A Light in Dark Places - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich It takes a bit to find the Stella Adler Lab Theater. Hollywood Boulevard is noisy and bright, and the Lab is tucked in a dim gap, set back from the street. Someone will lead you past the opacity of locked doors, up the stairs ...

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Time Stands Still - Theater Review

Posted By Harrison Held

By Harrison Held Paul Uricioli, Kelly Fischer, Jamie Zwick and Nicole Pacent in Time Stands Still Photo by Sami Kolko Last night I saw a very moving and poignant production of Time Stands Still very well directed by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek ...

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Warning Shot - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

by Valerie Milano David Spade in "Warning Shot" Is there anything David Spade can't do? The answer is no. He is the most talented comedic actor of our time. Well, that is my opinion and this is not only a review of the film Warning Shot but maybe a ...

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The Taste 2018 - Event Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn The Taste 2018 on the Paramount backlot Photo by Kathy Flynn So much food, so little time. If you are have any sort of foodie inclinations, Los Angeles Times annual The Taste, held on the backlot at Paramount Studios, is heaven on ...

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Getting Started and One Way Street - Short Film Reviews

Posted By Valerie Milano

Getting Started and One Way Street are Andrea Meyerson's Funny, and Touching Views on Modern Romance by Valerie Milano Andrea Meyerson views the world a certain way; and it shows through in her films, and in her public demeanor. She seems to ...

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Prince Pre Fame: The Photographs of Robert Whitman - Book Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano PRINCE Pre-Fame The Photographs of Robert Whitman Introduction by Spike Lee Prince Pre-Fame is a marvelous collection of photographs from the first professional photo shoot of Prince. Robert Whitman was the photographer and soon ...

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Street Food Cinema's "Xanadu" at Pan-Pacific Park

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn Xanadu at Pan-Pacific Park Photo by Kathy Flynn Street Food Cinema has been providing exceptional outdoor movie experiences since 2012. With their high definition, 50' screen and QSC speakers, they bring the best in contemporary and ...

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Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich The company of Theatre of NOTE's West Coast premiere production of MARIAN, OR THE TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD PHOTO CREDIT: Darrett Sanders Theater of Note presents the delightful Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood, as the ...

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If I Leave Here Tomorrow - A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

Posted By Che Zuro

By Ché Zuro For anyone who grew up listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, loving the band, hearing about their plane crash in 1977, or who is just a history and music buff, this documentary is for you! If I Leave Here Tomorrow is the newest film by Stephen ...

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Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin at the Matrix Theatre - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn As the play begins, the ghostly Zayde Murray appears, explaining that what you are about to see is "your typical Jewish kitchen-table comedy filled with bitterness, anger, sarcasm and love." And really, nothing I can say here will can ...

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You Are Perfect - Theatre Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Kristin Samuelson, Michael Wiener, and Lindsay Danielle Gitter, in YOU ARE PERFECT Convicted Manson Family member Susan Atkins is the focus of the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway production, YOU ARE PERFECT, starring Lindsay ...

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BlacKkKlansman is Spike Lee's Timely Masterpiece

Posted By Joan Alperin

By Joan Alperin Adam Driver and John David Washington © 2018 Focus Featurs LLC. All rights reserved. Spike Lee's brilliant, powerful and extremely timely BlacKkKlansman, is one of the most important films of 2018. This is the true story of an ...

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Waitress - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

B y Kathy Flynn Charity Angél Dawson, Desi Oakley, and Lenne Klingman in Waitress Photo by Joan Marcus. Waitress, now playing at the Hollywood Pantages, is a story about female friendship and empowerment and taking what life gives you and making the ...

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Colette - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Keira Knightly Photo by Robert Viglasky © 2018 BLEECKER STREET. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Colette, the story of celebrated French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, is a biopic of her life from the beginning of her marriage to the much ...

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X Ambassadors at the 2018 Grove Summer Concert Series

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn Singer Sam Harris, drummer Adam Levin, and keyboard player Casey Harris of X Ambassadors at the Grove's 2018 Summer Concert Series Photo by Kathy Flynn Indie rockers X Ambassadors played The Grove's central courtyard Wednesday night as ...

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