Movies

May 15, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

No one has ever swum around the island of Martha’s Vineyard before.

The Palais des festivals ahead of the 78th international film festival in Cannes

Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon

May 12, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

Geopolitics course through Cannes unlike any other festival.

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court

May 30, 2025 at 6:27 a.m.

Brand denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of...

Erica Marie Weisz stars this month in her solo cabaret show “I Can Cook, Too!” at New Village Arts in Carlsbad. (Erica Marie Weisz)

San Diego arts roundup: Local theater star to cook up some tunes in Carlsbad

May 8, 2025 at 6:03 a.m.

This week: Erica Marie Weisz's cabaret show in Carlsbad, a film and fundraiser for elephants...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after disembarking Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying

May 5, 2025 at 8:45 a.m.

Trump has long voiced concern about movie production moving overseas.

Mauricio Hernandez Mata, a U.S. Army veteran who served more than 100 combat missions, was deported to Mexico due to drug-possession charges. He was finally able to return in 2022. Mata is one of several veterans profiled in the documentary “Bring Them Home,” at the GI Film Festival San Diego. (GI Film Festival)

San Diego arts roundup: GI Film Festival spotlights plight of deported veterans

May 1, 2025 at 6:03 a.m.

Also this week, French film festival in La Jolla, Parliament Funkadelic, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, Cygnet...

FILE – Italian Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, center, takes an oath at the beginning of the conclave to elect the next pope in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano via AP, File)

So you saw ‘Conclave’ the movie. Here’s what it got right – and wrong – about real-life conclaves

April 25, 2025 at 6:06 a.m.

The ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled thanks to Hollywood. “Conclave.”

A scene from Satyajit Ray’s 1955 film “Pather Panchali,” one of three movies in the Indian filmmaker’s “The Apu Trilogy,” which will all be featured at the 2025 San Diego Asian Film Festival. AP

San Diego arts roundup: San Diego Asian Film Festival returns

April 24, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Also this week, a short film series in Carlsbad, Art of Elan's art-themed concert at...

Actor-comedian Chris Tucker will perform Saturday at Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center. AP

San Diego arts roundup: Chris Tucker to perform Saturday in North County

April 17, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Also this week, Merce Cunningham Dance fillm, rapper Too Short, San Diego Symphony's mardi gras...

Singer-songwriter Neil Young will release his latest documentary, “Coastal,” in cinemas next week. AP

San Diego arts roundup: Neil Young film chronicles recent West Coast tour

April 10, 2025 at 6:03 a.m.

Also this week, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns, "Between" acrobatic circus, Joe Lovano,...

Ray Mendoza, left, and Alex Garland, co-writers and co-directors of the film “Warfare,” pose for a portrait at the London Hotel, Friday, March 28, 2025, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Big-budget film ‘Warfare’ will tell the harrowing combat story of Coronado’s SEAL Team 5

By Lindsey Bahr

April 10, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

The film, which opens Friday in cinemas, had a private screening last weekend at Coronado's...

A scene from “Take My Breath,” one of the films featured at the 2025 San Diego Arab Film Festival. SDAFF

San Diego arts roundup: San Diego Arab Film Festival opens Friday

April 3, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Also this week: Second City improv at UCSD, the Melvins at the Music Box, a...

FILE – Actor Val Kilmer attends the British premiere of his new movie “Alexander” in London, Jan. 5, 2005. (AP Photo/John D McHugh, File)

Josh Brolin, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann pay tribute to Val Kilmer after his death

April 2, 2025 at 10:34 a.m.

Actors, directors and friends pay tribute following death of Val Kilmer.

Boulder’s Chautauqua Park as seen from the air in December 2023. The city has moved into the final round of cities being considered to host the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027. (Photo by Justin Bilancieri, provided by OEDIT)

Boulder, Colorado, wins Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027, beating out Utah and Ohio

By John Wenzel

March 27, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

Boulder beat out finalist cities Cincinnati, Ohio and both Salt Lake City and Park City,...

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza, center, answers questions about the investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa during a news conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Gene Hackman’s estate asks court to block release of death investigation records

March 14, 2025 at 4:54 a.m.

The estate is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially...

The 1984 Oscar-nominated Guatemalan film “El Norte” will be featured at the 2025 San Diego Latino Film Festival. (SDLFF)

San Diego arts roundup: 32nd Latino Film Festival celebrates indie cinema

March 13, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Also this week: the Blue Water film Festival, "Ashland" screenplay reading, ShamRock festival, Babyface concert...

Laura Murray (left) and Isabella Quevedo in a scene from the 2021 documentary “Rebound,” which follows their stories of leaving prison and jail, and finding the kind of and resources needed to help them build a better life. The film is being screened March 13 as part of Women’s History Month programming at UC San Diego. (Photo courtesy of Tamara Perkins)

Two San Diego women talk about their path to success after leaving the criminal justice system

March 10, 2025 at 11:11 a.m.

One woman was tutoring other former inmates in a post-prison program, helping them get better...

Morgan Freeman speaks about Gene Hackman with an image of Gene Hackman on the screen during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say

March 7, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

Authorities initially ruled out foul play after the bodies were discovered Feb 26.

Zoe Saldana accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a ing role for “Emilia Perez during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldaña’s emotional win and ‘Oz’ opening to Kieran Culkin’s baby wish

March 3, 2025 at 5:18 a.m.

Here are some of the highlights from the nearly four-hour long Oscars telecast.

Gold-dusted chocolate Oscar statues are pictured during the Oscars Governors Ball press preview on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Make your Oscars predictions — and see how they compare to expert picks

March 1, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

What are your top guesses for all 23 categories?

How to watch the 2025 Oscars on Sunday

By Tribune News Service

February 28, 2025 at 9:51 a.m.

This is the first year that the Oscars will stream live on Hulu.

Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars

Everything to know about the 2025 Oscars on Sunday

February 28, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Original song nominees will not be performed. But that doesn't mean there won't be music.

Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide, sheriff says

February 28, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Investigators are trying to figure out the last time anyone saw or spoke to them.

Conan O'Brien salutes photographers before helping to roll out the red carpet

Oscars producers promise fresh energy, big stars and surprises at the show

April 19, 2025 at 1:09 a.m.

They nixed performances of original songs, but there will be big names on stage.

FILE – Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best ing Actor at academy awards in March 1993. Hackman will turn 80 years on Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo, File)

5 notable Gene Hackman movies and where to watch them

March 30, 2025 at 6:42 p.m.

It’s a tall task to try to whittle Gene Hackman’s career down to five notable...

FILE – Actor Gene Hackman reacts during an interview on March 24, 1972. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Gene Hackman tributes pour in from Francis Ford Coppola, Viola Davis, Paul Feig and more

April 9, 2025 at 1:22 p.m.

Francis Ford Coppola and Viola Davis are among those paying tribute to Gene Hackman after...

Actor Will Smith slaps host Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, one of the most shocking moments in the history of the Oscars. CHICAGO TRIBUNE

This week’s San Diego arts roundup: Expect the unexpected at the Oscars on Sunday

February 27, 2025 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week, Lyle Lovett, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, a vocal recital by DeAndre...

Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa

Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows

April 3, 2025 at 11:42 p.m.

Foul play isn’t suspected, but authorities haven’t disclosed how they died.

Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, will perform Feb. 27 at the Magnolia in El Cajon. AP

San Diego arts roundup: Eclectic singer Cat Power to sing at the Magnolia next week

February 20, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

Also this week: Comedy with Jeff Garlin, Black Voices concert with Gill Sotu, San Diego...

Musician and surfer Jack Johnson in a scene from the documentary “The Cigarette Surfboard,” screening Feb. 18 at the Oceanside International Film Festival. (OIFF)

San Diego arts roundup: Oceanside film festival returns

February 14, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Also this week, the Harlem Quartet in La Jolla, David Gray in Valley Center and...

Radio host and podcaster Ira Glass will speak at the Balboa Theatre on Saturday. NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

San Diego arts roundup: Ira Glass to speak Saturday at the Balboa

February 6, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

Also this week: KSDS Jazz 88 celebrates Black History Month, Twyla Tharp Dance returns to...

Bill Murray plays a news reporter covering a Groundhog Day ceremony in Pennsylvania in the 1993 film “Groundhog Day. (Columbia Pictures)

San Diego arts roundup: Three movies to catch this week and two theater events

January 30, 2025 at 8:36 a.m.

Local cinemas are screening 'Groundhog Day' and 'Six Triple Eight,' a new Diego Rivera play...

Writer-director Vincent Victoria’s feature film “The Dichotomy of Hattie McDaniel” will be featured in the San Diego Black Film Festival in La Jolla. (Vincent Victoria)

San Diego Black Film Festival opens Thursday with more than 100 entries

January 26, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

One of this year's highlights will be the opening-night feature film 'The Dichotomy of Hattie...

The film poster for ‘Even Me 2.0,’ a film by Megan Ebor, a filmmaker and assistant professor at San Diego State University. Her film discusses the experiences of older Black women living with HIV and is included in this year’s San Diego Black Film Festival, from Jan 29 to Feb. 2 at the AMC La Jolla 12. (Poster art by Larissa Leeper)

Of course our grandparents and elders are having sex. It’s important to talk to them about getting tested, too

January 26, 2025 at 7:22 p.m.

The kind of research and outreach work that Megan Ebor does—including areas of social work,...

‘Emilia Pérez’ tops Oscar nominations with 13, ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ land 10 apiece

April 19, 2025 at 8:14 p.m.

An embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia...

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

January 17, 2025 at 8:13 a.m.

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was...

FILE – Filmmaker David Lynch poses for a portrait in his private screening room in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

April 22, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.

Lynch was a onetime artist who broke through in the 1970s with the surreal “Eraserhead”...

Writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz will speak on Jan. 23 at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego. (Brigitte Lacombe)

San Diego arts roundup: Author Fran Lebowitz brings her wry quips to San Diego

January 16, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Also this week, CCAE Theatrical takes 'Curious Incident' on the road, the Holo Holo Music...

FILE – A collection bucket and cup for “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” film is sold at Regal Cinemas, Oct. 13, 2023, in Lynchburg, Va. (Paige Dingler/The News & Advance via AP, File)

Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquette

January 11, 2025 at 6:10 a.m.

Box office successes have led to heated debates about how moviegoers should behave at the...

Reanne Acasio and Anita D. perform in Celebrating Community Voices at the Old Globes’ 2019 Powers New Voices Festival. The festival returns this weekend. (Rich Soublet II)

San Diego arts roundup: Old Globe’s Powers New Voices play fest returns

January 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Also this week, the Palm Springs and Atmosphere film festivals, Tiffany Haddish and Keith Sweat

Golden Globes 2025: Full list of winners

January 5, 2025 at 8:52 p.m.

See the full list of winners from the 2025 Golden Globes

Nikki Glaser attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Host Nikki Glaser roasts Harrison Ford, Benny Blanco in Golden Globes opening monologue

By Vivian Kwarmn

January 5, 2025 at 6:33 p.m.

Comedian Nikki Glaser didn't hold back while hosting the 82nd Annual Golden Globes on Sunday,...

Adriana Paz, from left, Edgar Ramirez, Selena Gomez, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofia Gascon, and Zoe Saldana

‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes

January 6, 2025 at 4:44 a.m.

Hollywood stars gather for the Golden Globe Awards, which returns with major star power due...

Dakota Fanning arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Photos: Check out the fashion on display at the Golden Globes red carpet

By Staff And Wire Reports

January 5, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

The red carpet is out as the 82nd Golden Globes takes center stage. Hosted by...

Cast rehearse a scene from TuYo Theatre’s production of Bernardo Cubria’s “The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote.” (TuYo Theatre)

San Diego arts roundup: TuYo Theatre staging play about Hispanic diversity

January 2, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Also this week, the Golden Globes, comedian Dustin Nickerson, the closure of Landmark Hillcrest Cinemas,...

Illustration for 2025 San Diego bucket list story

A bucket list of 50 free things to do in San Diego County in 2025

By San Diego Union-Tribune

January 7, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.

Our list of things to do across the San Diego region includes hiking, major events,...

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in a classic scene from the 1983 movie “When Harry Met Sally.” CASTLE ROCK

San Diego arts roundup: Our picks for nontraditional New Year’s Eve entertainment

December 26, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

Stream "When Harry Met Sally," or check out the X Christmas party in North Park,...

Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting

December 24, 2024 at 10:37 a.m.

Special Prosecutor withdrew on Monday the appeal of a July decision to dismiss the charge

Three of last year’s Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, Grateful Dead band member Bobby Weir, singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt and jazz musician Arturo Sandoval, on Dec. 8 at the White House in Washington, D.C. AP

San Diego arts roundup: Kennedy Center honoree trivia

December 19, 2024 at 2:11 p.m.

Also this week Sara Petite's Loretta Lynn Christmas show, Social Distortion, Project Blank and more

Filmmaker and raconteur John Waters will present “A John Waters Christmas” on Sunday and Monday at the Lafayette Hotel in North Park. (Greg Gorman)

John Waters ready to make merry with annual naughty-and-nice Christmas show

By Nick Sestanovich

December 6, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

The filmmaker and raconteur will perform Sunday and Monday at Lou Lou's Jungle Room in...

Singer-songwriter Judy Collins. (Shervin Lainez)

Arts roundup: Judy Collins’ holiday music leads off holiday weekend happenings

November 28, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Also this week, Judy Collins, La Jolla Playhouse's DNA New Works Series, comedian Patton Oswalt...

FILE – Conan O’Brien arrives at a photo call for “Conan O’Brien Must Go” in Los Angeles on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars

November 15, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

It will be his first time as Oscar host.

A photograph by Edward S. Curtis taken in 1908 shows three Apsaalooke men gazing skyward, two holding rifles, and a bison skull at their feet. Between 19087 and 1930, Curtis published a 20-volume collection of photos of North American Indian tribes and their lives. (Edward S. Curtis/Library of Congress via AP)

San Diego arts roundup: Edward S. Curtis’ American Indian photography books on display

November 14, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week: the Old Globe's "Henry VIII," the San Diego Environmental Film Festival, Patti...

“J (Jasmine) Jackson is a storyteller and filmmaker, whose 41-minute film, “my heart and i finally met: between my chest” is being screened Nov. 15 during UC San Diego’s Otherwise Film Festival, featuring voices and stories from marginalized communities. (J (Jasmine) Jackson)

A story about gender identity, expression, family part of lineup at UC San Diego’s Otherwise Film Festival

November 11, 2024 at 4:10 p.m.

We are invited to witness the victory, to watch the part where they’ve each arrived...

A scene from Caroline Lannes’ film “6 Weeks,” about an Idaho teen facing an unwanted pregnancy. It will be screened as part of San Diego Film Week Nov. 9 through 17. (Caroline Lannes)

Local arts roundup: San Diego Film Week showcases local auteurs

November 7, 2024 at 9:05 a.m.

Also this week: 'Anchorman' 20th anniversary, Roustabouts' 'Odd Couple,' Project BLANK's 'Intrusion' and more

A hummingbird makes its home in a backyard garden in the PBS Nature documentary “San Diego: America’s Wildest City.” (Day’s Edge Productions)

San Diego’s unrivaled biodiversity explored in new PBS Nature documentary

November 6, 2024 at 2:43 p.m.

Local filmmakers' 'America's Wildest City' premieres Wednesday, then a giant-screen version arrives Nov. 22 at...

A scene from Hideki Takeuchi’s live-action film “Cells At Work!”, which will screen at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. (Warner Bros.)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: San Diego Asian Film Festival marks 25th year

October 31, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week, a Joan Rivers play at South Coast Rep, Kirk Franklin's Reunion Tour,...

Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin watches his performance during a screening of “Sing Sing,” a film about a production by a prison theater troupe, at the now-decommisioned Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, N.Y., on June 20, 2024. Maclin will attend a screening of the film Nov. 10 at the Coronado Island Film Festival. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

Coronado film festival to honor star of redemptive prison drama ‘Sing Sing’

By The New York Times

October 31, 2024 at 8:59 a.m.

Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, a former Sing Sing inmate who co-stars in the film, will...

Organist Russ Peck playing the organ on stage. Tour of the 100-year-old Balboa Theatre with a look at the theater’s recently restored pipe organ in Downtown on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Balboa Theatre’s silent movie series to feature historic pipe organ

October 24, 2024 at 2:07 p.m.

The restored 1929 Wonder Morton Organ, installed at the century-old downtown theater in 2009, will...

Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. AIMEE MANN

S.D. Arts and Culture Newsletter: Aimee Mann returns to Belly Up next week

October 24, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week: Stephen King horror films, Balboa Theatre's Silent Movie Mondays, Popcorn Reef and...

Two drug mules make their way through the town of Campo in a scene from the new movie “Slaughterhouse 2: Death Metal.” (Matadero Productions)

‘Slaughterhouse’ sequel filmed in Campo to get solo screening tonight

October 23, 2024 at 6:02 a.m.

Local filmmakers Rick Roessler and Jerry Encoe set their horror comedy at the border town's...

A scene from Rosin Box Project’s “Ghost Light Masquerade” dance event. (Carly Topazio)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: Rosin Box back with ‘Ghost Light Masquerade’

October 17, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

Also this week, film, comedy, music and symphonic shows around San Diego

Scenes from the San Diego International Film Festival at MOPA@SDMA in Balboa Park. (Daniel Wesley Walsh)

Arts & Culture Newsletter: San Diego International Film Fest returns

October 11, 2024 at 1:52 p.m.

Also this week, a Latino storytelling festival, Soulkiss Theater's '2 Rappers, 2 Plays,' Art of...

An image of buffalo from the documentary film, “Bring Them Home/ Aiskótáhkapiyaaya,” which follows the work to return wild buffalo to the Blackfeet Nation on land managed by the tribe. It’s being screened Oct. 20, during the San Diego International Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 16 to 20. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego International Film Festival)

Documentary follows homecoming of wild buffalo to Blackfeet Reservation after more than a century of disconnection and colonialism

October 6, 2024 at 6:02 a.m.

This massive expanse of land was their home, where they were with family, until they...

A scene from the Paul McCartney & Wings documentary “One Hand Clapping,” which will be presented at several local movie theaters on Saturday. (David Litchfield)

Paul McCartney & Wings 1974 film to screen Saturday. These are the San Diego-area theaters where you can watch it.

By George Varga

September 24, 2024 at 10:04 a.m.

"One Hand Clapping" will make its cinematic debut, 50 years late, on Saturday. It will...

FILE – James Earl Jones arrives at the Tony Awards on June 12, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

September 10, 2024 at 6:35 a.m.

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated...

Dennis Peters plays all 40 characters in Becky Mode’s play “Fully Committed at Scripps Ranch Theatre. (Ken Jacques)

S.D. Arts & Culture Newsletter: Actor is ‘Fully Committed’ to challenging stage role

September 5, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

This week, San Diego's LGBTQ festival FilmOut, the San Diego Beatles Fair, 'Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice' and...

The Casbah nightclub at Kettner Boulevard and Laurel Street in San Diego marked its 35th anniversary this year. (Ted Drake)

Arts & Culture Newsletter: Casbah music club at 35 is happy to stay put

August 29, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Also this week: San Diego Symphony's Tchaikovsky Spectacular, Chicago, Shakespeare and more

When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly in “Blink Twice.” AMAZON MGM

‘Blink Twice’ delivers searing commentary and impressive direction, despite spattering of clichés

By Noah Lyons

August 23, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut is sure to thrill audiences and spark conversation

Legendary American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Arts & Culture Newsletter: San Diego Symphony to celebrate Sondheim

August 22, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

This week: Rapper Common in Del Mar, film fests for both children and cat fans,...

In a scene from the documentary “Sugarcane,” Chief Willie Sellars digs a grave for a community member who took his own life on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. (Emily Kassie/Sugarcane Film LLC)

Review: Documentary ‘Sugarcane’ is a harrowing, essential watch

By Noah Lyons

August 13, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

The story follows investigations around Indigenous killings at federally-funded boarding schools

Actors rehearse for Trinity Theatre’s “35MM: A Musical Exhibition.” (Trinity Theatre)

S.D. Arts & Culture Newsletter: ’35MM: A Musical Exhibition’ opens in Mission Valley

August 8, 2024 at 8:51 a.m.

Also this week, Poway filmmaker's 'Scuba' now streaming, HIllcrest's CityFest returns, Edinburgh Fringe goes online...

A scene from the documentary “The Power of Sports for Amputees,” premiering Aug. 6 in San Diego. (Marci Krown)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: San Diego Paralympian profiled in ‘Power of Sports’ documentary

August 1, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Also this week, a book on the Sagon Penn case, the Midway Museum's 20 millionth...

Kevin Feige, left, Joe Russo, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Russo at the Marvel Studios in Hall H at San Diego’s 2024 Comic-Con International on Saturday. (Richard Shotwell//AP)

Marvel reclaims its mojo with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the return of Robert Downey Jr.

By Cnn Com Wire Service

July 30, 2024 at 7:46 a.m.

Slumping movie studio, which made a headline-making trip to San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, is...

This image released by 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios shows Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in a scene from “Deadpool & Wolverine.” (20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios via AP)

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe

By Lindsey Bahr

July 26, 2024 at 9:35 a.m.

The film's co-stars, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, are expected, but not confirmed, for Saturday's...

A detail from Will Gropper’s 1945 painting “William Gropper, Committee Chairman.” Gropper’s work is being exhibited at San Diego Museum of Art. (Craig Gropper)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: SDMA opens ‘American Agitator’ exhibition

July 30, 2024 at 9:38 a.m.

SDMA opens 'American Agitator,' 'Batman' screening, Cracker, Lea Salonga, Mel Brooks and 'Blazing Saddles,' Comic-Con...

Kristin Ringard, left, and her parents, Jon and Lynn Ringard, dress as Greek water gods during the first day of Comic-Con in San Diego, CA, on July 21, 2022.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County /SCNG)

Comic-Con: 13 things to see or do this week at Comic-Con

By Peter Larsen

July 24, 2024 at 1:44 p.m.

We did a deep dive into the Comic-Con schedule to pick some offerings that appealed...

Comic-Con 2024: 26 things you need to know

By Michael James Rocha

July 23, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.

The county's largest convention arrives Wednesday with thousands of events, exhibitors, appearances and vendors. Here...

Broadway star Ben Platt will perform a theatrical concert Sunday, July 21, at the San Diego Civic Theatre. (Vince Aung)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: Broadway’s Ben Platt, Bayfest, KT Tunstall, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and more

July 18, 2024 at 5:31 a.m.

Also in this week's arts newsletter: San Diego Bayfest, KT Tunstall, "Pulp Fiction," Buzz Aldrin...

Peggy a.k.a. Dogpool, the “UK’s Ugliest Dog Winner”, from left, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ on Friday, July 12, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

TV, movie stars and other celebrities to expect in San Diego for Comic-Con

By Carlos Rico

July 18, 2024 at 10:31 a.m.

Stars of some of the biggest TV shows and films will arrive in San Diego...

George Takei will appear in “A Tale iof Two Sulus” at UCSD. (File photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Star Trek actors George Takei and John Cho to discuss science of storytelling at UCSD

By Gary Robbins

July 17, 2024 at 2:05 p.m.

The event is tied to this year's Comic-Con convention, which begins next week in downtown...

The producers of a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio will be filming night scenes in San Diego July 21-24. Titled “BC PROJECT,” the film is listed in IMDB.com as a Warner Bros. project directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Leonardo DiCaprio movie filming in San Diego seeks Latinx actors

July 13, 2024 at 3:29 p.m.

The Warner Bros. film 'BC PROJECT' is hiring San Diego background actors for a movie...

Hollywood is expected to have a bigger presence at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Pictured: Actress Gal Gadot is escorted through the Comic-Con crowd in 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County /SCNG)

Expect more star power at San Diego Comic-Con this year

By Phillip Molnar

July 6, 2024 at 6:11 a.m.

San Diego Comic-Con is expected to have Hollywood actors this year, after none in 2023

A scene from the film “American Graffiti.”

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By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

July 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I’m David L. Coddon,...

A family stands by the protected bones of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex that they discovered while hiling in the North Dakota Badlands in 2022. The fossils were recovered by the Denver Museum of Science and Nature and a documentary about their discover is now screening at the San Diego Natural History Museum. (Denver Museum of Science and Nature via The New York Times)

Family’s discovery of rare T. rex fossil the subject of film in San Diego

June 29, 2024 at 10:04 a.m.

A documentary about a North Dakota family's discovery of a rare T. Rex fossil is...

Two artists collaborate for the Feminist Image Group exhibit “Women Work Together” at the Mandell Weiss Gallery at Liberty Station. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Tobias)

Arts and Culture Newsletter: 'Women Work Together' in new exhibit

June 20, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I’m David L. Coddon,...

Encinitas filmmaker Roman Koenig on the set of his short feature “Red Blooded,” which has won multiple awards at film fests nationwide.

Arts and Culture Newsletter: Local filmmaker brings award-winning film home

June 13, 2024 at 2:02 p.m.

Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I’m David L. Coddon,...

Drummer Antonio Sánchez will perform at UCSD on April 18.

Drum giant Antonio Sanchez on ‘Birdman’ tour after album with Trent Reznor, Dave Matthews and Pat Metheny

By George Varga

April 12, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

How big an impact can a film that wins four Oscars have on someone who...

Filmmaker Ed Zwick will speak about his new memoir "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood" at the San Diego Writers Festival on Saturday, April 6, in Coronado.

San Diego Writers Festival to host film director Ed Zwick, whose new Hollywood memoir tells all

By Rick Kogan

March 31, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

On a recent Friday night, Jim Belushi walked into a high-rise apartment in Chicago and...

"Orca: Black & White Gold" is one of the films that will be shown in La Jolla during the Blue Water Film Festival.

Blue Water Film Festival washes ashore this weekend at theaters countywide

By Ashley Mackin-Solomon

March 22, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

The fifth annual Blue Water Film Festival has come ashore in San Diego this weekend,...

Anthony Hopkins as the older Nicholas Winton in the movie "One Life."

World War II drama a poignant reminder of how far goodness can extend

By Katie Walsh

March 14, 2024 at 7:40 p.m.

The cinematic image of children boarding trains in World War II is typically a traumatic...

FILE - An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. The 96th Oscars will be held on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

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