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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
The “church scene” didn’t make the final cut, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t the first thing that comes to mind every time a bullet is fired Rust shrouds Alec Baldwin in darkness.
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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
Anyone with a mechanical bull in their backyard definitely has an advantage over the competition THE LAST RODEO (2025) Jon Avnet / Written by Jon Avnet, Neal McDonough, & Derek Presley / Cinematographer: Denis Lenoir (2.35:1) / Design: Chris Rose / Editor: Tom Costantino / Composer: Jeff Russo / Acted by: Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson, Sarah Jones, Christopher McDonald, Graham Harvey, Irene Bedard, and Daylon Swearingen / Distributor: Angel Studios / Rated PG / Length: 118 mins. I...
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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
We're going On the Town! Can I get a WOO WOO? Here we have a pair of groundbreaking firsts: On the Town was the first film to assign co-director credit to Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. It was also the first musical to feature numbers filmed on location, in the streets of New York, as opposed to the Metro backlot.
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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
One senses early on this is going to end badly for all parties concerned.
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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
This one is worth getting off your couch for CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (2024) Jia Zhang-ke / Writers: Jiahuan Wan & Jia Zhang-ke / Cinematographers: Eric Gautier & Nelson Lik-wai Yu / Editors: Yang Chao, Matthieu Laclau & Xudong Lin / Composer: Giong Lim / Acted by: Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Zhou Lan, & Jianlin Pan / Distributor: Sideshow / Made in China / Not rated / Length: 111 min. I was 10 the day dad introduced me to the concept of television as bedroom furniture.
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3 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
Featuring five minutes of fabulous flying squirrel action! BOUND (2023) Written and Directed by Isaac Hirotsu Woofter / Cinematographers: Maximilian Lewin & Jake Simpson (2.00:1) / Design: Brian Varney / Editor: Kristian Otero / Composer: Ethan Startzman / Set Medic: Christopher Srock / Acted by: Alexandra Faye Sadeghian, Jessica Pimentel, Ramin Karimloo, Bryant Carroll[, Pooya Mohseni, Jaye Alexander[, Josh Alscher, Alok Tewar, Miguel Izaguirre, Ethan Herschenfeld, and Bandit as Himself /...
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4 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
FRUIT FLY (2009) Written, Produced, Directed, Music & Lyrics, Edited, Casting, Sound, and Acted by (Phew!) H.P. Mendoza / Cinematographer: Richard Wong (2.35:1) / Design: Amy Y. Chan / Cast: L.A. Renigen, Mike Curtis, Theresa Navarro, Aaron Zaragoza, E.S. Park, Christian Cagigal, Don Wood, Michelle Talgarow, and Christina Augello / Distributor: Level 33 Entertainment (TLA Releasing) / Not Rated / 94 mins.
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4 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
In the heat of battle, all warriors are replaceable, so why attempt emotional attachments with single-use soldiers? WARFARE (2025) Written & Directed by Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland / Cinematographer: David J.
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4 weeks ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
FIGHT OR FLIGHT (2024) James Madigan / Writers: Brooks McLaren & D.J. Cotrona / Cinematographer: Matt Flannery (2.00:1) / Design: Mailara Santana / Editor: Ben Mills / Composer: Paul Saunderson / Acted by: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov, Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan Szeto, and Irén Bordán / Distributor: Vertical Entertainment / Rated R / 97 mins. Parking was unusually tight when I arrived at the AMC La Jolla on that balmy February evening in 2002.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegoreader.com | Scott Marks
THE SURFER (2024) Lorcan Finnegan / Writer: Thomas Martin / Cinematographer: Radek Ladczuk (2.35:1) / Designer: Emma Fletcher / Editor: Tony Cranstoun / Composer: François Tétaz / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Nic Cassim, Miranda Tapsell, Alexander Bertrand, Nic Cassim, and Justin Rosniak / Distributor: Lionsgate / Rated R / 100 mins.
