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Review: 'Dark Shadows'

May 11, 2012: 2 Comments

There was a time when a film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp was cause for celebration but sadly those days are gone. Their latest collaboration, an adaptation of the cult TV show "Dark Shadows" (opening May 11 throughout San Diego), is in desperate need of a transfusion.

'I Am Not A Hipster'

May 7, 2012: 0 Comments

"I Am Not A Hipster" was shot in San Diego by SDSU grads and focuses on the San Diego indie music scene. The film has its official San Diego premiere on Friday at 6pm and 9pm with a musical performance at 8pm at the Museum of Photographic Arts.

Review: 'Sound Of My Voice'

May 6, 2012: 0 Comments

Brit Marling is a rare creature, a woman with a penchant for unconventional science fiction, and who works on both sides of the camera. Her latest film, "Sound of My Voice" (opened May 4 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas), is a nice way to follow her film from last year, "Another Earth."

Review: 'The Avengers'

May 5, 2012: 10 Comments

Marvel's epic plan of assembling "The Avengers" (opened May 4 throughout San Diego) has finally paid off. This is how you make a summer superhero movie.

Re-Review: 'Re-Animator The Musical'

May 3, 2012: 0 Comments

Some things just won't stay dead. Thankfully, "Re-Animator The Musical" (opening May 3 at the Hayworth Theater in LA) is one of them. It is reopening tonight for a 10-week run at the Hayworth Theater in LA before heading to New York and then heading to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Both showcases could lead to further re-animation!

Guest Review: 'The Avengers'

May 3, 2012: 10 Comments

Today at 11:00am Marvel has assembled a marathon of all the films leading up to the release of "The Avengers" (opening at 12:01am May 4 throughout San Diego) and with a special early screening of the eagerly awaited sequel. My self-confessed comic book fanboy guest blogger Miguel Rodriguez has this SPOILER free review.

Review: 'Third and Long'

April 28, 2012: 5 Comments

Smart Screen presents the San Diego premiere of the made-for-TV documentary "Third and Long," about the history of black players in professional football, on Sunday at 4:00pm at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center.

Profile: San Diego Webcomics

April 27, 2012: 0 Comments

San Diego artists Paul Horn and Rebecca Hicks describe themselves as cartoonists. Hicks is the creator of "Little Vampires." Check out the video.

Festival Highlight: San Diego Student Film Festival

April 25, 2012: 2 Comments

Catch a glimpse of the next generation of filmmakers at the first annual San Diego Student Film Festival being held Thursday April 26 from 5:00 to 10:00pm at San Diego City College's Saville Theater.

Rants and Raves: 'The Barber Of Seville'

April 24, 2012: 0 Comments

Sometimes classical music gets a bad rap as being stuffy or elitist. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando says classical music may permeate our pop culture a lot more than you think and looks specifically to Rossini's opera "The Barber of Seville."