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Movie review: Mud

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By MIRANDA FORESMAN Matthew McConaughey has come a long way since Dazed and Confused (1993). He’s played a surfer, a pimp, couple of good lawyers, a womanizer, and many things in between. Lately he seems to play the guy without... (Continue reading)

Charlotte Alexander named SLO Film Festival director

Written on 18 May, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

Charlotte Alexander has been named Festival Director of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival effective July 1. Previous Festival Director Wendy Eidson remains with the organization, moving into the role of Artistic Director. She and Alexander will work together... (Continue reading)

Two documentary screenings set for Monday evening

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

Documentary film fans can see two screenings Monday evening in San Luis Obispo County. At 5:30 p.m., the Lucia Mar Unified School District will show the film Bullied at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. A panel discussion will follow... (Continue reading)

Movie review: Oz the Great and Powerful

Written on 21 Mar, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

By MIRANDA FORESMAN Oz the Great and Powerful looked so very promising with its bright colors and cast of stars. The finished product, however, suffers greatly from those very same elements. For clarification, Oz the Great and Powerful is not... (Continue reading)

Fremont Theater to reopen on Valentine’s Day

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The historic Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo will reopen on Valentine’s Day after being closed for two weeks. The theater’s owners Rob Rossi and John King said they have signed a one year contract for the use of the... (Continue reading)

Movie review: Warm Bodies

Written on 10 Feb, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

By MIRAND FORESMAN When I heard Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion, was being made into a movie, I thought to myself, “Well, that’ll be a fun adaptation.” After screening this weekend’s box office champ, indeed it appears as... (Continue reading)

Historic Fremont Theatre closing its doors

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

After 70 years of service, the Fremont Theatre will be closing its doors after the last shows tonight, the theater’s management announced on its Facebook page. “On behalf of everyone who has been with the company over the years, we’d... (Continue reading)

Movie review: Gangster Squad

Written on 17 Jan, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

By MIRANDA FORESMAN Gangster Squad had potential. Not the blow-you-out-of-your-seats potential, and certainly not summer-blockbuster potential, but maybe future-cult-favorite potential. That potential was as unrealized as an unlit match. Looks pretty, but does not get the job done. The cast... (Continue reading)

Movie review: Silver Linings Playbook

Written on 2 Jan, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By MIRANDA FORESMAN I honestly can’t remember the last time I sat around waiting for a movie to hit a theater near me. Silver Linings Playbook looked like my kind of story as soon as I read about it last... (Continue reading)

Movie review: The Hobbit

Written on 23 Dec, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

By MIRANDA FORESMAN Nine years after the theatrical release of the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, director Peter Jackson brings us back to the Shire, back to Bilbo Baggins, and back 60 years to a more... (Continue reading)