COLCOA - Film Festival Apr 18-25

Posted By Suzanne

COLCOA 2016 FILM NOTES See Web site for Schedule http://www.colcoa.org/ FILM NOTES - in chronological order MONDAY, APRIL 18 MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT / Chocolat North American Premiere • Drama • France, 2016 DCP • 2.35 • Dolby 5.1 • Color • 110 min Directed ...

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The End Times - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. The End Times by Jesse Mu-En Shao now showing at the Skylight Theatre is both disturbing and impactful. The story draws you in slowly to the life line of a religious cult. The joy and freedom expressed in the beginning ...

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Indie Films April 22-29

Posted By Suzanne

PARADOX BEGINS EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT ON APRIL 22 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD Paradox. Directed and written by Michael Hurst. Produced by Rick Benattar and Nigel Thomas. From XLrator Media. Color, 2016, USA, not rated. Action. Starring Zoe Bell, Malik ...

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Kinky Boots - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Adam Kaplan and J.Harrison Ghee with the Angels. Photos by Matthew Murphy Kinky Boots -WOW. The first time I saw the movie I thought this needs to be a musical and what a musical it is. With songs by Cyndi Lauper and book ...

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P.R. THE 32ND ANNUAL L. RON HUBBARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Posted By Suzanne

MATT DOVEY OF LINCOLNSHIRE, UK AND ADRIAN MASSARO OF NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA NAMED GRAND PRIZE WINNERS OF THE 32ND ANNUAL L. RON HUBBARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE CONTESTS FOR SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY IN LOS ...

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Dry Land -Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Teagan Rose and Connor Kelly Eiding Photos by Darrett Sanders Being a teenager is often filled with awkward and dirty experiences and extremely tough decisions. Sometimes the only way that anyone can get through it is by ...

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P.R.: Festival: Film Noir - Apr 15-24

Posted By Suzanne

Noir City Hollywood: The 18th Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film Noir 10 Days! 21 Films! All 35mm Prints! 2 Restorations! 11 Films Not on DVD! 5 New Prints! 6 Archival Prints! April 15 - 24, 2016 Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard. LA 90028 ...

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In Response - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. The Saturday Nighters. All photos by Nathaniel Bellamy Towne Street Theatre, L.A.'s premiere African American theatre company, presents In Response, a multi-author "response" to systemic racism in American History. In ...

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Weapons - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. The really wonderful thing about Weapons, a new play by Chris Collins and directed by Kiff Scholl, now playing at the Lounge Theatre is that your own dysfunctional family will seem like a breath of fresh air. Weapons ...

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P.R.: FREE FILM EVENT! Apr 22-28

Posted By Suzanne

FREE EVENT! FREE SHAKESPEARE SERIES STARTS APRIL 22 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD To commemorate the 400 th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, Arena Cinema Hollywood will present a Free Shakespeare Series of films. Admission is free, but ...

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P.R.: LA Filmforum - David Domingo: A Super 8 Odyssey April 24, 2016

Posted By Suzanne

LosAngeles Filmforum presents David Domingo: A Super 8 Odyssey April 24, 2016 In Person: David Domingo LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2016 - This spring, David Domingo, one of Spain's most important underground filmmakers, embarks on his first U.S. tour, ...

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P.R.: Indian Film Festival Winners

Posted By Suzanne

IFFLA 2016 award winners! IFFLA 2016 award winners! We're thrilled to announce the award winners for the 14th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles! Grand Jury Awards Best Feature: VISAARANAI (INTERROGATION) Best Actor: Sanjay Mishra in MASAAN ...

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Othello - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair Kalean Ung and Evan Lewis Smith star in the INDEPENDENT SHAKESPEARE CO. production of OTHELLO, directed by Melissa Chalsma and now playing the ISC Studio Space in Atwater Village. PHOTO CREDIT: Grettel Cortes "Othello" is ...

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Indie Films April 15-21

Posted By Suzanne

BILL, ELEVEN MINUTES, THE DEAD ROOM BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON APRIL 15 Bill. Directed by Richard Bracewell. Written by Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond. Produced by Richard Bracewell, Tony Bracewell, Alasdair Flind and ...

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They Don't Talk Back - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

I caught the final weekend of The Native Voices world Premiere of They Don't Talk Back written by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse and directed by Randy Reinholz. The story follows a young city boy to a rural Alaskan Village to live with his Tlingit ...

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Yalom's Cure - Film Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Irvin D. Yalom is a world-famous psychiatrist, a prolific author, a speaker on psychotherapy and existentialism, and one of the most influential psychotherapists in the United States. His first book, The Theory and ...

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Campfire Stories - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. It is the last night of summer camp and four preteen girls sit around the fire recalling the time that they had that summer. All four girls vow to stay friends forever and never miss a single important part of each ...

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From the Editor

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Although the deluge may arrive with April flowers, it seems that El Nino was a bust at least in Southern California. Thankfully, northern reservoirs are filling and the High Sierra snowpack will guarantee that we won't dry up and blow away any time ...

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Atomic Age Cinema Fest - April 27

Posted By Suzanne

L.A. Atomic Age Cinema Fest Los Angeles: International Uranium Film Festival, The Atomic Age Cinema Fest cordially invite to Atomic Film Screenings, a Nuclear Power Panel of Speakers and a Gala Event at Raleigh Studios Hollywood / Charlie Chaplin ...

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Red Velvet - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell If you have a hunger for a good solid evening of theatre with a great story and arc then do make your reservations for Red Velvet now playing at the Atwater Playhouse (not to be confused as I did with the Atwater Theatre a ...

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