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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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Imagine if you had to walk six kilometers every single day just to secure water. While that's not a reality for us in bitch thirsty Los Angeles, it is for women and children around the world (and take note, they carry 40 pounds of water). On April 18th, the folks at the locally-based Live Earth will be hosting a series of 6km run/walks taking place over the course of 24 hours in 192 countries--Los Angeles and numerous other California cities are involved--"to ignite a massive global movement to help solve the water crisis."
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Today is International Women's Day, an annual celebration of women's achievements throughout history. To celebrate, there will be dramatic readings from The Afghan Women’s Writing Project at 6 pm at the Museum of Tolerance.
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Photo by nailmaker via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Cube Marketplace is setting down roots to the east in Downtown, and are gearing up to run a day full of fun and learning next Saturday. Last month their debut day was a big hit, so if you missed out then (maybe you were at a little Street Food Festival going on at the same time?) then reserve a spot now in one...
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Abe as vampire hunter TALK Tonight at 7 pm the Santa Monica Museum of Art hosts Helen Varola, co-editor of Con Art, a book on art and magic. She’ll discuss history and symbolism of the pulling a rabbit out of the hat trick. Varola’s lecture is part of the museum’s current exhibit Diana Thater: Between Science and Magic. Free admission, but seating is limited. BOOKS* Seth Grahame-Smith moves on from Jane Austen’s zombie problem...
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Love advice from a panel of experts to benefit 826LA tonight. | Photo by RobeRt Vega via LAist's flickr pool. FILM There’s a screening and interactive discussion with five other cities for the Ondi Timoner documentary We Live in Public tonight at the Egyptian Theater at 6 pm. The film follows artist, futurist and visionary Josh Harris, who experiments with the web, including a six-month stint living with his girlfriend under 24-hour electronic surveillance....
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by Jon Peters, special to LAist This Saturday night, the Egyptian Theatre is presenting its annual African American Filmmakers Celebration, a collection of shorts curated by Hollywood Shorts, a local film outreach organization. This year features five selections, many of which have already racked up awards on the festival circuit.
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"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" is on VH1 at 10pm We spoke with John Irwin, a producer for VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" to have him give LAist's readers his Pitch on why you should watch the show (Thursdays @ 10pm). LAist: What are the top 3 reasons you would tell somebody to watch the show? John Irwin: I'd say that the first one is because of the nature of the topic it's pretty compelling television....
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Get ready.Neil Patrick Harris' vision of the musical "Rent" will happen August 6th through 8th at the Hollywood Bowl, says the LA Times.. With wine flowing and the stars above, this show ought to be get crazy (have you been to the Sound of Music sing-a-longs? it's a riot). This will be Harris' first time directing a musical theatre production. But, of course, we all know his of wonderful his talents, thanks to the...
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For those who like to think ahead, take note. If our predictions hold true, Danger Mouse is going to blow up with their new Broken Bells album at SXSW, meaning their March 14th concert at The Troubadour is going to be a big deal. By this Friday afternoon, when tickets go on sale for that concert (2 tickets maximum), expect to hit Craigslist if you didn't make a purchase. Broken Bells -- if you...
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Living Sisters (left to right: Becky Stark, Eleni Mandell and Inara George) play Saturdays at the Getty on March 13. | Photo: Lauren Dukoff The Getty Museum fires up its free music-spoken word-dance-etc. series on a new night: Saturday Nights at the Getty. (We guess that spending Fridays near the 405 wasn't a great marketing hook for traffic-plagued Angelenos.) But the eclectic season kicks off on Saturday night with a performance by musician, producer...
