Intruders - Film Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

Film Review by Rachel Flanagan. What at first appears to be a dramatic relationship that ends in loss and turns into a standard home invasion thriller is twisted into something slightly more sinister but even that is a little transformed in Intruders ...

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Band Of Robbers - Film Review

Posted By Erin Fair

Film Review by Erin Fair. In Band Of Robbers Mark Twain's iconic characters are re-envisioned in this low-budget high jinks comedy that follows a grown-up Tom Sawyer (Adam Nee), a street cop whose childhood friend, Huck Finn (Kyle Gallner) has just ...

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Out & About with Susan Hornik

Posted By Susan Hornik

The year is off to a good start with lots of activities happening throughout Hollywood. Now that we're into Awards Season, part of the fun is visiting the gifting suites. For GBK Productions and Pilot Pen's Golden Globes gifting suite at the W Hotel ...

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NFLM Shorts Film Fest January 16

Posted By Suzanne

Shorts Program 5:00pm - Pre-Reception, 5:45pm - Screening The Loyalist Director: Minji Kang A North Korean general checks in on his daughter at a Swiss boarding school to test her loyalty to her motherland. Into Memory Director: Derek Franzese When a ...

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Indie Films Jan 29- Feb 4

Posted By Suzanne

PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL MONOGAMIST, RABID DOGS, MOUNTAIN MEN BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON JANUARY 29 Portrait of a Serial Monogamist. Directed and written by Christina Zeidler and John Mitchell. Produced by Christina Zeidler ...

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Indie Films Jan 22-29

Posted By Suzanne

THE ABANDONED OPENS JANUARY 22 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD The Abandoned. Directed by Eytan Rockaway. Written by Rockaway and Ido Fluk. Produced by Rockaway, Carlos Velasquez and Mike Landry. From IFC Films. Color, 2016, USA, 86 minutes, not rated. ...

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Bullets Over Broadway - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. The cast of the North American tour of the hit musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written by Woody Allen featuring original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) Bullets Over Broadway ...

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Indie Films Jan 15-21

Posted By Suzanne

Intruders, 400 DAYS, ANESTHESIA OPEN JANUARY 15 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD Intruders. Directed by Adam Schindler. Written by T.J. Cimfel and David White. Produced by Lati Grobman, Erik Olsen, et al. From Momentum Pictures. Color, 2016, USA, 90 ...

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Oscar's Hollywood

Posted By Oscar Arslanian

Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, and Hudson Pacific Properties have announced an agreement in which Netflix will lease a significant portion of the new ICON office tower at Sunset Bronson Studios. The growing Southern California ...

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From the Editor

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

The holiday season and beginning of a new year is a time for reflection and expression of love through gift giving and celebration. This year the season seems to have more relevance than ever. The world as we know it is changing in ways that are hard ...

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Indie Films Jan 7-14

Posted By Suzanne

A NEW YEAR OF MOVIES BEGINS JANUARY 7 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD Diablo. Directed by Lawrence Roeck. Written by Roeck and Carlos De Los Rios. Produced by Roeck and Shana Wilson. From Orion Pictures. Color, 2016, Canada/USA, 90 minutes, rated R. ...

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S.E. MANLEY SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Jan16-17

Posted By Suzanne

AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM MARKETPLACE & S.E. MANLEY SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 2016 FILMMAKERS January 16 & 17, 2016 @ Raleigh Studios 1. A CHILD OF GOD (24:00 Min.) by Angelique Marshall (Director) and Floyd Marshall, Jr. (Writer Sean Johnson has some ...

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Susan Hornik's Hollywood Gift Guide

Posted By Susan Hornik

As we all know, something it's really hard to pick just the right present! With so many choices for holiday gift giving, Discover Hollywood's Susan Hornik put together our "Holiday Gift Guide," a lovely array of unique gift ideas for anyone on your ...

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The Winter's Tale - A Review by Suzanne Birrell

Posted By Suzanne

A review by Suzanne Birrell Cameron Rose, Emily Rose McLeod, Hayley Brown, Roman Guastaferro, Saundra Montijo I was lucky enough to catch The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare and presented by the Mine is Yours Theatre Company in their last weekend. I ...

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Indie Films Dec 26-29

Posted By Suzanne

DOC HOLIDAY: ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO YOU; STARTS DECEMBER 26 Arena Cinema Hollywood presents a four-day festival of documentaries beginning the day after Christmas. The Look of Silence. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. Produced ...

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Indie Films Dec 18-24

Posted By Suzanne

STINKING HEAVEN, SOLITARY, THE WORLD OF KANAKO, ANGUISH BEGIN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD ON DECEMBER 18 Stinking Heaven. Directed by Nathan Silver. Written by Silver, Jack Dunphy, Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross and Keith Poulson. ...

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NFMLA Film Fest December 12th

Posted By Suzanne

Akash Director: Sri Charan Faced with her bible abiding, hard working father's failing health and his inability to provide for her education, eight-year-old Bargavi learns the ways of courage and hope by giving us an unapologetic and honest account ...

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Indie Films Dec 11-17

Posted By Suzanne

ALMOST THERE, ORION: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, CLOSE RANGE, THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT: EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS START DECEMBER 11 AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD Almost There. Directed by Dan Rybicky. Produced by Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden. Color, 2015, ...

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A Night at the Sands - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell with Photos by Chuck Jones. A video Review: https://vimeo.com/146518209 Lucy takes control of the stage to the chagrin of Ricky. A night at the Sands from Creative Artist Studios is more than a theatrical event, it is an ...

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Front Door Open - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

Review by Erin Fair David Selby and Joanna Miles. Photo by Ed Krieger Front Door Open is a play about an agoraphobic woman named Eleanor and how it affects her surrounding family. She hasn't left her house in years and is comfortable with it due to ...

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