I’ve started to think that when judging movies we should not compare them all on an equal plane. They should be placed into specific categories, and these shouldn’t be based on genre, like comedy or drama, but rather on budget. A movie with a $5 million budget, for instance, doesn’t deserve to be placed next…
Frida Kahlo: The Two Fridas, 1939 There’s a special exhibit at NTC Liberty station, The Complete Frida Kahlo which includes 123 of Kahlo’s most known paintings. Most exhibitions are only allowed to show a maximum of 40 original paintings. Presented by Global Entertainment Properties 1, LLC, (GEP1) they’re able to show her full range of…
Sometimes, you just don’t feel like yourself. Lately, for instance, you’ve been acting differently and people have noticed. You wear outfits you wouldn’t normally wear and you say the oddest things. It’s almost like you’re possessed by another person. Such is the life of an actor in a play: to do it right, to convince…
David Alvarez When it comes to GLBT issues and equality, our community has two solid candidates, supporters and friends in Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez. While I do appreciate both of these candidates reaching out to me after the primary, I have not totally made up my mind, but will endorse a candidate in my…
Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano in Prisoners dvd of the week The daughters of both Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) and Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard) are kidnapped, and when Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) doesn’t work fast enough, Keller takes the law into his own hands. This is mostly at the expense of the mildly retarded Alex…
Treme dvr this HBO, Sunday Dec. 1, 9 p.m. The combination soap opera and ethnographic film about New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina is frustrating and amazing and weird and not like anything else on TV. A sprawling cast of characters, from a muckraking lawyer to a struggling chef, from a bar owner with…
thursday, nov. 28 Annual Scott Carlson Thanksgiving Dinner Don’t miss the annual Scott Carlson Thanksgiving Dinner in The Center auditorium. The event is free and open to all. There is a short program at 11 a.m. and dinner is served from 11:30 am until 4 pm. San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in…
The signature drive to force a referendum on AB 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act, looks at this point that it probably won’t qualify for the ballot. The Privacy For All Students coalition (PFAS), which includes the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), needs 504,760 valid voter signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot. As…
Painting on glass of St Claire, 1878 by M Lorin | PHOTOS.COM Paul and Timothy were friends. They had a close relationship – but more than friends, Paul was also Timothy’s mentor. Several times in his letters, Paul mentions Timothy as a trusted companion and colleague. In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes to a troubled and…
So the battle is engaged. Two city councilmen will face off in the upcoming mayoral runoff election; Kevin Faulconer versus David Alvarez. Both of the parties got what they wanted, the Democratic Party wanted David Alvarez and the Republican Party wanted to run against Alvarez in February. Wasn’t it obvious? Francine Busby and the Democratic…
