Bed - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. TW Leshner and Kate Morgan Chadwick. Photos by Darrett Sanders Sheila Callaghan's one room play "Bed" displays the seductively toxic dilemmas in relationships. It shows that what initially attracts us to our significant other ...

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Indie Films Feb 19-25

Posted By Suzanne

FORSAKEN, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, HANGMAN BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTs AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON FEBRUARY 19 Forsaken. Directed by Jon Cassar. Written by Bard Mirman. Produced by Kevin DeWalt, Gary Howsam, Bill Marks, Josh Miller et al. From Momentum ...

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Dirty Dancing - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Dirty Dancing opened last night to an enthusiastic full house at the Hollywood Pantages. A classic well-loved movie made popular stage show. The fact that the original movie was loosely based on the writer's story just ...

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Swarm Cell - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Maritxell Carrero (Tomasina), Diana Elizabeth Jordan (Ma Joad), & Ensemble/Cast Photographer: Marjorie LeWit Greenway Court Theatre presents the world premiere of Swarm Cell that poses the question, "Are you a queen ...

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Dreamcatcher - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. Elizabeth Frances and Brian Tichnell Photos by Ed Krieger The play, Dreamcatcher, opens with Roy running onto the reservation to meet Opal, his girlfriend of three months. From the first instant, we see there is a shared, ...

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Opinion: Laugh Factory Salutes Chris Rock's Decision

Posted By Nyla

From Laugh Factory Founder Jamie Masada. Laugh Factory Salutes Chris Rock's Decision I've been booking comedians for the past 35 years and I have always had the same requirement: They need to be funny. Gender, skin pigment, sexual orientation, ...

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Oscar nominee films and appearances

Posted By Suzanne

Film Events Just Added to Our February Calendar! Oscar Season Contenders Oscar Nominees In Person! members Get first Crack at the Tickets, so get on Fandango Now! February 3 - 22, 2016 Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403 Fast ...

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Inland Empress - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan Photo by Ed Krieger Somewhere about 30 minutes away from here sometime around now, there is a place where you grow up tough if you grow up at all. The women of Inland Empress have it tough. June (Monica Martin) a mother of ...

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The Film Festival of (In)appropriation #8 Feb 21, 2016

Posted By Suzanne

Los Angeles Filmforum presents The Festival of (In)appropriation #8 February 21, 2016 LOS ANGELES, January 17, 2016 - Whether you call it collage, compilation, found footage, détournement, or recycled cinema, the incorporation of already existing ...

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Indie Films Feb 12-18

Posted By Suzanne

CABIN FEVER (2016) BEGINS EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON FEBRUARY 12 Cabin Fever. Directed by Travis Zariwny. Written by Eli Roth and Randy Pearlstein. Produced by Evan Astrowsky, Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros. From IFC ...

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Forever House - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Welcome to your Forever House ¸ the perfect vintage craftsman with childhood memories, a neighborhood watch, a chance to make it your own and a commitment to something other than yourself. Jack (Michael Rubenstone) and ...

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Man's Dominion - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. My friend who is from the north east of England and who accompanies me to many plays said of Man's Dominion now playing at the Studio C Artists that it was the absolute best play she's seen since she's been here. Man's ...

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Indie Films Feb 5-11

Posted By Suzanne

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME, THE PACK, SOUTHBOUND BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON FEBRUARY 5 All Roads Lead to Rome. Directed by Ella Lemhagen. Written by Josh Appignanesi and Cindy Myers. Produced by Monika Bacardi, Andrea ...

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Free Museum Day - January 30

Posted By Suzanne

Southern California Museums Offer Free Admission As Part of Museums Free-for-All Day on Saturday, January 30, 2016 Los Angeles, CA (January 22, 2016)- In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in Southern ...

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Intruders - Film Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

Film Review by Rachel Flanagan. What at first appears to be a dramatic relationship that ends in loss and turns into a standard home invasion thriller is twisted into something slightly more sinister but even that is a little transformed in Intruders ...

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Band Of Robbers - Film Review

Posted By Erin Fair

Film Review by Erin Fair. In Band Of Robbers Mark Twain's iconic characters are re-envisioned in this low-budget high jinks comedy that follows a grown-up Tom Sawyer (Adam Nee), a street cop whose childhood friend, Huck Finn (Kyle Gallner) has just ...

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Out & About with Susan Hornik

Posted By Susan Hornik

The year is off to a good start with lots of activities happening throughout Hollywood. Now that we're into Awards Season, part of the fun is visiting the gifting suites. For GBK Productions and Pilot Pen's Golden Globes gifting suite at the W Hotel ...

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NFLM Shorts Film Fest January 16

Posted By Suzanne

Shorts Program 5:00pm - Pre-Reception, 5:45pm - Screening The Loyalist Director: Minji Kang A North Korean general checks in on his daughter at a Swiss boarding school to test her loyalty to her motherland. Into Memory Director: Derek Franzese When a ...

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Indie Films Jan 29- Feb 4

Posted By Suzanne

PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL MONOGAMIST, RABID DOGS, MOUNTAIN MEN BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON JANUARY 29 Portrait of a Serial Monogamist. Directed and written by Christina Zeidler and John Mitchell. Produced by Christina Zeidler ...

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Indie Films Jan 22-29

Posted By Suzanne

THE ABANDONED OPENS JANUARY 22 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD The Abandoned. Directed by Eytan Rockaway. Written by Rockaway and Ido Fluk. Produced by Rockaway, Carlos Velasquez and Mike Landry. From IFC Films. Color, 2016, USA, 86 minutes, not rated. ...

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