Blog Posts in May 2018


Director's Cut - Film Review Posted By Valerie Milano By Valerie Milano A crowdfunded movie-within-a-movie about a crowdfunded movie-within-a-movie, Director's Cut is what stage magician Penn Jillette calls "cinematic sleight of hand." It's an apt description for this exercise in extreme meta. In a ... Continue reading » Permalink
Sex - Theatre Revew Posted By Harrison Held By Harrison Held Kandace Lindsey Photo by Rich Hutchman Mae West's witty and imaginative play SEX was a huge hit on Broadway in 1926, and now almost 90 years later the feisty comedy is back for a fun 21st century revival. The play is well directed by ... Continue reading » Permalink
Lena Hall at the Catalina Bar & Grill Posted By Kathy Flynn By Kathy Flynn Lena Hall, Tony-winning Broadway star and rock diva, brought her cabaret stylings to the Catalina Bar and Grill for the West Coast premiere of "Art of the Audition: From Falling Apart to Nailing the Part." Hall started the night off ... Continue reading » Permalink
Forever Bound - Theatre Review Posted By Terry Kate By Terry Kate French Stewart in "Forever Bound" Photo by Kathy Flynn There is nothing like the suspense and heightened tension of experiencing the drama of a thriller played out before you in the theatre. That fact was brought home to me by the ... Continue reading » Permalink
The Vagina Monologues at the Loft Ensemble in Sherman Oaks - Theatre Review Posted By Valerie Milano By Valerie Milano "What Would Your Vagina Wear?" Still relevant. Still impactful. Always inclusive. The Vagina Monologues is back and as powerful as ever. The Vagina Monologues is a series of individual women's stories originally premiering ... Continue reading » Permalink
ICE - Theatre Review Posted By Bill Garry By Bill Garry Do you want to experience our city's ethnic diversity and see where new cultural leadership is being developed? Then add the 24th Street Theatre to your L.A. itinerary. This non-profit company produces shows for family audiences that ... Continue reading » Permalink
Meet the Playwrights: Stephanie Alison Walker (The Madres) and Michelle Kholos Brooks (Hostage) Posted By Joan Alperin By Joan Alperin Skylight Theatre has long believed that art can change the world. This season features plays by two breakout dramatists who have finally reached a point in their careers where they are making a living at their craft. Stephanie Alison ... Continue reading » Permalink
Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Gabby Douglas Goes Undercover on the Series Premiere of Celebrity Undercover Boss Posted By Valerie Milano UNDERCOVER BOSS: CELEBRITY EDITION By Valerie Milano Los Angeles, CA, 5/10/2018--" Imagine if your idol could walk a mile in your shoes, recognize your special ability and change your life forever? This is what you'll see this season on the celebrity ... Continue reading » Permalink
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 ... Continue reading » Permalink
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 ... Continue reading » Permalink
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 ... Continue reading » Permalink
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. ... Continue reading » Permalink