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

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Flow,' 'Prête-moi ta main,' More

  published February 19, 2009

  Movie of the Week:FlowYou thought the wars over crude oil were nasty? Wait until you get a load of the... More >>

• Anthony Rivera's Juaneño Indian Tribal Council Says Chief David Belardes Is No Juaneño

  published February 19, 2009

  Blood FeudThe infighting among Juaneño Indian factions continues as Anthony Rivera’s tribal council says Chief David... More >>

• Anteaters Can Slurp Booze in Their Boxers Thanks to Midnight Muncheez

  published Feb 17, 2009

  Anyone who attended college, lived in campus housing with roommates, joined them in staring into a TV set playing Make Me Laugh at 11 every weeknight, finished the last of the 12-pack, desperatel... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Strangers,' 'Sid and Nancy,' More

  published February 12, 2009

  Movies of the Week:2009 Pacific Jewish Film FestivalYou call this a Jewish Film Festival? Where is the David O.... More >>

• Once Hopping BBQ Superstore Says Sayonara

  published Feb 06, 2009

  For years, Barbeques Galore seemed to do brisk business in a little Costa Mesa strip center it shared with a liquor store, Big 5 Sporting Goods and Wherehouse Records. Then, in no particular order, Wh... More >>

• Learn Everything You Wanted to Know About the 'Blood Diamond' Score

  published Feb 04, 2009

  For one event at its American Composers Festival, Pacific Symphony Orchestra teams with the Newport Beach Film Festival to present "Behind the Score," a free special screening of the James Newton Howa... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of Oscar-Nominated Short Films, More

  published February 5, 2009

  Movies of the Week:Oscar Nominated Shorts. If those who venture into the cineplexes to see all the Academy... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  David Belardes, OC's Most Controversial Native American Leader, Draws a Line in the Cemetery

  published February 5, 2009

  Chief Belardes Makes His StandOrange County’s most controversial Native American leader draws a line in the... More >>

• Put Your Online Pens to Work Decrying Indie 103's Demise

  published Feb 03, 2009

  Apparently you can do more than kvetch about the demise of Indie 103.1. You can fill out an online petition that essentially tells station owners, "Nooooooooooooo!" Log on to LetIndieLive.com, and you... More >>

• Will Record Store Day Spin Right Past Orange County Byr

  published Jan 30, 2009

  April 18 is Record Store Day. The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is sponsoring this celebration of "the unique culture of indie record stores all year long" with sales, in stores and ... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' More

  published January 29, 2009

  Movie of the Week: The Rocky Horror Picture Show and A Clockwork OrangeLocal... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Crowd,' 'Evil Dead II,' 'Love In the Sahei'

  published January 22, 2009

  Movie of the Week:The Crowd. King Vidor’s 1928 masterpiece has been called excruciatingly long and the... More >>

• King for a Week

  published January 15, 2009

  As Christ Our Redeemer Church of Irvine prepares to host the 10th annual “Orange County King Week” that celebrates the life and legacy... More >>

• Superhero Science is Finally, Shockingly Revealed--For Free!

  published Jan 14, 2009

  If you've ever wondered if Superman really could fly, UC Irvine physics professor Michael Dennin has the free online course for you. (Full disclosure: That is NOT Dr. Michael Dennin shown here.) "Scie... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Let the Right One In,' 'Carrie,' 'Clerks,' 'Psycho'

  published January 15, 2009

  Movie of the Week:Let the Right One In Don’t you hate it when critics’ lists of the top movies... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Movie of the Week: 'Xanadu!'

  published January 8, 2009

  Movie of the Week: Xanadu!Hey, I’m more surprised than anyone to see this steaming pile of fantasy top a... More >>

• The Happiest Memorial to a Police Shooting Victim on Earth

  published Jan 05, 2009

  The following is a report by the Weekly's new news fellow, Spencer Kornhaber, who is so new he does not yet have a sign-in for this blog, thus Coker's name shows:Disneyland's Main Street USA is an org... More >>

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Zulu,' 'Midnight Cowboy,' 'Monty Python's Life of Brian'

  published January 1, 2009

  Movie of the Week:ZuluIf Jaws: The Revenge was Michael Caine’s first major film instead of... More >>