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Although as a matter of habit I try to always keep my expectations low, the fact is that a tiny part of me is expecting some plays to be great, and I’m disappointed when they’re just good. Such is the case with David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, which gets a terrific production at the Geffen Playhouse, but the play itself never quite impressed me as first tier.
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TGI Friday the 13th! Friends meet certain doom in The Cabin in the Woods, Escape from New York goes to space in Lockout and Discovery explores the tragedy of The Woman Who Wasn't There.
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We found a number of art openings tonight, including at Gallery1988 in Venice, playing tribute to Alfred Hitchcock. The Santa Monica Museum of Art holds openings for three new exhibitions; and the New Puppy Gallery features the work of Derek Cowan. Steve Abee reads at Skylight Books; and the TCM Film Festival continues. Read on for all the details.
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Not headed east to Mud-chella Coachella this weekend? Not to worry because there's so much happening this weekend right here at home. Here are our top seven Coachella alternatives, in no particular order. This is definitely one weekend where you can't say there's nothing to do in LA. As a bonus, most of these picks are definitely cheaper than that desert music fest:
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The owners of Echo Park's Pins & Needles were so taken by "Caine's Arcade" that they've reportedly gifted the cardboard-cutting wonderboy Caine Monroy his very own pinball machine, worth an estimated $4,000.
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The Beverly Hills jeweler wasn't joking: Brad and Angelina confirmed that after 7 years together, they're getting married.
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Angie's right leg is about to get really jealous of Angie's left finger. News that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt could be getting engaged comes from, of all places, a Beverly Hills jeweler. Apparently, a ring was spotted on Jolie's left finger while she was at LACMA a few night ago.
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Amanda Bynes, our favorite lilac-haired retiree, seems intent on picking up where LiLo left off.
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"I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf."
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Like a fast-spreading benign cancer, Coachella fever has infected Southern California. Your neighbor’s talking about it, your dry cleaner’s talking about it and most importantly, you and your friends are talking about it.
