I have never seen an episode of Dark Shadows, the gothic supernatural soap opera that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971 on which Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s new movie is based. Based on what I’ve read about it, however, I’m pretty sure I’d like it: Vampires. Secrets. Magic. Melodrama. High camp. These are…
thursday, may 17 Nobody Loves You A funny and irreverent world premiere musical romantic comedy! Filled with tuneful pop songs, Nobody Loves You takes audiences on a hilarious behind-the-scenes ride through reality television and into real life. When Jeff, a philosophy grad student, joins a dating show to win back his ex, he breaks all…
Continually, I find great, sometimes unheralded, treasures here in America’s Finest City that prove otherwise. One such is the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, now actually in its 57th season of bringing classical music to Southern California. I had the opportunity to experience this orchestra with more than a half century of legacy for…
A writer who revamped Batman for DC Comics has said that the character is “very, very gay.” Grant Morrison, the leading writer of superhero comic books today, spoke about the comic book superhero in a recent interview with Playboy magazine. Morrison who became interested in the class element of Batman – “He’s a rich man…
Despite often being dismissed by people as a cop-out, bisexuality is actually real. So says True Blood actress Anna Paquin in a recent interview with Zooey magazine. Paquin, who is currently married to co-star Stephen Moyer, came out as bisexual in 2010. Currently featured as Zooey’s May cover girl, Paquin told the magazine in an…
Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers The Avengers I just saw a headline online that asked, “Is The Avengers the greatest comic book movie ever?” I don’t know what the writer’s answer was, but I know what my response to the question would be: No, it’s not the greatest comic book movie ever….
thursday, may 10 Chicago Christie Brinkley makes her San Diego debut as she reprises her killer role in the six-time Tony Award-winning musical smash hit Chicago. This tale of greed, murder, corruption and show biz is filled with hit songs such as “ All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Razzle Dazzle.” San Diego Civic…
dvr this Turner Classic Films, Monday, May 7, 7 p.m. Easily one of the two or three greatest movie musicals of all time, West Side Story is also my favorite. Stunningly shot, directed and choreographed, it is not just so beautiful to look at, but as affecting as any production of Romeo & Juliet, which…
dvds of the week Channing Tatum has suddenly become a very bankable star. The thriller Haywire landed with a soft thud that no one heard, but a couple weeks later the saccharine love story The Vow was a surprising hit. Both are out right now, and they’d be a good double feature. Because he’s so…
Growing up gay in the Mormon community gave up-and-coming alt-country musician Justin Utley a unique perspective. After spending two unsuccessful years in church-run ex-gay therapy, he split from the church in 2005 and moved to New York City to pursue a music career. Utley’s second CD, Nothing This Real, chronicles his journey. Abby Walker: How…
