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Louis C.K. and Wavves
Two guys who are turning bad vibes into good entertainment Believe in Steve
Steve Albini continues to speak his mind, without apology Moving in unison
The difference between subcultures and the mainstream continues to dissolve The pleasure principle
Why you should like what you like—and not feel guilty about it The drugs don't work
How romanticizing substance abuse in rock 'n’ roll is missing the point Six degrees
Why a passé website is still the best way to discover new music communities Post pattern
Attempting to tiptoe around the most dreaded of conversations Cleaning out the closet
How purging might save me from collector-nerd exile Freedom of choice
Is file sharing a major-label slayer or simply a detriment to artists? Growing pains
Trying to cope with age through musical obsessions

Wednesday, April 10,2013
Film

‘Room 237’ geeks out on ‘The Shining’

Documentary on Kubrick’s classic horror film leads our coverage of movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

There are plenty of cinephiles, me included, who revere Stanley Kubrick as a visionary director whose body of work is unique and can’t be equaled. He’s made several masterpieces, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange.

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Wednesday, April 10,2013
Film

Danny Boyle’s new film, ‘Trance,’ is a hypno-thriller

You’ll start to wonder just who’s head you’re in

By Anders Wright

At the end of Trance, director Danny Boyle’s new movie, you may feel inclined to dismiss it as a neatly packaged thriller whose twists and turns are all straightened out in the final moments.

Wednesday, April 3,2013
Film

Digital Gym takes in a ‘Hipster’

Destin Daniel Cretton’s feature leads our rundown of movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

Cretton’s movie I Am Not a Hipster will open at Digital Gym on Friday, April 5. The film, shot in and around San Diego, has screened here several times, but I think this is its first theatrical run.

Wednesday, April 3,2013
Film

Chris O’Dowd is the key to ‘The Sapphires’

San Diego Film Festival opening-night movie lands in theaters

By Anders Wright

The Irish comic actor Chris O’Dowd, who became known to American audiences when he played the love interest opposite Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids, had quite a showing at last year’s San Diego Film Festival.

Wednesday, March 27,2013
Film

Media Arts Center’s Digital Gym Cinema opens

New 99-seat theater in North Park leads our coverage of movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

Digital Gym Cinema will screen movies regularly, bringing in independents, foreign films and documentaries; it’s essentially a completely new space, programmed by SDLFF artistic director Lisa Franek.

Wednesday, March 27,2013
Film

Child soldiers are at the heart of Oscar-nominated ‘War Witch’

Canadian movie features a gripping performance from a non-professional actor

By Anders Wright

There is a message of hope in War Witch, but it comes at a terrible cost. It's challenging for us viewers to watch as a child is destroyed by grown men. This is not a film about politics, however.

Tuesday, March 19,2013
Film

Destin Daniel Cretton is riding high

Local director’s SXSW win leads our rundown of all the movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

South by Southwest was the first time the new movie played to a large crowd, and watching it in a packed theater was an entirely new thing for Cretton.

Tuesday, March 19,2013
Film

‘Spring Breakers’ tries to bring meaning to our violent, sexualized culture

Harmony Korine always has something to say, but it’s the way he says it that counts

By Anders Wright

Korine's never been afraid to push buttons or envelopes. This is the guy who wrote Kids and directed Julien Donkey-Boy and Trash Humpers.

Wednesday, March 13,2013
Film

Get thee to ArcLight La Jolla

Classics in UTC lead our rundown of all the movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

In March, they’ve already shown Raging Bull, and down the road there’s The African Queen, Gone with the Wind and A Clockwork Orange. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, you can see Sylvester Stallone get hit in the face repeatedly in Rocky.

Wednesday, March 13,2013
Film

Korean auteur Park Chan-wook talks about ‘Stoker’

Director of ‘Oldboy’ crosses the ocean to make his first English-language movie

By Anders Wright

The films of Korean auteur Park Chan-wook all have elements in common: They’re exquisitely photographed and the attention to detail is immaculate; they’re dark and make the viewer feel awkward.