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2009 Stories by Nicole Campos

• ROGER THIS

  published December 31, 2009

  So here we are at the end of the decade wherein the James Bond franchise returned to its roots, but also to a level of bare-bones, brawling... More >>

• LADIES & GENTLEMEN, MR. TINSEL TOWM HIMSELF

  published December 17, 2009

  There's always room for new traditions come the holiday season -- sure, we're all going to watch the usual rounds of It's A Wonderful Life... More >>

• GOOD KING WILLISLAS

  published December 17, 2009

  Count us firmly in the camp that believes any film set during Christmastime is, by default, a Christmas movie. It's all fine and dandy if a movie... More >>

• Warm Up To Meltdown

  published December 10, 2009

  For the better part of two years now, Comedy Meltdown has offered one of the most consistently fantastic laugh lineups in town, overtaking... More >>

• A Night of Pixies Covers: Black Francis, Weird Al, Tenacious D, Flea, Others Shred the Echoplex for "Winston Calling"

  published Dec 09, 2009

  Little Winston Bertrand is not quite ten months old, and already he's received probably the most spectacular Christmas present any kid is likely to get this season: Last night's supreme lineup of alt-... More >>

• FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION . . .

  published December 3, 2009

  Awards season is upon us again, and as the various Oscar-bait titles jockey for position, it is going to be inevitable that a few of the year's... More >>

• IT'S THE LOVE OF THE ART, MAN!

  published November 26, 2009

  We live in an era when fan conventions are increasingly overrun by industry publicity machines; granted, you can't beat the sheer volume of... More >>

• NYUK OF THE WEEK

  published November 26, 2009

  Surely there's no better way to relieve the familial tensions and raging turkey hangovers of Thanksgiving weekend than sitting in a darkened... More >>

• Trekkies Storm Hollywood & Highland "Star Trek: The Exhibition" for Abrams' DVD Release

  published Nov 18, 2009

  It's one thing to wait for a big DVD release, run out, grab the disc, run home and watch it on your killer entertainment system; it's quite another to watch it on the bridge of the Enterprise. Truth ... More >>

• PASS THE CRANBERRY GUFFAWS

  published November 13, 2009

  If there's anything the venerable Laugh Factory can lay claim to besides a storied history of comedy, it's goodwill toward men. This summer, owner... More >>

• ROALD OVER

  published November 5, 2009

  Not to denigrate the artistry and often wonderful storytelling in the computer-animation genre (seriously, see Up!), but since it's reached... More >>

• MASTER OF PUPPETS

  published October 29, 2009

  Just ask anyone who's seen Anthony Hopkins' dummy go apeshit homicidal in Magic — puppets are scary! Well, they can be, although we're... More >>

• HOORAY FOR BOLLYWEEN

  published October 29, 2009

  It's been a great month at Cinefamily, from tributes to horror hosts to Ed Wood anniversaries, but they've saved the best for last on All Hallow's... More >>

• YOUR HOSTESS WITH THE GHOSTEST

  published October 22, 2009

  There is a definite generation gap between those for whom cable TV was the sole source of their introduction to spooky movies, and those who grew... More >>

• SCREEN GEMS

  published October 22, 2009

  It's a timeless telly debate in the grand tradition of Dick York vs. Dick Sargent: Which Mystery Science Theater 3000 humanoid did you... More >>

• Up Close with Richard Castle: Nathan Fillion and The Book He Didn't Write

  published Oct 20, 2009

  There have been plenty of book tie-ins for cult favorite television series' over the years, from Twin Peaks' Secret Diary of Laura Palmer to Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes, etc. Even Californication'... More >>

• The Interwebs Boom: Joss Whedon and Felicia Day Talk Successful Webisodes, Future Projects

  published Oct 18, 2009

  The American Cinematheque's latest series, "The Internet Goes Boom," couldn't have kicked off at a better time. With this year's Creative Emmys, the Internet programming age received a massive jolt of... More >>

• MAKE MINE A DOUBLE PADDY

  published October 15, 2009

  As much as Paddy Chayefsky was admired for the rapier-sharp content of his satire, he's often also criticized for the clever ornateness of his... More >>

• Ever Had a Crappy Job?

  published October 8, 2009

  I think we all know about those. Promised: "Everyone remembers that one nightmare job they used to have. We interview a random member of the... More >>

• TERROR! GORE! -- SORE ASS!

  published October 8, 2009

  It's a special feeling, hunkering down in the darkened depths of the New Beverly Cinema for a double feature of revival-filmic goodness —... More >>

• BEST SPOT TO SPY ON JAMES BOND

  published October 1, 2009

  It's been a little more than two months since the grand poo-bah of all nerd gatherings, the indefatigable geek-pride celebration that is Comic-Con... More >>

• Cry Me a Reverb

  published September 24, 2009

  As of press time, summer is officially over by a few days. Yet is that any reason to give up the en-masse nighttime activities that make the... More >>

• New Beverly Cinema Saves Ferris!: Q&A Fetes Late John Hughes

  published Sep 08, 2009

  The Friday rush hour before Labor Day had scarcely begun, but there was already a laid back lull that had settled on Hollywood; anyone who cruised past Pink's Hot Dogs on September 4 at just the right... More >>

• Mise-En-Slime

  published September 3, 2009

  There is little point in debating the legacy of Ghostbusters as one of the great blockbusters of the 1980s. The script is damn near... More >>

• Jamming on Hump Day with Michel Gondry @ Amoeba

  published Aug 27, 2009

  It takes a certain je ne sais quoi to get the go-ahead to get your friends together to drink some beers and have a jam session right in the middle of Amoeba Music on a Wednesday summer night. Mind yo... More >>