City College's production of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” opened on Oct. 28. and featured talented vocalists that held their own against a background with no story.
This is not a traditional musical but...
San Diego will celebrate Asian cinema by presenting the 12th Annual Asian Film Festival beginning Oct. 20 and running through Oct. 28.
For eight days, the festival will present screenings an array of...
San Diego’s annual film festival celebrated its tenth birthday and returned to its home at the Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 theater in downtown Sept. 28 to Oct. 2.
The festival’s opening night kicked...
Director Nicholas Winding Refn is no stranger to creating an edgy feel in his films and “Drive” is no exception.
Refn has created a film that seems odd and sweet to begin with, but don’t be fooled;...
Smashburger is a burger joint, but not like McDonald’s, Burger King, Carl’s Jr. or In-n-Out. It’s a real burger joint.
The atmosphere, the seating, and especially the food all scream an old 1950’s...
Kathryn Stockett’s novel, “The Help”, was a surprise hit after being quietly released in February 2009.
In an Entertainment Weekly interview Stockett explained that “After (her) five years of...
“Contagion’s” story begins in darkness. A woman coughs before reaching into a bowl of snacks at an airport bar and a virus takes off.
The movie is being marketed as a shocking horror film when...
Sarah Michelle Gellar makes her triumphant return to television in the soap opera
style drama “Ringer.”
For legions of fans, Gellar was last seen in several of horror films and in “Buffy
the...
“Straw Dogs” is a brutal remake of a 1970's film of the same name that is just as brutal and
unabashed.
Though most can argue that today's audiences are a little desensitized, the original, which
starred...
“Where are you eating out, San Diego?” boasts the San Diego Restaurant Week website.
The event returns for the second time this year beginning Sept. 18 and running until the 23, although most restaurants...
The Ocean Beach Jazz Festival was held Sept. 10 on Newport Avenue. The festival Hosted 23 bands on 8 stages and over 80 fine artists. The festival was put on by radio station KSDS Jazz 88.3.
Gorgeous locations, beautiful cinematography, and a lush soundtrack cannot compensate for a bad script, bad editing, and unfortunate miscasting.
“One Day” is the story of Emma and Dexter who share...
