64° Overcast with HazeReview: 'Graceland'
- April 26
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"Graceland" (opening April 26 at Reading Gaslamp and Varmel Mountain Theaters for one week) has nothing to do with The King. It's a Philippine thriller that mixes melodrama with complex moral questions.
Review: 'The Lords of Salem'
- April 20
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Rob Zombie makes me so mad. He teased me with “The Devil’s Rejects” but has failed to live up to the potential of that film with anything since. “The Lords of Salem” (opened April 19 throughout San Diego) is his latest. Horro
Review: 'Antiviral'
- April 19
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Filmmaker David Cronenberg once told me he’s not interested in "comfortable cinema." Well he's apparently passed that onto his son Brandon Cronenberg whose debut film is "Antiviral" (playing April 26 and 27 at 10pm only at Reading Gaslamp Stadium Theaters).
Preview: Pac-Arts Spring Showcase
- April 17
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The wild diversity of Asian cinema is once again highlighted in Pac-Arts Spring Showcase (April 18 through 25 at the Digiplex Mission Valley) with films ranging from “Linsanity” to werewolf children.
Trailer: 'The Lords of Salem'
- April 16
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Rob Zombie's film career has been a rollercoaster in terms of the quality of work. His latest film, "The Lords of Salem," opens Friday and I am wondering which Rob Zombie will be showing up behind the camera.
Review: 'Room 237'
- April 13
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It's a good week if you love Stanley Kubrick. You can catch both a documentary about "The Shining," called "Room 237" (opened April 12 at Reading Gaslamp Stadium Theatres) and see "The Shining" on the big screen (as FilmOut's monthly screening at the Birch Theatre in North Park on April 17).
Interview: Rodrigo Gudiño
- April 12
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Filmmaker Rodrigo Gudiño was born in San Diego, grew up in Tijuana, and now lives in Canada where he publishes a cult favorite horror magazine called Rue Morgue. His new film, “The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh,” reflects the influence of both borders.
Update: Spike And Mike's 30th Festival Of Animation Extravaganza
- April 6
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Apparently, you cannot have too much of a good thing. So by popular demand Spike and Mike's 30th Festival Of Animation Extravaganza has been extended to April 13 with new shorts added.
Review: 'The Place Beyond The Pines'
- April 5
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'The Place Beyond the Pines" opens April 5. Guest blogger Nate John says, "It's rated R. It's long. I'll save you the time. (Warning: I will spoil things -- for your own good.)"
Review: 'I Am Not A Hipster'
- April 5
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The independent film “I Am Not A Hipster” was shot in San Diego, traveled to Sundance, and now returns home for a week run at the new Digital Gym Cinema starting today.
Review: 'Evil Dead'
- April 4
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As any “Evil Dead” fan will tell you, when plans for a remake were announced we all shuddered and screamed, “NO!” But as the project eventually shaped up our anger started to subside and our interest grew about this new “Evil Dead” (opening April 5 throughout San Diego).
Screening: 'Them!'
- April 2
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"A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!" They don't write taglines like that any more, and they don't make sci-fi like they did in the 1950s. That's why TheNAT's screening of "Them!" this Wednesday night at 7:00pm on the big screen is such a delight.
Review: 'As Luck Would Have It'
- April 1
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This weekend saw the opening of Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia's new release in the U.S. "La Chispa De La Vida (As Luck Would Have it)" at the grand opening of San Diego's new Digital Gym Cinema. Guest blogger Dillon Scalzo reviews the film.
Review: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'
- March 30
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Hasbro created the G.I. Joe action figure in 1964, a multiple cartoon series and movies followed. The latest entry in the franchise is “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (opened March 29 throughout San Diego), a follow up to the 2009 “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.”
Preview: 'Murder in the Cathedral'
- March 27
- Evening Edition
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The murder of archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 has been the subject of both the stage and screen. It’s also the basis of the rarely performed opera, “Murder in the Cathedral.”
