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City Unveils Restored Palisades Plaza In Balboa Park
- Dec. 2
- By City News Service
After months of construction, city leaders unveiled the Palisades Plaza in Balboa Park Wednesday, opening the former dilapidated parking lot as a public gathering place the way it was designed when it first opened in 1935 for the California Pacific International Exposition
Movies To Be Thankful For
- Nov. 27
- By Beth Accomando
Since this is the month for giving thanks, our Midday Edition movie critics have come up with films and shows they are thankful for.
Charlie Brown Specials To Air On TV, After All, In PBS Deal
- Nov. 18
- By Associated Press
The “Great Pumpkin” never showed on broadcast television this year, but after a deal with PBS, the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Christmas specials will return to the air.
How 'The Grinch' Moved To Radio
- Nov. 18
- By Beth Accomando
The Old Globe Theatre has made its production of "Dr Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas" a holiday tradition. Now it is transforming the stage production into a made-for-radio musical.
'Portaleza' Reimagines What An Online Experience Can Be
- Sept. 9
- By Beth Accomando
La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW, or Without Walls, Festival was forced online by COVID-19. But as a site-specific event, the restrictions of quarantine have simply become a creative challenge. The latest Digital WOW work to debut is "Portaleza" and displays an innovative approach to creating a virtual experience.
San Diego Film Office Reopens With New Guidelines, Tools For Shooting In A Pandemic
- Aug. 25
- By Beth Accomando
COVID-19 shut down the film industry but now the city of San Diego's film office is back open with new guidelines for working in the pandemic and with new tools for anyone who wants to shoot here.
Eisner Awards Plus Comic-Con@Home Continues To Live Online
- July 27
- By Beth Accomando
The first ever Comic-Con online came to an official close Sunday night. But you can keep the Comic-Con@Home experience going for as long as you’d like.
Comic-Con@Home: So It Begins
- July 23
- By Beth Accomando
Comic-Con International kicked off Wednesday night. But there were no people lined up ready to storm the San Diego Convention Center for exclusives and no badges needed to participate. The coronavirus pandemic forced the pop culture convention to move more than 300 hours of programming online.
Pop-Culture Phenomenon Goes Digital With Comic-Con@Home
- July 17
- By Beth Accomando
Comic-Con@Home begins on Wednesday and runs through July 26. Here's a preview.
Quarantine Boredom Leads To Creative Bonus Episode Of 'Mythic Quest'
- July 14
- By Beth Accomando
As people learn to cope with working from home, the creative team behind Apple TV’s “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” decided to tap their creativity to challenge the limits of lockdown.
Comic-Con@Home Launches Next Week
- July 13
- By Beth Accomando
For the first time in 50 years, Comic-Con International has had to cancel its physical show and will be placing it pop culture convention online.
Cinema Junkie Podcast 198: Quarantined With 'Mythic Quest'
- July 10
- By Beth Accomando
Apple TV's "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet" debuted Feb. 7 but when quarantine hit they decided to make a bonus episode from quarantine about being on lockdown. It wasn't easy but the result was ingenious.
'The Killing Floor' Gets New 4K Restoration
- June 12
- By Beth Accomando
"The Killing Floor" looks to union organizing by Chicago's slaughterhouse workers during World War I. The 1984 made-for-TV movie has been digitally restored and is now available on streaming services and proves surprisingly topical.
'What We Do In The Shadows' Season 2 Finale
- June 10
- By Beth Accomando
The Jemaine Clement-Taika Waititi 2014 film "What We Do in the Shadows" almost didn't get released in the U.S. but now the hit FX Networks series is having its season finale and getting renewed for another.
'Expect A Miracle': A Pandemic And A Boiling Point
- June 9
- By Julia Dixon Evans
New San Diego-Based Documentary On Hospice And The Impact Of AIDS On The Gay Rights Movement
Cinema Junkie Podcast 195: Yes! The Matt Berry Podcast
- June 8
- By Beth Accomando
FX Networks' "What We Do in the Shadows" has its season 2 finale on June 10 so I talk with actor Matt Berry about the show and about his career doing iconic British sitcoms ("Garth Marenghi's Darkplace," "Snuff Box," "The IT Crowd," "Toast of London") and as a musician/composer.
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