October 12, 2012 - 10:21am
Don't believe? You will...
I wish somebody in the city, or the surrounding area, would open a classic drive-in theater specifically to showcase classic horror and grindhouse films. I'm no entrepreneur so I don't know what would go into this endeavor, but its seems like a pretty solid business idea. Our city has a...
October 5, 2012 - 12:48pm
Tomorrow night: a monster movie double feature at Baxter Avenue Theaters.
At last! October – the finest month of the year. Winter is nice, but it can get very cold, and Spring is no good because it means Summer is just around the corner, and Summer here in the Valley is hell on Earth. October brings the confirmation of Fall – cooler temperatures, colorful...
September 7, 2012 - 12:42pm
Being the documentary of one of China's most notorious public figures.
A few years ago, we were graced with the appearance of the excellent documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, made by the controversial and enigmatic Banksy. Who is Banksy? Exactly – no one knows who he is exactly. All we know is that he is a street artist known for his often-upsetting antics...
September 7, 2012 - 10:56am
The classic tale of time-traveling shenanigans!
I am not by any means a science-fiction nerd, but there are certain genre tropes I find myself putting a lot of thought into. For a while, for instance, I was obsessed with convincing all my friends of how, were it possible, they should not, under any circumstances, allow themselves to be...
August 24, 2012 - 10:45am
Last Sunday, one Eugene Wesley Roddenberry celebrated his 81st birthday (or would have, if he hadn't passed away in 1991). Mr. Roddenberry is the man responsible for one of the biggest facets of science-fiction geekdom: Star Trek, which existed a full eleven years before its nemesis, Star Wars...