2008 Woodie Awards
Where are the movies?
How San Diego is getting overlooked
Adam Lowe
Issue date: 3/25/08 Section: Entertainment
Have you ever heard of a movie called "Blindsight"? No. What about one called "The Band's Visit"? Still nothing? How about "Contempt"? All right, so you haven't heard of any of these movies, that's fine - neither have I, to be honest. They are only the top rated movies on www.rottentomatoes.com, so why should we have heard of them?
Well that is why we should have heard of them. If they are the most popular recently released movies - wouldn't you think they'd be in all the major cities across California? Wrong. These "popular" movies, even though they are currently dubbed the most popular movies in the nation, NONE of them have found their way down to the San Diego area.
I am a big fan of going to the movies, and I'm an even bigger fan of road trips - but I am NOT a fan of having to go on a road trip just to see a movie, which is exactly what I'd have to do if I wanted to see these "popular" films. Some of these movies look quite entertaining and I would absolutely love to see them, but I don't want to drive for a few hours just so that I can sit and watch a movie for 2 hours. Now, I live in Orange County - and going to La-L.A.-land is a drive for me, so I completely understand how much worse it is for everyone down here in San Diego County.
So I guess if we want to see "Blindsight", "The Band's Visit", "Contempt", "Jar City", or "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly", we are just going to have to plan a road trip. We'd have to head up to L.A. to see most of these. For some, however, we'd have to drive all the way up to the glorious misty air of the San Francisco Bay area. But for even some others - we would have to enjoy a delightful flight all the way to good old New York City.
So why aren't these "great" movies playing in our major cities? I don't know, perhaps someone should write a letter to the Motion Picture Association of America. We could say that we aren't upset. We could tell them that we are JUST DISAPPOINTED - that will zing 'em!
Well that is why we should have heard of them. If they are the most popular recently released movies - wouldn't you think they'd be in all the major cities across California? Wrong. These "popular" movies, even though they are currently dubbed the most popular movies in the nation, NONE of them have found their way down to the San Diego area.
I am a big fan of going to the movies, and I'm an even bigger fan of road trips - but I am NOT a fan of having to go on a road trip just to see a movie, which is exactly what I'd have to do if I wanted to see these "popular" films. Some of these movies look quite entertaining and I would absolutely love to see them, but I don't want to drive for a few hours just so that I can sit and watch a movie for 2 hours. Now, I live in Orange County - and going to La-L.A.-land is a drive for me, so I completely understand how much worse it is for everyone down here in San Diego County.
So I guess if we want to see "Blindsight", "The Band's Visit", "Contempt", "Jar City", or "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly", we are just going to have to plan a road trip. We'd have to head up to L.A. to see most of these. For some, however, we'd have to drive all the way up to the glorious misty air of the San Francisco Bay area. But for even some others - we would have to enjoy a delightful flight all the way to good old New York City.
So why aren't these "great" movies playing in our major cities? I don't know, perhaps someone should write a letter to the Motion Picture Association of America. We could say that we aren't upset. We could tell them that we are JUST DISAPPOINTED - that will zing 'em!
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