Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2009 Stories by MATT COKER

• For the Love of Lard

  published Jun 03, 2009

  Regina Schrambling has an interesting post on Slate about lard, the pig fat that was commonly used as cooking fat, shortening and even spread like butter before saturated-fat nazis deemed it unhe... More >>

• UCI Anteaters Can't Eat Selves Out of Four-Run Hole

  published Jun 01, 2009

  OC Weekly intern David Nicolas reporting . . . UC Irvine's baseball team was enjoying a dream season. They even got to host the NCAA regional tournament leading up to the College World Series in Omaha... More >>

• [Special Screenings] 'Shaun of the Dead,' 'Reservoir Dogs,' 'Transformers,' More

  published May 28, 2009

  Movie of the Week: Shaun of the DeadMondo Celluloid presents Edgar Wright’s 2004 comedy-horror... More >>

• [Special Screenings] 'Rushmore,' 'Carrie,' 'Metropolis,' More

  published May 21, 2009

  Movie of the Week: RushmoreHas Wes Anderson made a more perfect movie? Nothing against Bottle... More >>

• [Special Screenings] 'Under the Bombs,' 'Border Café,' 'The Big Lebowski,' More

  published May 14, 2009

  Movies of the Week:Under the BombsSince the U.S. is so preoccupied with Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan,... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Q Film Festival, 'Fight Club,' 'Princess Mononoke,' More

  published May 7, 2009

  Movies of the Week:Q Film FestivalThe fourth-annual event tied to the Center Long Beach’s Pride Day Weekend... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Polish Film Festival, 'Battle In Seattle,' More

  published April 30, 2009

  Movies of the Week: Polish Film FestivalThe 10th-annual Los Angeles-area event that kicked off April 22 at the... More >>

• Ex-Sheriff Carona Walks the Yard (Nervously)

  published Apr 28, 2009

  Jack Grimshaw, the Weekly's eagle-eyed proofreader, just whipped up this diddy. Imagine disgraced, prison-bound, ex-Sheriff Mike Carona singing the following to his future minimum security federal pen... More >>

• Maybe This Will Wipe Smug Look Off Carona's Face: 5.5 Years, $125,000 Fine, The Shame of an Entire County

  published Apr 27, 2009

  CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED . . . Once dubbed "America's Sheriff," Mike Carona was sentenced this afternoon to 66 months--or 5 1/2 years--behind bars, two years probation after he serves the prison time and ... More >>

• It Could Be 5 to 6 Years in Prison, $125,000 Fine for Carona

  published Apr 27, 2009

  UPDATED...R. Scott Moxley, reporting from the Santa Ana courthouse during an afternoon break, says the judge and lawyers for the defense and prosecution in Mike Carona's sentencing hearing on a felony... More >>

• [Special Screenings] 'Rats Is a Four-Letter Word,' 'Gandhi, My Father,' 'The Toxic Avenger,' More

  published April 23, 2009

  Movies of the Week:Rats Is a Four-Letter WordSanta Ana film maker/impresario Bob Pece returns with a mini-festival... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Festival Mania!

  published April 16, 2009

  Movies of the Week: Festival ManiaLast week, you were informed about the fourth biennial Vietnamese International... More >>

• [Newport Beach Film Fest] Orange County Connections Abound Among This Year's Entries

  published April 16, 2009

  Local Motion (Pictures)Orange County connections abound among this year’s festival entriesMany young actors... More >>

• [Newport Beach Film Fest] Martini Credits Scorsese, Baldwin, Unpaid Cast for Making 'Lymelife' Tick

  published April 16, 2009

  Martini RocksDirector credits Scorsese, Baldwin and his unpaid cast for making Lymelife tickThere’s... More >>

• [Newport Beach Film Fest] You Don't Want to Miss These Films, Documentaries and Shorts

  published April 16, 2009

  10 for the TenthDon’t miss these feature-length films, documentaries and shorts at NBFF1.... More >>

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  [Newport Beach Film Fest] An Encapsulated Diary Digesting the Decade-Old Newport Beach Film Festival

  published April 16, 2009

  Reeling In the YearsA diary digesting the decade-old Newport Beach Film Festival—encapsulated! ... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Dr. No,' 'Dr. Strangelove,' 'Suzuka,' More

  published April 9, 2009

  Movies of the Week:UCI Latin American Film FestivalThe 10th UCI Latin American Film Festival includes five films... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Aliens,' 'Casablanca,' 'Happy Go Lucky,' More

  published April 2, 2009

  Movie Festival of the Week:Vietnamese International Film FestivalThe fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film... More >>

• A Place for the Bi-Niverous to Check Out Veganism

  published Mar 31, 2009

  If you've wondered why all the holler about veganism, there is a way for the bi-niverous to check out this alternative dining lifestyle: attend a meeting of the Orange County People for Animals (OCPA)... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Heart of the Sea,' 'Blazing Saddles,' More

  published March 26, 2009

  Movie of the Week:The Heart of the SeaLisa Denker and Charlotte Lagarde’s award-winning documentary... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Citizen McCaw,' 'Absurdistan,' More

  published March 19, 2009

  Movie of the Week:Citizen McCawSam Tyler’s brisk documentary on Santa Barbara’s heartbreaking... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Orfeu Negro,' 'For the Bible Tells Me So,' More

  published March 12, 2009

  Movie of the Week:Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)This 1959 Cannes Palme d’Or winner, 1960 Oscar Best... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Luke and Brie Are On a First Date,' 'The Godfather,' More

  published March 5, 2009

  Movie Festival of the Week:Zero Film FestivalThe Zero Film Festival, which is dedicated to self-financed,... More >>

• A Look at Craig Monteilh, Who Says He Spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine for the Feds

  published March 5, 2009

  Talkin’ Jihad With Craig MonteilhEx-convict, con man, convert—an early conversation with the man who says he spied on... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Hania,' 'Nothing Like the Holidays,' More

  published February 26, 2009

  Movies of the Week: HaniaFresh off leaving the well-coiffed crowd in stitches for his line “Suck on... More >>