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  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Gabriel S. Joseph Acused of $5 Million Scam That Duped Newport Beach Mortgage Broker

    ​We've done so many posts on crooked mortgage brokers ripping off unsuspecting customers you might assume Orange County is the capital of slimy lending schemes.So, it's only fair that we draw attention to a Newport Beach mortgage broker who found himself burned by an alleged fraudster.

  • Film

    July 7, 2011

    Members of the Tribe

    Michael Rapaport observes the vibe and checks out the scenario

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Bill Gross Reportedly Buys Jennifer Aniston's House for $37 Mil; Chris Cox Settles Down in Laguna Niguel

    ​Bill Gross, the Newport Beach financial manager who co-founded Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) and is worth a billion and change, has reportedly bought a Beverly Hills estate Jennifer Aniston bought in 2006 for $13.5 million, gutted and rebuilt to the fawns of Architectural Digest and p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    [UPDATE] 5 Die in Long Beach Plane Crash. Tom Dean, Laguna Beach Developer, and Bruce Krall, Ladera Ranch Banker, Among the Dead

    ​UPDATE, MARCH 21, 4:10 P.M.: The doomed twin-engine plane pilot who died in Wednesday morning's Long Beach Airport crash has been identified as Kenneth Earl Cruz.The 43-year-old Culver City resident worked for Rainbow Air of Long Beach, had been a commercial pilot since 2003 an ... More >>

  • Film

    March 3, 2011

    'Spooner' Is Love Crazy

    Recently crowned Sundance king Drake Doremus' early promise is evident in his directorial debut

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Drake Doremus' Debut, Spooner, Opens March 4

    Matthew Lillard plays Herman Spooner.​Like Crazy, Drake Doremus' third film, was picked up by a division of Paramount Pictures at January's Sundance Film Festival for theatrical release this fall. Douchebag, Doremus' second film, was bought after the previous Sundance and had a short theatrical ru ... More >>

  • Film

    February 4, 2011

    Into the Mystic

    Cults and the uncertain futures dominate Sundance

  • Film

    February 4, 2011

    Sundancing With Ben York Jones and Like Crazy

    The huge film festival success through the eyes of its co-writer, an OC boy

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Like Crazy at Sundance: WE WON!!!!!!

    ​There's a lot of recapping to be done, but before anything else, last night--WE WON THE GRAND JURY PRIZE!!!!!!! The big one! Not only that, Felicity was awarded a Special Jury Prize for Best Actress! A prize is not given every year, unless deemed appropriate. The whole team was in disbelief. For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2011

    Like Crazy, Indie Drama From OC's Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones, Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize

    ​Like Crazy, the little indie darling at Sundance by former Santa Anan and second-time U.S. Dramatic Competition entrant Drake Doremus, won the prestigious film festival's grand jury prize last night.Co-written by Doremus and his childhood friend Ben York Jones, a Chapman University film school gr ... More >>

  • Film

    January 28, 2011

    Sundance Is the Re-Discovery Channel

    The Utah film festival's prodigal children return

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Like Crazy at Sundance: 36 Hours I Will Never Forget

    ​I don't know where to begin. From a chatty 3 a.m. sardine car ride with indie-film gurus Greg Araki and Richard Linklater to nearly missing the premiere of Like Crazy (the film I co-wrote) to selling our film for distribution to Paramount the night of its world premiere, it has possibly been the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2011

    [UPDATED] Like Crazy, Latest Film From OC-Bred Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones, Is First Sundance Sale

    ​UPDATE, JAN. 23, 2:51 P.M.: The reaction to Like Crazy getting picked up from Ben York Jones:"I'm completely overwhelmed. I don't think anyone here with the film has gotten more than an hour or two of sleep in the past 36 hours. Those negotiating were up all night doing so, and the rest of us w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Ben York Jones and His Chapman Pals Storm Sundance

    ​The Weekly introduced readers to actor Ben York Jones a year ago, right after the Corona del Mar resident and his childhood pal, filmmaker Drake Doremus, stormed the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with their dramedy Douchebag.Jones returns to Park City, Utah, with Doremus' new indie-drama, Like Craz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Meet the Real Mary Barger, Drake Doremus' 5th Grade Girlfriend and Douchebag Muse

    The real Mary Barger, in fifth grade.​Former Santa Ana resident Drake Doremus' Douchebag, the critical darling of January's Sundance Film Festival, opens today* at Regency's South Coast Village across from South Coast Plaza. The dramedy is about douchey Sam Nussbaum who, on the eve of his wedding, ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2010

    Drake Doremus' 'Douchebag' at Sundance

    OC stage prodigy-turned-filmmaker Drake Doremus brings his 'very personal' movie to Park City, Utah

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Still Crazies After All These Years

    Today's cover story follows Drake Doremus to Park City, Utah, where the young filmmaker's second feature, Douchebag, premiered at the Jan. 21-31 Sundance Film Festival. It was an equally momentous month for Doremus' mother, Cherie Kerr, whose Orange County Crazies comedic theater troupe celebrated i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Let the Sundance Film Festival Bloggage Begin!

    Village Voice Media has launched a film blog featuring posts directly from the Sundance Film Festival, which runs through through Jan. 31. Yours truly will blog on Navel Gazing from Park City, Utah, as well--in the event I find something to plug into.​If I do have the power, having both blogs up d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Sundance Picks Up "Spooner" Director Drake Doremus' Film "Douchebag"

    Photo by Matt Coker Drake Doremus at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival party for filmmakers.​Drake Doremus, the former Santa Ana resident whose comedy Spooner scooped up several awards on the festival circuit, just learned his newest film will make its world premiere at Sundance.Douchebag--whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Spooner is Hidden Gem at Newport Beach Film Fest

    Herman (Matthew Lillard) and Rose (Nora Zehetner) get a jump on their relationship in "Spooner."This post is based on one of life's happy accidents. Folks at the Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs through Thursday, asked weeks ago if I wanted to write about a film called Spooner, which was dire ... More >>

  • Music

    February 19, 2009

    Everest See the Mountaintop

    Herman (Matthew Lillard) and Rose (Nora Zehetner) get a jump on their relationship in "Spooner."This post is based on one of life's happy accidents. Folks at the Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs through Thursday, asked weeks ago if I wanted to write about a film called Spooner, which was dire ... More >>

  • Film

    February 21, 2008

    Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind Comes Up Short, Stale, Flat

    Herman (Matthew Lillard) and Rose (Nora Zehetner) get a jump on their relationship in "Spooner."This post is based on one of life's happy accidents. Folks at the Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs through Thursday, asked weeks ago if I wanted to write about a film called Spooner, which was dire ... More >>

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    An Inconvenient Slope

    Big Bears ski resorts are covered in snow despite a chronic lack of natural snowfall. So where are the crowds? Dont blame global warmingblame the media

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    The Kids Are Not Alright

    From Dakota Fannings rape to John Cusacks daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Date My Mom

    Diane Keaton subjects herself to more indignities in vapid Because I Said So

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Dissent for Sale

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Opposition is a commodity in Sundance documentaries

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    The Sundance Kids

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! For alumni of Americas most prestigious film festival, winning is less than half the battle

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    The Music Men

    Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs

  • Film

    October 19, 2006

    Dog Fancy

    Bobcat Goldthwait makes a sweet movie out of a sick joke

  • Film

    September 15, 2005

    American Brooding

    Thumbsucker gives annoying teen-angst subgenre a refresher course in wistful emo

  • Film

    September 1, 2005

    Hustle & Toboggan

    In the 2005 summer movie season, slow but steady wins the race

  • Film

    January 27, 2005

    Living in Oblivion

    Reagan-era callousness sparked an indie-film renaissance. Will Bush II inspire another?

  • Features

    July 3, 2003

    Anti-Porn Star

    An anonymous midget and two Christians are fighting to save you from sins of the flesh

  • Film

    February 6, 2003

    Surviving Sundance

    The festival regurgitated

  • Film

    September 26, 2002

    Spanks for the Memories

    Love and submission in Steven Shainbergs Secretary

  • Film

    January 31, 2002

    How Neatly Spreads His Claws

    The 18th annual Sundance Film Festival

  • Film

    January 31, 2002

    On the Beat

    Filmmaker Justin Lin at Sundance

  • Film

    February 8, 2001

    True Believers

    High art and low commerce at the Sundance Film Festival

  • Unknown

    May 18, 2000

    Pump Up the Volume

    High art and low commerce at the Sundance Film Festival

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