The Magnificent Seven - Film Review

Posted By Joan Alperin

A film review by Joan Alperin. I was so excited to see the remake of The Magnificent Seven when I heard that the wonderful action director, Antoine Fugua (' Training Day', 'The Equalizer' 'Southpaw ') was at the helm. His always takes it a step up ...

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Los Angeles Filmforum presents The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul Oct 21-22

Posted By Adam Hyman

Los Angeles Filmforum and UCLA Film & Television Archive presents A Million More Lights: The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22, 2016 LOS ANGELES, September 20, 2016 - Los Angeles Filmforum, in ...

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L.A. Filmforum presents Kathy Rose: Performances and Rituals - Oct. 9

Posted By Adam Hyman

LosAngeles Filmforum presents Kathy Rose: Performances and Rituals On October 9 LOS ANGELES, September 23, 2016 - Kathy Rose is considered one of the world's leading animation and video artists. One of her movies, "Pencil Booklings", was selected as ...

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Out & About with Susan Hornik 9/24/16

Posted By Susan Hornik

Okay so you weren't one of the 7000 people invited to the Governors Ball to have a five star meal courtesy of Patina. Maybe your invite got lost in the mail. At least you didn't have to face the embarrassment of losing again, as so many of these Emmy ...

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Indie Films Oct 14 - 20

Posted By Phil Sokoloff

THE RIVER THIEF, NY84, JACK GOES HOME OPEN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS ON OCTOBER 14 AT ARENA CINELOUNGE AT THE MONTALBAN The River Thief. Action/Adventure. Written and directed by N.D. Wilson. Produced by Aaron Rench. From Voltaire Media. (Color, 2016, ...

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Blueberry Toast - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

Michael Sturgis. Jacqueline Wright, Alexandra Freeman and Albert Dayan Photos by Darrett Sanders The Echo Theater Company -- Los Angeles' "Best Bet for Ballsy Original Plays" (L.A. Weekly) -- has come through again. " Blueberry Toast " is their world ...

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Indie Films Oct 7 - 13

Posted By Suzanne

PASSAGE TO MARS, GREEN IS GOLD, ASTRAEA OPEN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS ON OCTOBER 7 AT ARENA CINELOUNGE AT THE MONTALBAN Passage to Mars. Adventure/Sci-Fi. Directed by Jean-Christophe Jeauffre. Written by Christophe and Pascal Lee. Produced by Jeuffre ...

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Generation Me - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Generation Me a teen musical opened at the Hudson to an enthusiastic crowd. The story revolves around the suicide of a 16 boy and is cleverly interwoven between the weeks leading up to the tragedy and the week after. ...

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Mutual Philanthropy - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. James Macdonald, Brea Bee, Xochitl Romero, and Mark Carapezza, Photos by Lew Abramson Mutual Philanthropy is a multi-layered masterpiece. Written by Karen Rizzo and Directed by Dan Bonnell, Mutual Philanthropy is one of ...

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One Woman Gone Wrong - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. One Woman Gone Wrong starts out as a one-woman play with Leslie Caveny sharing some of her most personal memories. "I remember a house, yellow shingles, green shutters," she begins and as quick as she started her ...

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Wild Party - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. "The Wild Party" is set in the roaring '20's, adapted from the 1928 poem by Joseph Moncure March. The stage is adorned with 1920's furnishings that exemplify the time period. We meet Queenie (Kristina Miller), who is on the ...

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Around the World in 80 Days - Theatre Review

Posted By Harrison Held

A Review by Harrison Held Audiences are in for a fun voyage and adventurous treat when they attend the unique & innovative play version of Around the World in 80 Days now playing as a guest production at the Matrix Theatre on Melrose. This very ...

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And Then They Fell - Theatre Review

Posted By Joshua Kahn

A review by Joshua Kahn. Lily Nicksay-Kacie Rogers - Tim Venable The desperation of homelessness is on stark, brutal display in Brimmer Street Theatre Company's world premiere production of Tira Palmquist's And Then They Fell, playing at the Atwater ...

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Charm - Theatre Review

Posted By Joshua Kahn

A review by Joshua Kahn. Esteban Andres Cruz, Lana Houston, Ashley Romans, Armand Fields and Chris Aguila star in the Celebration Theatre's West Coast Premiere of "CHARM," directed by Michael Matthews and now playing at CELEBRATION THEATRE at the ...

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Filmforum presents Mike Hoolboom: Incident Reports Sept 18

Posted By Adam Hyman

Los Angeles Filmforum presents Mike Hoolboom: Incident Reports Sunday, September 18, 2016 LOS ANGELES, September 5, 2016 - Filmforum is honored to welcome Toronto-based artist, writer, curator, poet, thinker, and filmmaker Mike Hoolboom for the Los ...

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Indie Films September 9-15

Posted By Phil Sokoloff

STARTING SEPTEMBER 9- EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS OF NEW FILMS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EL GANZO, THE GREEN FAIRY Happy Birthday. Directed and written by Casey Tebo. Produced by Sean McKittrick, Vince Palomino, Sheila R. Rose. From Orion ...

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L.A. Filmforum- Eva Marie Rødbro - Sept 25

Posted By Adam Hyman

Los Angeles Filmforum presents The Films of Eva Marie Rødbro Sunday, September 25, 2016 LOS ANGELES, August 31, 2016 - With a skillful eye and generous spirit, photographer and filmmaker Eva Marie Rødbro fashions an intimate and utterly unique view ...

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Newsies - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Newsies ! The crowd was ready when the show opened last night at the Pantages. The cheering started with the first notes and some folks gave a standing ovation after the first song/dance. If you didn't see it last year ...

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Anais Nin - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Wow-wow-wow! Totally Amazing. I had never been aware of Anais Nin before seeing the new dance opera that opened this past weekend at the Greenway Court Theatre. Conceived and created by Janet Roston and Cindy Shapiro the ...

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Dutch Masters - Theatre Review

Posted By Joshua Kahn

A review by Joshua Kahn. Photos of Corey Dorris and Josh Zuckerman. Photos by John Perrin Flynn From the moment the lights come up on the Bronx-bound D train, Dutch Masters promises to take us on a journey as dangerous and mercurial as its 1992 New ...

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