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Today on FilmWeek, we revisit Larry Mantle’s 2023 conversation with Patrick Stewart in memory of the late actor who died at the age of 86 this week.
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A mole dish (Photo by Gorski via Flickr) La Feria de Los Moles is an annual celebration of the traditional Mexican mole sauce, and this year the showdown is focused on a battle between the styles and flavors of Puebla versus Oaxaca. This event, in its third year, "is organized by the immigrant community of Puebla and Oaxaca residing in United States and is sponsored by City Councilman Jose Huizar and the Los Angeles...
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You might not be going to the LA Phil's opening night concert and gala, but there's a way you can be there somewhat vicariously. KUSC 91.5 FM will carry the "celebración" live tonight at 7 p.m. Conductor Gustavo Dudaml and his friend Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez have put together a "special program of bel canto arias and popular Latin American canciones." Works to be played includes those from Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini,...
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There's a reason some call it Hollyweird. When it comes to peculiar, creepy, odd, bizarre and haunted stories, Hollywood is full of them. Now the publisher house behind the "Weird" book series has finally released a Tinsel Town version. Tonight "Weird Hollywood" will get its official launch at Boardners, which apparently has its own haunted history, at a free party from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight.
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Jonesy's Jukebox is back. 55-year-old, former Sex Pistol and loved DJ of defunct terrestrial Indie 103.1 Steve Jones will be back on the LA airwaves every Sunday night at 7 p.m. on 106.7 KROQ starting this week. Jonesy is taking it to the modern mainstream but keeping his nontraditional style alive. The LA times quotes Jones, "Wherever I go, I will still do my show the same; I wouldn't change it."...
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Inspired by his best friend's daughter's fight with pediatric epilepsy, former star and producer of "American Gladiators," Dan "Nitro" Clark (LAist interview) has created the Gladiator Rock'n Run -- the most insane one day event on the planet. For this event, Clark's constructed a 3.15 mile course made up of 12 hellish obstacles, like a run through flames.
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via Franklin Ave. Birds and tied-up tennis shoes are the domain of the wires that dangle over our streets. A few years ago one artist who calls himself Berd began dangling colorful paper birds "on a lark," but now, as Franklin Avenue points out, celebrity heads are popping up on the wires above us. They've spotted a Tom Selleck, and commenters on their post on the topic said they'd seen similar heads of Cher,...
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Yoko Ono and her Plastic Ono Band are playing tonight and tomorrow at the Orpheum Theater. This is a big deal, as she's bringing in some very special guests: Nels Cline and Iggy Pop tonight and Lady Gaga and Mirror/Dash on Saturday. The band is also playing with Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, RZA, Mike Watt and others (see the full line-up on this poster here). To enter our contest, enter via...
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In Santa Monica this Saturday: 20 plus breweries, 5 bands, 3 galleries, and The 3 Heads (pictured). This Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, the 18th Street Art Center will present its first Beer, Art and Music Festival. The event, the first of its kind on the West Side, features offerings from more than twenty craft breweries, all free with the price of admission. These include standbys such as Samuel Adams and Sierra Nevada as...
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One last megablast of premieres this weekend with at least 21 series and season premieres over the next 3 days. We have our eyes on "Dexter" and "Bored To Death". Also, "Saturday Night Live" returns with Amy Poehler as host.
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Photo courtesy of Today's Senior Network As the only major studio film released on Friday, it's no wonder that the middling Resident Evil: Afterlife topped the box office this weekend. The tired zombie flick brought in $27.7M to easily smash the rest of the competition. The resilient Takers was a distant second, but is proving to be a solid hit for Screen Gems ($6.1M | $48.1M). Last week's champ, The American, slipped to third...
