Archives for 2011

By Sarah Ingerson Adrien Brody is hot; that is my only defense for seeing Splice-which (no offense to Stephen King in his EW column) is NOT one of the best movies of 2010. I’d say it’s one of the weirdest, yes, but definitely not one of the best. It tells the story of a hot scientist, cue Brody, and his hot girlfriend, cue some blonde girl whose name I can’t remember….Alison? … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Splice Up Your Life

By Madeline Reddington Welcome to another installment of some Euro-wisdom, Dutch style! Let's talk about Stroop. It's a syrupy substance favored by the Dutch and the main ingredient in "Stroopwafels," a sugary little snack that I may or may have developed a slight addiction to in Amsterdam. It's quite different from the Maple syrup we're used to eating with our … [Read more...] about Missadventures: Stroop, There It Is!

By: Eric Weintraub David Lynch Film Writer/Director Age 65 Most Famous Works: Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Mulholland Dr. (2001) Ten years before Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan became one of the most talked about films in town, there was another piece of surrealist filmmaking that included an ambitious woman struggling to become famous, a case of multiple … [Read more...] about The Auteur Theory: The Surreal Auteur

By Nate Rieder “Hey, stop and save a life with us real quick?” echoed a voice that I barely registered as I biked by, unconsciously yet purposefully avoiding eye contact with the girl to whom it belonged.  I didn’t mean to do it: that’s just the way things have become.  Of course I value human life.  A few minutes to potentially save one are certainly worth it.  But the … [Read more...] about Dumb It Down: Save a Life? Maybe Later

By Andrew Ramirez * It’s only an hour and a half drive east on the I-10, onto the California 60 and past the flare of car dealerships and outlet malls pulsing in the dead Riverside air before you get to the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California. Inside the cigarette smoke is sucked up by wide-mouthed ventilation units hanging from the ceiling. Waitresses stride by with trays … [Read more...] about Notes from the Morongo