PBS Brings Out Bombshell - The Hedy Lamarr Story

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano "My beauty is my curse."--Hedy Lamarr Hollywood's own Hedy Lamarr, once one of the world's most beautiful women, will be profiled on the new PBS segment of AMERICAN MASTERS in the first co-production with Susan Sarandon's new ...

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The Seagull - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Saoirse Ronan Classic plays turned into movies usually run the risk of coming out too much like an assignment for Freshman English. This new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull runs the risk of coming out too much like an ...

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School of Rock - The Musical at the Hollywood Pantages - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn The cast of the School of Rock Tour. © Matthew Murphy. The kids are the stars of the show in this lightweight but fun musical featuring 14 new songs from Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Dewey Finn is a loser. Overweight and underemployed and ...

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Bad Samaritan - Film Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn David Tennant as Cale Erendreich in Bad Samaritan Small-time thief Sean (Robert Sheehan) gets more than he bargains for when he breaks into Cale Erendreich's urban mansion in this taut, well-paced thriller from director Dean Devlin. ...

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Forever Flamenco "Reunion" - Theatre review

Posted By Bill Garry

By Bill Garry Fanny Ara Photo courtesy of the Fountain Theatre The Fountain, L.A.'s top 99-seat house, leads a double life. Besides original, provocative works of drama, the theater presents Flamenco dance programs at its intimate East Hollywood home ...

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Avengers: Infinity War - Film Review

Posted By Joan Alperin

By Joan Alperin Marvel Studios' AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR..L to R: Okoye (Danai Gurira), Black Panther/T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlet Johansson) and Winter Soldier/Bucky ...

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Kitty Bungalow's CATstravaganza - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

By Rachel Flanagan Hamilton's Cats. Photo by Emma McIntyre of Getty Images On April 21st at the The Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, celebrities and cat lovers came together for Hamilton's Cats, the 7th annual celebrity musical fundraising event for ...

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The Universe Multicultural Film Festival (UMFF) in Palos Verde Peninsula

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Palos Verdes, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/20/18 - The highly regarded Universe Multicultural Film Festival (UMFF) was held last Friday to Sunday. A number of events happened in 4 venues in Palos Verdes Peninsula cities. Hundreds of ...

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I Feel Pretty - Film Review

Posted By Joan Alperin

By Joan Alperin. I'm sure there are a lot of people, reviewers in particular who will find fault with this film but I'm not one of them. In fact, I totally enjoyed it. I laughed a lot and I'm not embarrassed to admit that at the end of the film, I ...

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A Quiet Place - Film Review

Posted By Joan Alperin

Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place By Joan Alperin. A Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski, who also wrote the script along with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, is one of the most terrifying and original horror films I've ever seen. Imagine giving birth ...

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One Night at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano From the Red Carpet to the After-Party the night was filled with LGBTQIA+ acceptance, appreciation, and the celebration of the community's intersectional struggles and progress. Hosted by Wanda Sykes, honoring Britney Spears, ...

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What Happened When - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

By Rachel Flanagan Ellen Neary and Chris Stack Photo by Darrett Sanders On a cold, dark night, three siblings gather together on a bed sharing warm, hopeful stories of their futures with one another, but the warmth doesn't come and the stories just ...

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Letter From The Editor

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Spring is busting out all over. Thankfully, we've had a little rain and our hillsides show it. Enjoy it while we can, another dry summer is on its way. Historically we've always had our highs and lows as far as rainfall. One of the reasons Hollywood ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

Posted By Oscar Arslanian

Special Report by Marty Shelton Since the opening of the METRO Redline subway in 2000 running from Downtown Los Angeles to North Hollywood, Hollywood has seen a revitalization that continues today. In recent years, the area has become the live/work ...

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The Night Forlorn (or, Waitin' on Godsford) - Theatre Review

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By Terry Gloeggler Jim Beaver, Leslie Caveny and June Schreiner Photo by Garry Kluger "The Night Forlorn (or, Waitin' on Godsford)" is a brilliantly acted, beautifully directed and boldly written piece of theater. Billed as a "Tumbleweed Comedy," ...

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Pigs and Chickens - Theatre Review

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By Annette Semerdjian Andy Shephard, Poonam Basu, Sharon Freedman, Anil Margsahayam, Christopher Reiling and Lizzie Peet Photo by Peter Carrier With all the charm of a comedy about a dysfunctional group of people and all the beauty in genuine human ...

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4Play - Theatre Review

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By Bill Garry Zoë Simpson Dean, Ariana Anderson and Dustyn Gulledge Photo by Kelsey Risher The theater is set up like a night club - high tables and high back bar stools are scattered throughout. A few long, low platforms are around the edges. While ...

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Goldstone: A Western for the Current Age

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By Rachel Flanagan Aaron Pedersen There are not many people who can tolerate the unforgiving climate of the Australian Outback, but it is this exact location that provides the perfect setting for a small mining outpost with an unsettling and yet ...

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Roger Neal Style Hollywood Oscar Viewing Dinner and Suite

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By Harrison Held The Pointer Sisters Photo by William Kidston I attended the very classy & elegant 3rd annual Roger Neal Style Hollywood Oscar Viewing Dinner and Oscar Suite with Kasandra Carroll and we had a great time. The hot ticket event took ...

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Out & About - March 2018

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By Susan Hornik Spotlight: Wun Tayk Timmy I met Hollywood rapper WunTayk Timmy while he was shooting a video for his new album. "I love Hollywood, the scenery and overall atmosphere brings out something so creative in me." "Rest When I'm Rich" ...

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