Edwards University Town Center

Michael Berlin's Sneak Preview Movie Series Classes Ready to Roll

I truly wish I could have got this up sooner, but Monday night begins Michael Berlin's popular series of sneak preview looks at major movies . . . uh, I mean . . . scholarly academic classes that feature complete screenings of motion pictures bound for theaters. Past audiences . . . erm . . . studen ... More >>

More Ragged Glories: Neil Young and Jonathan Demme Discuss Their Third Concert Film

Today's Weekly features a chat with director Jonathan Demme about his third music documentary on rock god Neil Young.Jonathan Demme Gets His Emotion On with Neil Young JourneysBut Village Voice Media's Aaron Hillis doubled down, interviewing Demme and Young together, after they took a stroll through ... More >>

My Way, Graphic War Drama from Korea, Goes from Newport Beach Film Fest to Irvine Theater

My Way, a Pacific Rim Showcase presentation Monday at the just-concluded Newport Beach Film Festival, opened today at Edwards University Town Center. So brutal and vividly shot you'd swear Mel Gibson directed it, the most expensive film in South Korean cinema history actually comes from Kang Je-gyu ... More >>

Jiro Dreams of Sushi Opens in Irvine and Laguna Niguel on Friday

​Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the film about a legendary sushi chef that has critics raving and viewers salivating, will be coming to our neck of the woods this Friday. It's being released at two Orange County theaters, Edwards University Town Center 6 Cinemas in Irvine and Regency Rancho Niguel 8 Cinema ... More >>

Vietnamese International Film Festival Opens Tonight in OC

Hip Hop in Ho Chi Minh​The acclaimed Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF)--an eight-day showcase of short and feature films--launches tonight in Irvine with Stephane Gauger's impressive Saigon Electric, a drama about hip hop dancers and present day youth culture in Vietnam.You can see Gau ... More >>

Edwards University Details Opening Plans for 'It Might Get Loud'

​It Might Get Loud is a documentary starring Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White, talking about the history of the electric guitar. It's also directed by Davis Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth. So, yeah, it sounds pretty cool.It opens in just seven theaters nationwide tomorro ... More >>

Free Screening of "Food, Inc." in Irvine Tomorrow, July 15th, 7:30 p.m.

If you haven't seen this film, here's your chance to screen it for free!  As I've said before in my review, the only theater in O.C. to play it is the Edwards University Town Center.  But tomorrow, this and other theaters will show this film at NO COST, courtesy of Chipotle.Wait, Chipotle?   ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 6/29

Movie Madness Edition!Casablanca, 8 p.m.In my humble opinion, Casablanca the best movie ever made and it's playing at my favorite local theater, which makes tonight's showing it a perfect storm of awesomeness. Bay Theater - Seal Beach, 340 Main St., Seal Beach, CA; 562-431-9988The Windmill Movie, 7 ... More >>

"Food Inc." Opens At Edwards University: A Review of the Film

Food Inc. puts forth a lot of information, some of which I already knew:  - Corn and its derivates inhabit just about everything we buy from the supermarket. - Factory farming leads to crowded feed lots where cows stand in their own feces and to lightless henhouses where chickens bred to grow ... More >>

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

Nixon, Watchmen, Queerty, Archie Bunker and Tobias Funke

Frost/Nixon may have gotten skunked at the Oscars, but it did win "Best Picture for Grown-ups" in AARP the Magazine's awards for movies those over 50 enjoy. Otherwise, the media's fixation with Opie's flick is waning, but not with Richard Nixon himself, who is rolled into the plot line of ... More >>

Film Adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Novel 'Choke' Could Use the Heimlich

13 Ways to Dress for Coen Brothers Success

Edwards University Town Center 6 is billing itself as Coen Brothers Central this week as the Irvine theater will have two prints of the new film Burn After Reading when it opens Friday. Advance tickets are on sale now, and it's a sure bet University will have no trouble filling seats considering wri ... More >>

Long-In-the-Making Germs/Darby Crash Biopic 'What We Do Is Secret' Finally Arrives

California-Wine-History Saga 'Bottle Shock' Isn't Quite Ripe

Hunter S. Thompson Documentary Film 'Gonzo' Succeeds When Saluting His Substance

One of Us Must Know

The elusive Bob Dylan, masterfully considered, in I’m Not There

Strangers On a Train

Wes Anderson’s road-trip tale of brotherly love stings with the depth (yes, depth) of his whimsy

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Sicko

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Movie of the Week: The Searchers

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Movie of the Week: Bullitt

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Movie of the Week: Office Space

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Movie of the Week: Crossing Arizona

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Movie of the Week: Jacob's Ladder

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Movie of the Week: Psycho

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Movie of the Week: Lunacy

Indie-friendly South Coast Village Theater to Close

Change makes Irvine OCs undisputed champ of non-mainstream moviedom

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Repo Man

Back To School

They put the ass in association

The Best Movie Theater Ever

Childhoods End

Whats eating Donnie Darko