Cost of Living - Theatre Review

Posted By Bill Garry

By Bill Garry Katy Sullivan Photo by Geoffrey Wade Photography Meet Eddie. He's a chatty, middle-aged Latino (played with a combination of neediness and bravado by Nuyorican actor Felix Solis) who just wants to be liked. He was incredibly lucky to ...

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Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta - Theatre Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Charlotte Roi Eugenio Plummer (Tyler Bremer), Eugenio Plummer (Mariux Ibarra), and Don Juan (Amir Levi) in Rogue Artists Ensemble's Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta in West Hollywood's Plummer Park. Photo by Chelsea Sutton Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta ...

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The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man - Theatre Review

Posted By Harrison Held

By Harrison Held The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man l-r: Nathan Nonhof, Betsy Moore, Paula Rebelo Photo by Mauricio Gomez Kudos to talented writer/director Maureen Huskey and her team on her intriguing new production The Woman Who Went to Space as ...

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Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights is The Best Place for "Big Kids" To Enjoy the Halloween Season

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano The "Stranger Things" maze at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Halloween in Los Angeles can be a bit of a challenge for grownups who aren't looking to either party hard, or simply stay at home and make it all about the ...

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Boy Erased - Film Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Lucas Hedges and Nicole Kidman in "Boy Erased" Boy Erased depicts the horrors of conversion therapy, a program that thousands of LGBTQ members have undergone in attempts to "fix" them. Directed by Joel Edgerton ( The Gift ), Boy ...

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Danny Elfman: Halloween- The Nightmare Before Christmas 25th Anniversary in Concert

Posted By Kathy Flynn

By Kathy Flynn The Nightmare Before Christmas Live-to-Film Concert at the Hollywood Bowl The Nightmare Before Christmas was released 25 years ago to little fanfare. In fact, Disney was so nervous about alienating parents with a film too terrifying ...

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Silence! The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of the Silence of the Lambs - Theatre Review

Posted By Stana Milanovich

By Stana Milanovich Tyler Marcum, Suzanne Slade, Amanda Conlon, Philip McBride in SILENCE! THE MUSICAL. Photo by Peter Flanigan The playful, fun-loving musical about murder and cannibalism you never knew you wanted, Silence! The Musical is certainly ...

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Eleventh Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan

Posted By Alexander Woodman

By Alexander Woodman Photo by Saad Abdullah Al-Ajmi The Eleventh Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan was launched in the King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 October 2018. The festival was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ...

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"Legacies" Brings Vampires Back to Your Lineup - Television Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Danielle Rose Russell, and Aria Shahghasemi in Legacies Nearly a decade ago, The Vampire Diaries began a saga that, ironically enough, won't die. Now its newest spinoff, Legacies, lurks on your television, ...

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Short + Sweet Hollywood People's Choice Semifinals - Theatre Review

Posted By Valerie Milano

By Valerie Milano "Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized, " said Lee Strasberg. And I feel like ...

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To Dad with Love: A Tribute to Buddy Ebsen - Theatre Review

Posted By Tracey Paleo

By Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move Kiki Ebsen in "To Dad with Love - A Tribute to Buddy Ebsen Photo by Cliff Lipson It's more often a bit too precious in delivery. But let's face it, when most girls talk about their dads, remembrances can take on ...

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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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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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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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