Blog Posts in December 2016


Out & About with Susan Hornik 12/30/16 Posted By Susan Hornik Life may be give us lemons, but it's always up to us to create lemonade. Discover Hollywood's Susan Hornik has put together a collection of interesting items that is sure to help you start the New Year off right. HEALTH I am going to start the year ... Continue reading » Permalink
The King and I - Theatre Review Posted By Rachel Flanagan The multi-Tony-winning musical, The King and I, by Rogers and Hammerstein, dances its way into the heart of theatre goers at the Pantages Theatre this winter season. Laura Michelle Kelly and Jose Llana star in the fourth revival of the Broadway ... Continue reading » Permalink
Oscar's Hollywood Posted By Oscar Arslanian Paramount Pictures, an integral part of Hollywood for more than 100 years, is making a $700-million investment that will allow the studio to advance its facilities with the newest technology, create entertainment jobs in Hollywood and preserve the ... Continue reading » Permalink
From The Editor Posted By Nyla Arslanian Everything is topsy-turvy these days, post-election drama and the usual holiday scramble are making our lives even more hectic. Add to this Hollywood's Awards Season and the mood is electric. In the midst of all this, we take a pause to acknowledge ... Continue reading » Permalink
Inside Job - Film Review Posted By Bill Garry I don't know if Inside Job, the debut short from Matt Nagin, will do much for America's image in the world (it just won First Place in competition at the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes ), but it is a dynamic showcase for this up-and-coming actor, ... Continue reading » Permalink
Bakersfield Mist - Theatre Review Posted By Bill Garry by Bill Garry You walk through the intimate theater's door into a kitschy, run-down mobile home in Bakersfield. Mellow music from a local radio station is playing. Maude Gutman, foul-mouthed and 70, is sitting at her kitchen table waiting for a ... Continue reading » Permalink
Rouge One: A Star Wars Story Posted By Joan Alperin Once upon a time far far away in another galaxy Star Wars was born. Well it wasn't another galaxy where it was born, but that's where the action takes place. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is part one of an anthology. The film is set in a time before ... Continue reading » Permalink
La La Land - Film Review Posted By Joan Alperin When I saw "Whiplash" I knew I was seeing the birth of a brilliant director and now with Damien Chazelle's latest film, "La La Land" he more than proves I was right. This flm is not only a beautiful homage to the musicals of long ago, but it's a ... Continue reading » Permalink
When Jazz Had the Blues - Theatre Review Posted By Joan Alperin Billy Strayhorn (Frank Lawson) ever hear of him? Probably not. Well for one thing, he was the love of Lena Horne's (Michole Briana White) life and most importantly he co-wrote some of Duke Ellington's (Boise Holmes) hits. He also happened to be black ... Continue reading » Permalink
Blood - Theatre Review Posted By Bill Garry Kabuki is a stylized form of Japanese dance and drama dating back to the 1600s. When, after World War II, Japan put Kabuki on global tour in an attempt to strengthen diplomatic relations, the word took on a new, cynical meaning: self-serving ... Continue reading » Permalink
Bob's Holiday Office Party - Theatre Review Posted By Joshua Kahn Bob's Holiday Office Party makes its way to the Atwater Village Theatre for its 21st consecutive year of drunken revelry. I must admit that I'd never heard of this long-running show until seeing it, but now I'll be hard-pressed to forget. Most ... Continue reading » Permalink
White Christmas - Theatre Review Posted By Rachel Flanagan If you are looking for a white Christmas in Los Angeles this holiday season, look no further than the Pantages Theatre. Directed and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the dazzling White Christmas returns for a one-week engagement this holiday season. ... Continue reading » Permalink
Thrones! The Musical Parody - Theatre Review Posted By Bekah Caden by Bekah Caden Coming to Los Angeles after rave reviews out of Chicago and from across the pond, is Thrones! The Musical Parody. We begin with a group of friends getting together to watch the latest "Game of Thrones" episode when disaster strikes - ... Continue reading » Permalink
Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Review Posted By Jen Brown They've done it again, Storybook Theatre have pulled it off and given us what we want and need - a dollop of warmth, a whole lot of loving and a major helping of FUN! I was more than happy to see this wonderful production for a second time and my ... Continue reading » Permalink