Greg W. Locke

ScreenTime No. 187 :: Here Comes the Darkness

by Greg W. Locke May 15, 2013

Tops at the Box: Iron Man 3 once again sold big, bringing in another $72 million over its second weekend, upping the action romp’s 10-day total to $284 million in the U.S. and $948 million worldwide. Look for this little flick, from director Shane Black and still starring Robert Downey, Jr., to end up on [...]

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Adrian Younge :: Presents the Delfonics

by Greg W. Locke May 14, 2013

I first heard the Delfonics when I was a small child, on the radio – in one tiny ear and out the other. Then, when I was in high school, I saw Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, which featured the music of the Delfonics very prominently. That same night, by chance, I found an old Delfonics [...]

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ScreenTime No. 186 :: Let the Blockbuster Season Begin

by Greg W. Locke May 9, 2013

Tops at the Box: Iron Man 3 blew away the competition at the box office last weekend, selling $175 million at the U.S. box office over its first three days, good enough for the second biggest opening weekend of all-time. The film has also sold over $500 million abroad, setting the flick on pace to [...]

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Reflections on Zach Braff’s Garden State

by Greg W. Locke May 7, 2013

Since Zach “Aw Shucks” Braff started raising money for his second directorial effort, a whole lot of press-types have been taking dead aim at the guy. His first movie, indie hit Garden State, has been called into question. Recently one of the sites I frequent most often, Vulture.com, wrote a particularly interesting piece about the [...]

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Safe Haven (2013; dir. Lasse Hallstrom)

by Greg W. Locke May 2, 2013

Why watch this schlock-fest, you ask? It’s based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, was dumped out into the public on Valentine’s Day and is led by two actors – Julianna Hough and Josh Duhamel – known equally for their good looks and poor acting. I sniffed out this particular tearjerker because of some of the [...]

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ScreenTime No. 185 :: The Rise of Shane Carruth

by Greg W. Locke May 1, 2013

Tops at the Box: Michael Bay’s latest flick, a muscle-stuffed action romp called Pain and Gain, took the No. 1 spot at last weekend’s box office, selling $20 million over its first three days in the U.S. The movie – a true story about three bodybuilders who get caught up in a wild kidnapping scheme [...]

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Charli XCX :: True Romance

by Greg W. Locke April 29, 2013

Like clockwork – and presumably ever since Madonna’s debut record first cross the pond – a new factory produced female pop star has come out of the UK every few years. Lily Allen, Natasha Bedingfield, Jessie Ware, Duffy and Dido all come to mind. Now we have he 20-year-old Charlotte “Charli XCX” Aitchison. The difference [...]

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ScreenTime No. 184 :: My Annual Pre-Summer Action Flick Double Feature

by Greg W. Locke April 25, 2013

The sound of sprinklers clicking. Ice cream trucks playing the tunes. Idiot teenage boys driving through the night, unnecessary bass pummeling from their speakers. Long days and short nights, sunglasses and graduation parties. Summer. Me? I like the winter. Maybe even more than you and everyone you know combined. I also like the fall, but [...]

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Donny Manco and New Republic Skate

by Greg W. Locke April 23, 2013

Donny Manco is best known as both a fine artist and tattoo artist. Over the last few years, however, he’s become increasingly known for the community leadership he’s shown with his The Framework organization and, maybe most notably for whatzup readers, his involvement with the New Republic Skate Park. All that said, I think Manco [...]

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Rilo Kiley :: RKives

by Greg W. Locke April 22, 2013

I should start by telling you that I like every Rilo Kiley record. I also like every solo album by the band’s primary vocals, Jenny Lewis. I consider Lewis to be – maybe even easily – the female rock n’ roller of her time. If you’re not familiar with these California rockers, this odds and [...]

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