Derek Thomas

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OKAY, WHO WANTS SAN DIEGO?

Considering that most folks who make the trek to California do so either to become famous (by settling here in the Southland) or to live the hippy-dippy life (u...
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A JAPANESE VERSION OF SIDEWAYS?

Typically offbeat yet full of human spirit, the 2010 Japan Film Festival samples the latest in Japanese cinema: Ramen Girl, Yatterman, The Miracle of Light, Pac...
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FOR WHAT ALES YOU

The key word here is "unlimited." That's how many 4-ounce pours you get at the L.A. Beer Festival. When it comes to beer, the more the merrier, and this eve...
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TWILIGHT HERO

Charles Beaumont, the prolific writer of speculative fiction who died in 1967 at age 38, gets overdue kudos in director Jason Brock’s documentary Charles ...
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ETRITUS MOTOR CITY

Experimental filmmaker, writer, performer and restorationist Ross Lipman screens a collection of his cinematic shorts in Urban Ruins, Found Moments, an explorat...
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COREY HAIM'S FINEST WORK?

Turns out the whole economic meltdown that America's currently mired in was prophetically portrayed in 1991's Prayer of the Rollerboys, a postapocalypti...
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GO SCRATCH YOURSELF

Experimental music ensemble the Scratch Orchestra first got groovy in 1969 with the publication of their "draft constitution," a founding document of open minds...
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2010 St. Patty's Fest

A weekend-prior-to-St.-Patrick's-Day celebration of Irish traditions, featuring drinking, of course. Admission price includes craft beers, spirits, and food...