Anyone interested in movies is familiar with Ain't It Cool News and anyone familiar with Ain't It Cool is familiar with the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow. The Roadshow was originally scheduled to make a stop in South Central to screen Friday next Friday, but lily-livered politicians decided to pull the permit at the last minute. Fortunately, the Roadshow decided they had to make a stop in L.A. so they've now scheduled a 10th anniversary screening of Boogie Nights for next Friday, July 21st.
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Daily Blarrrgh: Rambo Rises from Reagan-Era Wasteland
Nearly two decades have passed since the last Rambo movie, but for Sly Stallone it's like time never stood still. His mullet is a little longer and his face is craggier, but otherwise the trailer for John Rambo, (AKA Rambo IV), which debuted yesterday on Aint It Cool News, looks like it was unearthed from a Reagan-era time capsule. This iteration of the Rambo franchise finds our eponymous hero living as a humble craftsman somewhere...
A Sweeter Hereafter
LAist isn't even really sure why we felt compelled to write about Valentine's Day events, considering that it really isn't much of a holiday at all, unless one revels in the unabashed glut of candy and flowers—in which case, we say live it up.
Everybody is Talking About Sky Captain
Since then, the advertising has taken a turn for the worse, dubbing it as the film that "everybody is talking about" and then serving up three huge-fonted quotes from "he-should-be-dead-already" movie critic Gene Shalit. That's right, the desperate marketing and publicity people at Paramount would rather plug the raving-mad review of a 60+ relic over Internet reviews from people who know what they're talking about. 60-Second Preview and Ain't It Cool News beat Shalit anyday.
Comic Commotion 2004
While the nation’s attention mainly focuses on this week’s political conventions in Boston and New York City, this weekend Southern California played host to a major convocation of its own. Comic book lovers from all over the world invaded San Diego for Comic-Con 2004.

