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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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Greek Fest 2009/Elise Thompson for LAist Opa! It's time to sing, to dance, to eat pastries rich with honey at LA's Annual Greek Fest. Once again this year the beautiful St. Sophia Cathedral will host this spectacular event. The cathedral building is open for visitors during the event from 2pm to 9pm, with audio presentations on the hour. Once again Tom and Rita Hanks will serve as the official celebrity sponsors. But for us,...
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via Beverly Hills Courier There are a plethora of events, including LAist's five picks, taking place across the city tonight for Fashion's Night Out. In Los Angeles, there five areas that will have a good amount of couture concentration. Those neighborhoods are Venice's Abbot Kinney Boulevard, downtown, Los Feliz Village, Melrose Avenue, Robertson Boulevard and West Third Street. Maps, schedule of events and trolley information can be found on the city's webpage. But what's...
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Robot Chicken art: Art Directed by Trisha Gum and photographed by Chris Covel. An art show takes place tomorrow night at the Ultrastar Studio and Gallery in LA that features the works of nearly 30 behind-the-scenes artists of Robot Chicken, the wickedly funny stop-motion Adult Swim series. Hosted by Robot Chicken co-producer Eric Byler, the show's unsung heroes--puppeteers, storyboard artists, animators, model makers and others--will get their moment in the spotlight. "Stop-motion animation requires...
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Jack Stehlin and John F. Bocca, photo: Ed Krieger Shakespeare’s first tragedy, Titus Andronicus, doesn’t get a lot of respect. Mainly because it’s such a gory mess, an onslaught of war crimes, dismemberment, rape, cannibalism, infanticide, and…the like. In Titus Redux, a new adaptation of the Elizabethan off-classic which opened Sunday night, two collaborating L.A. theater companies harness the bloody raw material of the original and shift its milieu from the ancient Romans’ war...
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Photo courtesy of Lionsgate America proved yet again that it is more than happy to reward crappy movies with large box-office hauls. The pointless The Last Exorcism "earned" $21.3M to top the mediocre Takers ($21M) and win the weekend. Recent powerhouse The Expendables slipped to third but still earned a ridiculous $9.5M ($82M). After that it was the lame Eat Pray Love ($7M | $60.7M) and the funny The Other Guys ($6.6M | $99.3M)....
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Photo by Gabe Shedd via LAist's flickr pool. It's a little slow on the event front this week, but here are three things to do in LA tonight: MUSIC* The Grammy Museum welcomes soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples at 8 pm. Staples will discuss her career and her latest album You Are Not Alone. After the interview, Staples will answer questions from the audience and perform a few songs. Doors at 7:30. Tickets: $20....
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Susan Hanfield and Keith Wyffels in 'The Exercise' at The Lounge Theatre. | Photo: WYNSOLO Photography In 1968 a play called The Exercise opened on Broadway. It closed after five performances. Why was that? Well, if you really have a morbid historical curiosity about these things, you can go see for yourself as this two-person drama is now getting its West Coast premiere production at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood. Caveat emptor, though. The...
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Avi Buffalo at The Echo in 2009 (more photos here) | Photo by Jeff Koga for LAist There's so much new music out there, it's sometimes hard to pick who to check out. Today UK-based music news magazine NME released it's 50 Best News Bands of 2010 list -- as they describe it, "the 50 bands who've blown our minds over the past few months." Since we're Los Angeles, a good number of local...
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An urban artist at work in Venice (Photo by morgan.arnold via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) This Thursday night the Venice Art Crawl will have its inaugural tread through the community, showcasing the area's renowned artist community and spirit. The idea for the event was borne partially from the collective frustration of the artists who have long-flocked to the area because of its welcome to creative folk: The artistic force continues today...
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What better place to spend a beautiful summer afternoon than... a dark bar on Pico? Liquid Kitty's semi-annual Punk Rock BBQ is happening today, a working man's special featuring free hot dogs, $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon, and no cover charge despite a heady selection of musical acts. Musical entertainment runs the gamut from minimalist hardcore weirdos Chotto Ghetto, the radio-ready guitar attack of Bikos, the Bloody Brains' trip through the book of proto-punk and garage standards, the vintage power trio sound of Backbiter.
