Sell/Buy/Date - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn Sarah Jones in Sell/Buy/Date Sell/Buy/Date is utterly brilliant and completely unique, both in terms of performance and in subject matter. Set in the future, Dr. Serene Campbell is a British sociology professor teaching sex history in ...

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Short+Sweet Hollywood Dance Festival.

Posted By Valerie Milano

"Dancing is my gift and my life... God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness." said Anna Pavlova, one of the greatest ...

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Interview with Wale Writer/Director Barnaby Blackburn

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Barnaby Blackburn In Wale, an 18 year old youth offender is trying to turn his life around and get away as far as possible from all the bad influences and questionable lifestyle choices. But it turns out to be challenging not only ...

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My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Season 4 - Television Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Rachel Bloom in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on CW "My Crazy Ex Girlfriend", which ends its run with a hilarious final season on CW starting tonight, has been a hit with a certain demographic from the start. The unique, Golden-Globe winning ...

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The Bench: A Homeless Love Story - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich Robert Galinsky in "The Bench: A Homeless Love Story" Photo by Aidan Grant Claiming squatter's rights at one of the Hudson Theater's three theater spaces in the heart of Hollywood's Theater Row, is a very interesting one-man show. ...

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Coming Soon: Cino Night - A One Night Only Theatrical Event at Larry Edmunds Bookshop

Posted By Admin

Cino Nights - The purchase of a book or poster gets you into this one-night only, site-specific theatrical event at Larry Edmunds Bookshop. New York's Rising Phoenix Repertory reprises its popular series in Los Angeles for the first time with seven ...

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Bad Times at the El Royale - BeyondFest Film Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, and Cynthia Erivo in "Bad Times at the El Royale" Photo credit: Kimberley French - © TM & © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Drew Goddard has worked on a lot of my favorite ...

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10th Anniversary L. Ron Hubbard Stories from the Golden Age Celebrated with Old-Time Radio Show

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Stories from the Golden Age 10th Anniversary Photo courtesy of Authro Services, Inc. The 10th anniversary of Stories from the Golden Age was celebrated Saturday night at the L. Ron Hubbard Theatre in Hollywood, CA with a live old-time radio theatre ...

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All Night Long - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn (L-R) Phillip William Brock, Caroline Klidonas, John Patrick Daly, Alina Phelan, Cat Davis in All Night Long Photo by Darrett Sanders From the opening laugh track when Eddie takes the stage, there's no doubt that John O'Keefe's All ...

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Editor's Letter - Fall 2018

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

Although you can see splashes of color on some of our trees, fall is Southern California usually means warm weather and Santa Ana winds. It's also the advent of the holiday season ushered in by Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos populated with ...

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Hollywood is Innovative and Hip, Unique, Entertaining, and Iconic

Posted By Oscar Arslanian

Hollywood is "Innovative and Hip"; "Unique"; "Cool"; "Fun"; "Entertaining"; "Iconic"; "Center of the Action"; "Exciting"-These are a few words describing today's Hollywood from the residents, workers and visitor respondents to the Hollywood Survey ...

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The Suburbs at the Whisky-a-Go-Go - Concert Review and Interview

Posted By Valerie Milano

The Suburbs at the Whisky-a-G0-G0 Photo by Jimmy Steinfeldt Legendary Punk/New Wave band The Suburbs performed for the first time in their 41 year career at The Whisky-a Go-Go. It was a celebration for both the band and the audience. The band was ...

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Rope - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn David Huynh and Burt Grinstead in Rope Photo by Larry Sandez The Actors Co-Op kicks off their 27th season with a production of Patrick Hamilton's Rope, the 1929 play that was adapated into a film by Alfred Hitchcock, a film widely ...

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Wolf Cub - Theatre Review

Posted By Tracey Paleo

By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move Devin Ketko in "Wolf Cub" Photo by Ivan Mrsic It is acutely apparent from the moment actress Devin Ketko appears, crouched in the eeriest corner of the shadowy, barren McCadden Theatre stage, that the very pitch black ...

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Making Montgomery Clift - A LAFF Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Three times nominated for an Oscar, once the highest paid actor in Hollywood, widely lauded as the handsomest man on the silver screen, Montgomery Clift was an iconic star of 1950's. It was him, James Dean and Marlon Brando -- in ...

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A Night with Janis Joplin - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

By Bill Garry A Night with Janis Joplin at the La Mirada Theatre Photo by Jason Niedle Editors Note: Discover Hollywood's roving reporter Bill Garry ventured down to La Mirada to bring us this review. Randy Johnson's A Night with Janis Joplin turns ...

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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

By Bill Garry I was smiling from the minute the curtain opened on Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, now running at the Hollywood Pantages. The show is highly polished, fast-moving, and funny. My smile stayed on throughout the show, but Beautiful is ...

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A Fine Cut: KCET Highlights the Next Generation of Filmmakers

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Four ambitious student films were chosen out of 300 submissions from 54 different schools to take home the Fine Cuts trophy on Wednesday night at the Directors Guild Theater. They included a quirky animated short about life in South ...

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Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times - Short Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Photo by Hermes Lucas Marcus Markou's Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times touches on the topical issues of racism and poverty. This must-see film has been selected for numerous high profile film festivals and won many awards. The ...

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Gloria - Theatre Review

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn Devere Rogers, Alana Dietze, Jenny Soo Photo by Darrett Sanders It's hard to know what to say about the Echo Theatre Company's production of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Gloria without giving away too much of the plot. It starts off as ...

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