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Denice Riddle (right) stars as disgruntled school board president Lois Green in the short film “Red Blooded,” which has been nominated for five 2024 San Diego Film Awards. Encinitas actor Mark Allyn (left) plays school board member Michael Lancet. (Mercury Cinema photo)

Encinitas filmmaker’s ‘Red Blooded’ project is San Diego Film Award nominee

North Coast Current May 24, 2024
“Red Blooded,” an award-winning short film by Encinitas filmmaker Roman S. Koenig about school board intrigue, bullying and self-reflection, will screen as a 2024 San Diego Film Awards nominee on June 13 at the Digital Gym Cinema.
Eric Casalini (left) and Beth Gallagher (right) star in “To Fall In Love,” a San Diego feature film directed by Michael Foster that is showing at the 2024 Oceanside International Film Festival. (Production photo)

Oceanside International Film Festival highlights North San Diego County projects

OsideNews February 20, 2024
This year’s Oceanside International Film Festival, running now through Friday, offers several films produced by local talent.
Whitney Wegman-Wood wrote and stars in “The Last Butterflies,” which is now making film festival rounds. (“The Last Butterflies” production photo)

Local filmmaker turns personal nightmare into an artistic feat in ‘The Last Butterflies’

Ryan Hardison January 10, 2024
The 2023 short film “The Last Butterflies,” written by San Diego’s own Whitney Wegman-Wood, is a passion project born out of a series of dark and frightening moments.
Christopher Yerikian stars in the independent feature film “Kade,” written and directed by Oceanside filmmaker Garrett Glassell. (“Kade” production photo)

‘Kade’: Oceanside filmmaker’s first feature is a dystopian take on antihero adventure

Ryan Hardison November 10, 2023
“Kade,” the first feature project for Oceanside filmmaker Garrett Glassell, takes viewers a vengeful journey in a world-turned-wasteland as the lead character attempts to grapple with his dark past.
Palomar College student Garrett Glassell (left) stands ready to film a scene for the independent project “Red Blooded” on Aug. 5, 2022, which was filmed partly at the San Marcos campus. Pictured with Glassell are actors Kevin Quezada (center) and Cayden Dillingham. Glassell's own Palomar project, a public service announcement, recently earned an Emmy nomination. (Photo by Jennie Olson Six, courtesy of Mercury Cinema)

Oceanside student among Palomar College Emmy nominees

North Coast Current June 13, 2023
Three Palomar College student media projects have earned regional Emmy nominations, the college announced June 9.
Vista, California. (Vista city photo)

VISTA: ‘The Wedding Singer’ runs at Moonlight during June

June 2, 2023
The 42nd season of Moonlight Stage Productions at the Moonlight Amphitheatre continues with “The Wedding Singer” June 7-24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and are priced $18-$63.
Oceanside, California. (Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

OCEANSIDE: ‘Animal Kingdom’ exclusive screening June 22

June 21, 2022
TNT and the Oceanside International Film Festival exclusively screen a Shawn Hatosy-directed episode of the critically acclaimed series “Animal Kingdom” on Wednesday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m.

OCEANSIDE: ‘Animal Kingdom’ exclusive screening June 22

OsideNews June 21, 2022

Oceanside CA— TNT and the Oceanside International Film Festival exclusively screen a Shawn Hatosy-directed episode of the critically acclaimed series “Animal Kingdom” on Wednesday, June 22, at 5:30...

Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: Blue Water film fest honors Goodall on June 5

June 2, 2022
The 2022 Blue Water Film Festival, presented by the Blue Water Institute, wraps up its event on Sunday, June 5, at La Paloma Theater with awards honoring noted environmentalist Jane Goodall and pro-surfing legend Damien Hobgood.

ENCINITAS: Blue Water film fest honors Goodall on June 5

OsideNews June 2, 2022

Encinitas CA— The 2022 Blue Water Film Festival, presented by the Blue Water Institute, wraps up its event on Sunday, June 5, at La Paloma Theater with awards honoring noted environmentalist Jane Goodall...

Columnist Tom Morrow stands with noted director Billy Wilder at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. (Photo courtesy of Tom Morrow)

Notes and Quotes: My breakfast with a film legend

OsideNews April 28, 2022

By Tom Morrow: I would imagine everyone at one time another has visions or dreams of having a conversational meal with someone considered great or a genius. Churchill, Eisenhower, or even Einstein –...

Columnist Tom Morrow stands with noted director Billy Wilder at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. (Photo courtesy of Tom Morrow)

Notes and Quotes: My breakfast with a film legend

Tom Morrow April 28, 2022
I was an executive at the famed Hotel del Coronado and had just staged a 25th anniversary celebration of director Billy Wilder’s legendary film “Some Like It Hot,” starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. I invited everyone for a fabulous weekend of fun. Lemmon, Curtis and Wilder showed up, along with many of the supporting cast still living. It was a flawless weekend that went off exactly as I had planned it.
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