Category: Articles
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Bye-bye, Summer Movies
Vox recently ran an article by Todd VanDerWerff announcing the death of the summer movie season. It’s an insightful read. The summer movie season has been dying for years. Tom Cruise had his first non-holiday movie release in decades with Oblivion in 2013, and continued the trend with Jack Reacher: Never Go Back in October of… Read more
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Horrible Imaginings returns to frighten and delight San Diego audiences
Local film festival scares up a respectable following. Last year saw the inception of San Diego’s first film festival dedicated to macabre cinema and art. The response was so overwhelmingly positive that a second year was a certainty. On November 4th and 5th, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival expands to two days of film and art,… Read more
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Wealth Advisors
In a world of Madoffs and rip-offs, wary (and weary) consumers still need financial advice. Crisis. It’s the mot de choix of just about everyone describing the financial state of the world over the last year, and California has been one of the favorite targets of pity. Dealing with that crisis has virtually supplanted… Read more
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Golden Hanger Awards Light Up San Diego Fashion
San Diego doesn’t often come to mind when counting the world’s fashion Meccas. Yet on a Saturday night in Fashion Valley (of course), one could see a fashion show as vogue and vibrant as could be expected in New York or Italy. Read more
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From Kensington With Love
It’s another beautiful summer afternoon in Kensington and Darlene Love is fighting off bronchitis. Yet she steps off the porch of her home with élan, accompanied by her dogs, Lou and Orson. Sick or no, Love will not be deterred from talking about and walking about her favorite neighborhood in San Diego. Read more
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Secret Cinema Surprises Cineastes
I have a secret to tell you, only I can’t. The secret curator of Secret Cinema won’t let me. Read more
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Midnight Madness Strikes La Jolla Landmark
“Time is fleeting. Madness takes its toll,” chants the stringy-haired character Riff Raff at countless midnight screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on any given weekend. At Landmark’s La Jolla Village Cinemas, the sentiment is appropriate to the occasion. Read more
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Pokéz bohemian bistro
Keeping busy behind the counter. Walk a few blocks east of the Gaslamp Quarter and you’ll encounter a casual alternative to Downtown’s trendy hot spots. Located on E Street between 9th and 10th Street, Pokéz offers Mexican food in addition to both vegetarian and vegan options. Read more
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Flags of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood is probably one of America’s most mature contemporary directors, and I’m not talking about his age. Read more
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Stars Shine at Hillcrest Hideaway
The best movie house in San Diego may be a place you’ve never heard of. Read more
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