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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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Bad sex stories at Fred Segal. LA has a great literary scene despite what our right-coast friends may say. Some events are lower-brow, some high-brow, but most are quite entertaining. Following on the heels of the LA Times Festival of Books last week, there are two bookish events of note this weekend: There's a launch party tomorrow at Fred Segal on Melrose for the book Worst Laid Plans. A collection of 41 stories of...
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Saturday is May Day (which means immigration rallies) and a Big Sunday weekend volunteer day, but it's also "International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day." For the fourth year, guerrilla gardeners all over the world will be creating sunflower gardens in some unexpected places...
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Photo: sfxeric via LAist's flickr pool. The Ahimsa Collective presents the No Budget Film Festival tonight at The Improv Space in Westwood tonight from 7:30-10 pm. The collective has asked filmmakers to produce short films for no money--meaning no sets, no lights, no props, no costumes, no tripods. Just cameras and ideas. In between the films, the filmmakers will talk about their experiences of shooting on the fly. The judges and audience favorite will...
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June's garden (via Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase) There's an 82-year-old woman named June who lives in Mar Vista who realized life was too short for her to be paying a gardener to tend her landscaping and the costly water bills. So instead she re-did her yard using sustainable techniques, halved her water bill, and is one of the 80 home gardens on view today as part of the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase....
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This is the weekend that LA's bibliophiles have been waiting for: The LA Times Festival of Books takes over UCLA's campus tomorrow and Sunday. Superstars of the literary world will be on hand to sign, speak and participate in panel discussions. Over the past few week's, we've previewed some of the nominees, from fiction to books for the graphically inclined. It's free, though parking is $10 at UCLA, so carpool or take public transportation....
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Light Book is an origami sculpture by Mark Schlien. The Wonder Cabinet--an intellectual circus for the Mental Floss set--takes over Occidental College's Thorne Hall, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 pm tomorrow. As part of the college's first Spring Arts Festival, there are a number of talks, sessions, music and odd ball entertainment throughout the day, curated by former New Yorker art critic Lawrence Weschler, the college's Remsen Bird Artist in Residence. The Wonder Cabinet...
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Just announced: Vampire Weekend will make their Hollywood Bowl debut on September 26th, headlining a show that will be opened by Beach House and The Very Best, both of which will also make their bow on the famed Bowl stage. Touring in support of their successful sophomore effort Contra, Vampire Weekend joins the ranks of several other high-profile alt-rock outfits who will make a stop at the Bowl this season. Tickets for this performance...
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Bobcat Goldthwait at last year's LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival. Photo courtesy LA Comedy Shorts Film Fest. Downtown has been working awful hard lately on putting together some great independent comedy events. Most notably this year has to be the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, a five-day event dedicated to short comedic films, from newcomers and big names alike. Patrick Warburton, Brian Cranston, Jane Lynch, the Funny or Die crew, and a bunch of...
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Paints! | Photo by ~db~ via LAist's flickr pool. So we hear there a little festival in the desert this weekend. Big deal. Coachella...smochella. There's still plenty to do here in LA this weekend. Yesterday, we told you about these festivals and outdoorsy events. Now we want to add to your weekend options with a couple of arty outings. The free Miracle Mile Art Walk starts at noon and runs until 10 pm tonight....
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Photo by doisneau via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr So you've gone to Coachella, but why head back to Los Angeles so soon? April 17th to 25th is National Park Week, meaning entrance fees are waived. April is the park's busiest month and also a great time to check out wildflowers. “The desert is at its best for the next few weeks,” said Park Superintendent Curt Sauer. Other regional National Parks will also be...
