Email Author LUKE Y. THOMPSON

Awards

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published April 5, 2007

  "Fight Club"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 5, 2007

  "Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published July 20, 2006

  "Unreal Estate"

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2007 Stories by LUKE Y. THOMPSON

• Flights of Fantasy

  published December 27, 2007

  My year-end top-10-film lists tend tovary greatly from those of others, this year in particular: With the upheaval of moving to a new home and... More >>

• Bad Blood

  published December 27, 2007

  It was only a couple of years ago thatthe horror genre seemed newly resurgent, like an undead killer digging himself out of the grave.... More >>

• Haute Couture

  published December 6, 2007

  There's a disclaimer on the official website of the North American Mixed Martial Arts Association Expo (NAMMAE) that reads, in... More >>

• Yours Horrifically

  published December 6, 2007

  "Morbid and mysterious, sweet and sinister" is how Costa Mesa-based horror blogger Fatally Yours describes herself on her MySpace page,... More >>

• Skin Trade

  published November 22, 2007

  Asian sex tourism is at the forefront of Holly More >>

• Enter Poorman

  published November 8, 2007

  Life's a (bikini) beach for KDOC's returning late-night host More >>

• You Gotta Have FAIF

  published November 8, 2007

  Two film fests hit Downtown Disney last week—but where were you? More >>

• Shake Your Pootie

  published November 1, 2007

  Louis C.K. is a standup success, but will he ever return to the movies? More >>

• No Fear

  published October 25, 2007

  Joe Rogan is not the comedian to mess with More >>

• Playing the Game

  published October 25, 2007

  From the director of Better Luck Tomorrow comes...a comedy about Bruce Lee? More >>

• By Any Other Name

  published October 25, 2007

  Two independent festivals join forcest in Mickey's backyard More >>

• Youngblood at Heart

  published October 11, 2007

  Seven years after leaving the industry that made him a star, former comic book wunderkind Rob Liefeld is ready for his heroes to be reborn More >>

• Snow Job

  published September 20, 2007

  Amanda Bynes updates another classic—but why? More >>

• Better Than Okay

  published September 13, 2007

  Casual was the rule at Huntington Beach's SoCal Independent Film Fest More >>

• Why 'Torture Porn' Isn't

  published September 6, 2007

  WEB EXCLUSIVE! Notes on the contemporary horror movie More >>

• Surf City Celluloid

  published August 30, 2007

  The SoCal Independent Film Fest goes big More >>

• No Quarter

  published August 30, 2007

  Rival arcade gamers battle to become the King of Kong More >>

• Duct and Covered

  published August 23, 2007

  Modern Apocalypse Fears Arrive Right At Your Door More >>

• Days On End

  published August 23, 2007

  Lanford Wilson's Book could stand to lose a few pages More >>

• Death, Be Not Proud

  published August 16, 2007

  Frank Oz’s latest is only mildly funnier than an actual funeral More >>

• 2007: a Comic-Con Odyssey

  published August 9, 2007

  Or, How I learned to stop worrying and love sleep deprivation, huge crowds and wonderful toys More >>

• The Farce Is With Him

  published July 26, 2007

  Moliere in love makes for a worthy tribute More >>

• A Raw Nerve

  published July 26, 2007

  Elaborately choreographed pantomime reveals a nation torn asunder More >>

• The Big Con

  published July 19, 2007

  Out of the basement and into the spotlight, Comic-Con 2007 is the place to be More >>

• Comic-Con Survival Guide

  published July 19, 2007

  WEB EXCLUSIVE! How to have the maximum amount of fun at... More >>