Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Unacceptable. I've been a bit swamped, but let's see if we can put together a highlight reel. I'll start with West of Memphis.Saw West of Memphis, which is powerful in a way that the Paradis…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 12:06AMMonday, January 21, 2013
this girl's.... Ugh, never mind. From Saturday's L.A. Affairs--A sorority may be an unlikely place to develop an aversion to engagement rings. In fact, I may have been the only sorority girl…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:06PMFriday, January 18, 2013
at the LAPhil as much as I did, it seems. His LATimes review is hung up on this whole Bartok theme he chases after, but he also thinks composer Peter Eotvos focuses too much on alienation--[…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 03:33AMTuesday, January 15, 2013
by Victor Garber's coming out. Because how was Victor Garber not out?He seemed surprised by the question but said: “I don’t really talk about it but everybody knows." P.S. I love yo…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:37AMWhat do you want to bet--I pride myself on my instincts. I can tell my roommate is avoiding her chores by her walk. My predictions of early television cancellations are always on the money…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:17AMTuesday, January 8, 2013
on Facebook that I shed the Tarantino-loving virus somewhere in the Kill Bill era, but I seem to have caught it again with Django Unchained. That movie is astounding.One bug I have yet to ca…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:18AMSaturday, January 5, 2013
that gay people live in Los Angeles. And are targets for "95% straight" felons with nefarious motives, apparently.Evan tells me he has a felony conviction for stealing a car and that he is …
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 11:49AMThursday, January 3, 2013
I almost typed this up in the comments on another blog, but I didn't want to give away stuff on other people's blogs that I could give away here instead.I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 11:30AMMonday, December 31, 2012
No lists here. Well, maybe a little list.Wozzeck.Frank Ocean.Dirty Projectors.Kendrick Lamar.Patti Smith.Fiona Apple.Ty Segall.
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:19PMI saw lots of movies this year. So how about a list of them?!10. Compliance fascinated me. Killer Joe did too, but for different reasons.9. I saw Moonrise Kingdom twice and liked it a lot mo…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 10:07AMI'm impressed they didn't go with a New Year's theme. Here you go--My girlfriend picked me up and we went for dinner that night at our favorite Chinatown restaurant, which is where I propos…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:15AMI rushed through the Kubrick show. It was easily the most crowded, and most crowded with objects, video, and text. By this time I was getting museum fatigue and didn't have much stamina left…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 12:08AMSunday, December 30, 2012
I started my visit to LACMA (I think it was 12/22 -- rainy and dreary) in the Caravaggio and His Legacy exhibit. I came on strong with the handful of Caravaggios in the first room, but then …
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 11:59PMI had a good afternoon at LACMA a couple of weeks ago. I typed up a bunch of notes on my phone as I was walking through -- mostly quotes and text from the various shows. I've been meaning to…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 11:04PMFriday, December 28, 2012
with my parents and weathering some major weather. At least they got the power back on, although the fridge is getting purged, which depresses Mom terribly.Hope to have some new posts up soo…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:45PMSaturday, December 22, 2012
with L.A. Affairs-- It was our first Christmas together, and I was determined that it would be special.We had booked a hotel room for the holidays on the sand at Pismo Beach. Jim, my new lov…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 06:50PMWednesday, December 19, 2012
It's time for the year-end favorite best year-end top love it I saw so much and I have to write about it again list!10. I didn't really see that much.9. Anything Goes is fabulous.8. Alan Man…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 09:30AMTuesday, December 18, 2012
are terrible evangelists. That was the thought that stuck with me after reading one article after another with them both claiming in some form or fashion that gay marriage, separation of chu…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 10:15AMblew me away opening for Stephen Malkmus in 2011. I only saw the last two songs of his set but they were the best songs of the whole night (and I'm a big Malkmus fan). It was sweet the way M…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 08:45AMOh Manhattan Beach, home of the heartbreakers and the broken-hearted.All the women in the bar had their devil eyes on him. The men looked envious. I then realized who he was. He was Mr. Pop…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:42AMTuesday, December 11, 2012
David Ulin's review of Gatz in Sunday's LATimes is thoughtful enough, but I can't help but find his approach condescending. It's a familiar condescension to me, something literary types seem…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 03:57AMIs the theme in Saturday's L.A. Affairs. I found my first couple of dates through a Jewish singles mixer. Then I had a "speed dating" experience in which I met eight men — eight dat…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:26AMFriday, December 7, 2012
The office One could argue that it's gimmicky, and at times it seems to disappear as a conceit altogether. It gives the production a welcome freedom, though. And it works as more than j…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:24AMThursday, December 6, 2012
Lots of thoughts, and hopefully I'll carve out some time today to post more about it. Most importantly I'm even more of a Scott Shepherd fan than I was when I only knew him as that awesome a…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 10:33AMSunday, December 2, 2012
In this weekend's L.A. Affairs, we learn that one can find love in places other than the Westside or Malibu.After college, I had firmly established myself in a good career, but I felt…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 11:45PMFriday, November 30, 2012
from Heyward Howkins about his new single. I'm always flattered and a little surprised when I get treated like press. (I'm not press.) I rarely if ever do anything with the requests, but he …
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:06AMMonday, November 26, 2012
we learn that plays are sometimes very short. And yet other times they're very very long.I kid, but I actually do like this quote that ends the very very long article by Reed Johnson, from o…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 11:33PM 
