Blog Posts in November 2016


Gardel's Tango - Theatre Review Posted By Bill Garry If you're a fan of 1940s MGM biopics shown late at night on AMC, you'll be a fan of Gardel's Tango, a new play (with music, of course) about composer, singer, and musical innovator Carlos Gardel. Gardel, who lived from 1890 to 1935, took Tango from ... Continue reading » Permalink
Noturnal Animals - Film Review Posted By Joan Alperin Nocturnal Animals is a psychological thriller written and directed by Tom Ford and based on the 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. Ford has made only one other film, (also an adaptation) 2009's A Single Man. He comes from the world of ... Continue reading » Permalink
Arrival - Film Review Posted By Joan Alperin Unfortunately, no one speaks their language. Arrival is based on Ted Chiang's Story of Your Life but I wouldn't read his short story until you see the film. When the movie begins, it is already established that aliens have landed on 12 different ... Continue reading » Permalink
The Super Variety Match Bonus Round! - Theatre Review Posted By Joshua Kahn There are times when a piece of art so perfectly captures the national zeitgeist that it's hard to imagine it having nearly as strong an impact at any other point in time. Unfortunately, Rogue Machine's production of Deb Hiett's The Super Variety ... Continue reading » Permalink
Siamese Sex Show: A Wild Wonderful Ride into a Dystopian Future Posted By Joan Alperin Siamese Sex Show, the musical is so good that I didn't want it to end. From the moment the show started, I knew I was about to experience something very original and extremely fun. I was not disappointed. The show starts with the very funny M.C. ... Continue reading » Permalink
Indie Films November 18 - 24 Posted By Phil Sokoloff ASPERGER'S ARE US, GOLDBRICKS IN BLOOM, ESTEROS BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT ARENA CINELOUNGE HOLLYWOOD STARTING NOVEMBER 18 Arena Cinema Hollywood on Las Palmas Blvd. has changed its name to Arena Cinelounge Hollywood. Asperger's Are Us. ... Continue reading » Permalink
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Theatre Review 11/04/2016 Posted By Suzanne Birrell A review by Suzanne Birrell. Photos by Joan Marcus. Hedwig and the Angry Inch opened at the Pantages Theatre and the crowd went wild- I m really wild. For those who haven't seen the show, Hedwig explains the his/her/his story in a mixture of personal ... Continue reading » Permalink
Doctor Strange - Film Review 11/02/16 Posted By Joan Alperin A film review by Joan Alperin. 'Doctor Strange' is absolutely wonderful and I loved every single second of it. The Doctor, played impeccable by Benedict Cumberbatch (who knew the dude could be so sexy?) is a different kind of superhero. Yes, he can ... Continue reading » Permalink
Out & About with Susan Hornik 11/04/16 Posted By Susan Hornik It's Fall and all the new hot TV series have premiered. Here's a look at what the broadcast network shows have a ton of buzz around them: CBS has ordered more episodes of Bull, Kevin Can Wait and MacGyver with each series having a very good chance of ... Continue reading » Permalink
Unbound - Theatre Review - 11/02/16 Posted By Suzanne Birrell A review by Suzanne Birrell. Chris Gardner and Laila Ayad in Unbound at Hudson Theatre The World Premiere of Unbound opened this week at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood. As the plot thickened and drama intensified and the audience progressively ... Continue reading » Permalink
Oscar's Hollywood Posted By Oscar Arslanian Print Magazines. Are people still reading print magazines? A fact that is not bandied about in the exhilaration of the Internet is that magazine readership has actually risen during the past five years and over the past 15 years, almost corresponding ... Continue reading » Permalink