview” (continuing at The Digital Gym Cinema and now added at La Paloma Theater), about an absurd CIA-engineered assassination plot to be executed by a TV interview host against Kim Jong-Un, has stirred far more controversy than anyone ever expected. Here are some films — armed with nothing more than comedy — that have also taken on dictators.
Final Goodbye: Roll Call Of Some Who Died In 2014
- Jan. 1
Many notable people left the world in 2014, including some well-known San Diego figures.
Balboa Park's Iconic California Tower Opens To Public After 80 Years
- Dec. 29
For the first time since 1935, the California Tower at the San Diego Museum of Man will be open to visitors beginning New Year's Day.
Revisiting 2014 KPBS Feature Stories: Fallujah, San Diego Opera, Surfing
- Dec. 26
As the year comes to a close, we look back at some of our favorite KPBS stories in 2014: the 10-year anniversary of the second Battle for Fallujah, a study that hoped to measure whether surfing is an effective cardiovascular exercise, the San Diego Opera's tumultuous year and an exhibit that explored surf board design.
Roundtable Features KPBS Editors' Top Stories of 2014
- Dec. 26
In 2014 there was drama in the 52nd Congressional District, behind the scenes at the San Diego Opera, and among taxi owners and drivers. But pretty much none at all in the residential housing market, which is a good thing.
North Park's Digital Gym Gets Ready To Show 'The Interview'
- Dec. 24
The 46-seat nonprofit movie theater doesn't usually show big-studio, R-rated buddy comedies, but it's making an exception for "The Interview" after Sony Pictures reversed a decision to pull it from the screen.
San Diego Native Tackles Immigration In New Animated Series 'Bordertown'
- Dec. 24
- Midday Edition
Chicano cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz is on the team working on a new animated comedy sitcom tackling changing demographics and immigration. "Bordertown" debuts on Fox in fall 2015.
'The Imitation Game' Cracks The Enigma Of Alan Turing
- Dec. 24
Benedict Cumberbatch played a dragon in "The Hobbit" movies, as well as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC TV series. This Christmas you can find him playing the mathematician who helped break the enigma code in "The Imitation Game" (opening Dec. 25 in select San Diego theaters).
Scripps CEO Discusses New Book On Leadership
- Dec. 23
- Midday Edition
Chris Van Gorder has been president and CEO of Scripps Health since 2000. His first book is titled "The Front-line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up."
Don't Go 'Into The Woods'
- Dec. 23
Rob Marshall nabbed (I'd say stole) an Oscar for his movie version of the musical "Chicago." Now he tackles "Into the Woods" (opening Dec. 25 throughout San Diego) and it’s no fairy tale.
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