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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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Tim Hetherington image via Twitter Academy-Award nominated film director and war photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya Wednesday along with award-winning Getty photographer Chris Hondros, according to Business Insider and ABC News. UPDATE: Later reports indicated that Hetherington was killed in the attack while Hondros and at least one other journalist were seriously wounded. Hondros later died of his wounds at the hospital. Hetherington was last heard from via Twitter on Tuesday: "In...
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Ai Weiwei, Untitled (Divine Proportion), 2006, is one of eight new acquisitions by LACMA (courtesy LACMA blog) The LA County Museum of Art added eight pieces to its collection last weekend, including Christian Marclay's widely-acclaimed 24-hour video "The Clock," according to the LA Times. A 24-hour-long meditation on the nature and artifice of time, "The Clock" consists of thousands of film (and to a lesser degree television) clips that feature clocks and watch faces,...
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It's a busy night in Los Angeles, with plenty to see and do. You could pick up tickets to a mind-opening event put on by Mindshare LA, fire up some marshmallows and sing some songs in Franklin Canyon, see a Film Noir double feature, cheer on a local Top Chef Master, or get to know the art of Rome.
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Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeff Daniels and James Gandolfini in "God of Carnage." Photo - Craig Schwartz After taking a breather upon winning the Tony award for best play in 2009, Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage is back in the spotlight. Its high-profile movie version, starring Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster, directed by Roman Polanski, is filming now. More importantly, the original Broadway production, cast and director intact, has been brought to the...
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Tonight in LA, check out storytelling at the Moth (at El Cid), comedic geniuses Tina Fey and Steve Martin at the Nokia Theatre, and 'The Mistake Room' exhibition opens at Space15Twenty in Hollywood.
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Tell us what you thought of HBO's "Game of Thrones." --- HBO has a new docudrama called "Cinema Verite" that both the New Yorker and the New York Times wrote about but they had no actual comments on the show. WTF? --- Check out our podcast round-up and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight.
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One half of a racecar bed? Photo courtesy dopey via LAist Flickr group. This week is absolutely buried under a mountain of great indie shows. From the first ever Brunch through Dave Foley stepping in at the Also-Ran Comedy Hour, there is an absolute plethora of great (and cheap) shows to see around town. If you'd like to see a show listed here in the future, email me and I'LL DECIDE YOUR FATE. MONDAY...
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Hey, LA design community! Get out your planner, or launch your fancy calendar apps, and take note of some great design industry events happening around town for the last two weeks of April. As usual, if you have an event to share, post it in the comments to maximize the direct proportionality of the more truly being the merrier.
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Monday is a great night to learn about beer (and drink it, too), or check out a special menu at Ray's and Stark Bar, the fabulous new dining destinations on the plaza at LACMA. Meanwhile, in music, Lauryn Hill and Joseph Arthur hit the stages tonight, and for the word lovers, Red Hen Press offers up Poetry at the Geffen in honor of National Poetry Month.
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In the title track from her forthcoming album, Lindi Ortega claims, "You're going to know me by my little red boots..." That may be true, but you won't soon forget her voice either. "Little Red Boots" is a mix of country, folk, rock and pop—as well as her own Mexican/Irish heritage.
