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After record-breaking opening week sales, Rubicon Theatre Company has announced details related to the first event of Rubicon Goes Retro, the company's Safe-Distance Drive-In Theatre Concert…
In light of COVID-19 restrictions, this summer the Rose Bowl, America's Stadium, has decided to go virtual (but not entirely) with its 94th Annual AmericaFest Celebration so Pasa…
FACEBOOK WATCH PARTY!
This Saturday " June 27 " at 3pm PST / 6pm EST log onto a Facebook Watch Party of the musical Nathan C. Jones: A Love Story? by Vanessa Stewart and Brendan Milburn, …
Music, new works and important news about theater are available at The Public's virtual theater this weekend.
From the archives!
Here is my interview with Kevin Bacon for Sleepers, interviewed at the Venice Biennale in 1996.
Kevin Bacon is wearing a tight fitting teeshirt and jeans " both brow…
Annie Golden is one of those fortunate performers who's managed to do it all " stage, film, concerts and television. From CBGB to Hair to Sondheim, right up to her latest show, she's accompl…
Artistic Director Michael Ritchie announced Center Theatre Group's 54th season at the Ahmanson Theatre, previously referred to as the 2020 " 2021 season, will begin later than originally ann…
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The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)Â " the premiere venue for the best annual showcase of independent cinema from India and its Diaspora " announced today a special vi…
Another weekend of online entertainment, courtesy of the Public Theater of San Antonio.
Although it's unnecessarily lengthy and suffers from an overabundance of dialogue, Doleac's film provides some thrills and interesting twists.
Brimming with history, Père-Lachaise Cemetery is the final resting place of Paris' rich and famous.
You don't even need to budge from your armchair to take a trip there, thanks to Caroly…
From the archives!
Here is my interview with the Coen Brothers, for their award-winning film Fargo, first published in April 1996.
Set in Minneapolis, 'Fargo' forges true-life crime in…
A look back at some of director David Cronenberg's earlier, twisted films.
Horror! Musical! Comedy! Now available for streaming is Vampire Burt's Serenade. In this raucous, raunchy, bloody thriller with a touch of camp, Vampire Burt (Kevin Scott Richardson of the B…
From the archives!
Here is my interview with Richard Gere, star of Primal Fear, first published in February 1996.
Primal Fear, a tense thriller with an undercurrent of black wisecracks…
In recent days we've seen Broadway shuttered through early September and now a recent global study of nearly 12,000 consumers indicated that 64% will return to live theater slowly or not …
Hola Mexico Film Festival, the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, proudly presents the Hola Mexico Virtual Theatre online film series.
Hola Mexico Film Festival has announc…
26th ANNUAL HERB ALPERT AWARD IN THE ARTSÂ " RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED.
Five $75,000 prizes given annually for the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts in the categories of Dance, Film/Video, Music…
An affectionate look back at Talking Heads' two theatrical films.
Spend some time with Ree Morton:The Plant That Heals May Also Poison currently at ICA LA and viewable with Virtual ICA LA. It is the first major U.S. exhibition of Ree Morton (19…
From the archives!
Here is my interview with Bruce Willis, star of Last Man Standing, first published in September 1996.
With it's unpaved streets and dust-caked, rickety buildings, Je…
The Latino Theater Company is going online with Latino Theater Co. LIVE, a series of online conversations hosted by Xavi Moreno.
On Friday, May 15 at 4 p.m.PDT: Jo…
From the archives!
Here is my interview with Keanu Reeves, star of Chain Reaction, first published in December 1996.
In a University of Chicago research lab, a dedicated team of sc…
The Roots and Wings Project Founder/Creative Director Jesse Bliss and the California Arts Council Cultural Pathways Grant Present WOMEN AT WORK​, a transformative works-in-progress ex…
From the archives!
Here is my coverage of a press conference with Michael Mann for his film Heat, starring Al Pacino and Robert de Niro, first published in 1995.
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