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'Mission Impossible' Is A Fun Adrenaline Rush
Spies are back in style as the "Mission Impossible" and 007 franchises serve up new entries, and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." TV show gets a big screen reboot. The latest "Mission Impossible" film looks a...
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Inaugural 40 North Film Fest Showcases Dance
40 North Dance Film Fest, presented by Borderland Dance and Blythe Barton Dance, showcases short dance films — everything from documentaries to videos. A variety of dance genres will be represented...
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Hobbits And Circus Win Big At 2015 Fringe Awards
The 2015 San Diego International Fringe Festival wrapped up Sunday night with an awards ceremony and here's who won.
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Jason Segel Talks About Playing Author David Foster Wallace In 'End Of The...
David Foster Wallace won accolades for his 1,000-page tome “Infinite Jest” in 1996. Then he saddened fans by committing suicide just over a decade later. Actor Jason Segel talks about playing the late...
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Oceanside Film Festival Is Part Of Proliferation Of Film Festivals
The fifth annual Oceanside International Film Festival opened with a red carpet event on Sunday and continues for eight days.
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'The Prophet' Serves Up Words To Animate By
The long-awaited feature length animation film based on Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" opens this week at the Landmark Ken Cinema. Guest critic Rebecca Romani says the film safely stays within Disney...
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Get 'Stung' By Giant Wasp Movie
Giant bugs attack humanity in the new sci-fi horror film, "Stung" (opening Friday at the Digital Gym Cinema) and meet TheNAT's curator of entomology at the 9 p.m. screening Friday.
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'Best Of Enemies' Looks To 1968 Buckley-Vidal Debates
In 1968, ABC News was trailing miserably in the ratings and to offset its inability to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions it came up with the idea of offering...
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Oscar-Winning Actor George Chakiris Will Appear At 'West Side Story'
The 1961 film "West Side Story" screens Monday, Aug. 24, at 8:00 pm at the Old Globe's Lowell Davies Festival Stage with actor George Chakiris holding a Q&A before the film.
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Hot Guys And Homophobia Fuel 'Drown'
"Drown" premiered in San Diego earlier this year at FilmOut where it won six awards including Best Narrative Feature, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Soundtrack and Outstanding Artistic...
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Horror Director Wes Craven Dead at 76 Of Brain Cancer
Wes Craven died Sunday of brain cancer. He was 76. Here is a piece I wrote back in 2009 when he was producing a remake of his first film, "The Last House on the Left."
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Ken Screens John Carpenter's Cult Classic 'They Live' Saturday At Midnight
Landmark’s Ken Cinema has found success with it’s classic film weeks and midnight movies. This Saturday you can see "They Live" and pay tribute to the late Roddy Piper.
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'Turbo Kid' Serves Up Pop Culture Pastiche
If you found “Turbo Kid” (last screening Wednesday night at the Digital Gym Cinema) on a VHS tape in someone’s garage you’d probably swear it was a movie from the 1980s. To enhance that feeling, the...
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One More Chance To See 40 North Dance Films
If you missed the inaugural 40 North Dance Film Festival last month, then you will have an opportunity to see highlights from the festival this Friday with 40 North Selects: A Curated Night of 2015...
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Biggest Surprise Of M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Visit' Is That It Isn’t Bad
With Halloween coming up, Hollywood is doing its best to keep scary films in theaters. The latest is "The Visit" (opening Sept. 11 throughout San Diego) from director M. Night Shyamalan.
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Guest Review: 'Learning To Drive'
Guest blogger Rebecca Romani says that while "Learning to Drive" (opened this weekend in cinemas around San Diego) is largely predictable, it's the little moments that make a gorgeous late summer film.
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San Diego City, County Film Effort Still In Planning Stages
The city and county effort to woo the film industry is slowly underway. But it's too slow for some advocates.
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'On Two Fronts' Explores Latino Experience During Vietnam War
A new PBS documentary shares the Latino experience during the Vietnam War, from their struggles on the battlefield to their struggles at home.
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Documentary 'Electric Boogaloo' Tells Wild Tale Of Cannon Films
If you grew up in the 1980s then you probably saw a Cannon Film like “Lifeforce,” “Missing in Action,” or “Death Wish 2.” The new documentary “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films”...
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Controversial German Director Leni Riefenstahl Inspires 'Amazons And Their Men'
Diversionary Theatre has a new artistic director who wants to showcase new works. But "Amazons and Their Men," the first play of the 30th anniversary season, looks to the past to find insights into the...
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