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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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Photo by Ross Reyes via LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr For its first year in 2008, Santa Monica's all-night arts and music event on the beach Glow drew 200,000 revelers--although its planners had anticipated only 25-50k attendees. Now plans are in motion for Glow 2010, a second attempt at the dusk-to-dawn party which the City's Cultural Affairs Manager Jessica Cusick hails as an opportunity for us to celebrate [the] community’s unique attributes as...
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Did you seen any of these plays in 2009? Tonight is the 20th annual Ovation Awards, which are basically the Obie's for Los Angeles. Put together by the L.A. Stage Alliance, one nominee from each of the various categories like Best Season, Musical, Playwriting, Director, Actor, etc., will be awarded. Los Angeles has an overwhelmingly amount of theatre to choose from. So much, in fact, we're a bit sad we missed out on the...
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Avatar continued its long slog towards ultimately topping Titanic by easily winning this weekend's box-office race ($48.5M | $429M). Sherlock Holmes was a very distant second but has proven to be a solid hit for Guy Ritchie ($16.6M | $165.1M). Unfortunately, the same can be said for Dumb Fucking Chipmunk Movie which is still bringing in unfit parents and their bratty kids ($16.3M | $178.1M). Daybreakers was the best performer of the films released this weekend ($15M) while It's Complicated managed to top ($11M | $76.3M) another newbie, the crappy Leap Year ($9.1M).
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LAist may or may not know a pantless man taking part in No Pants Day 2009 (Photo by Ryan Jesena/Used with permission) Angelenos with some free time on a Sunday afternoon and the proclivity to sport skivvies in full view from the waist down will be riding the Red Line and roaming the streets tomorrow as part of No Pants Day. This is the second year that L.A. has officially participated in the world-wide...
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Following next week's release of Ringo Starr's self-produced album, Y Not, the Beatles drummer be making an appearance on January 19th at the Grammy Museum's intimate 200-seat theatre for an on-stage interview and performance, backed by Ben Harper and the Relentless 7. The museum's Executive Direcotr, Robert Santelli, will interview Starr, followed by audience questions. Then Starr, Harper and the band will play a few songs. The event is part of the “An Evening...
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Nancy Drew for grown-ups: Author Susan Kandel is at Vroman's tonight. BOOKS Book Soup hosts a discussion tonight at 7 pm on the life and work of Harry Smith, a filmmaker, musicologist, painter, ethnographer, graphic designer, mystic, and “collector of string figures and other patterns.” The event is being held in conjunction with the release of Harry Smith: The Avant-Garde in the American Vernacular. Book editors will lead the discussion and musician Jim Kweskin,...
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Remember that time we boned in that car? | Photo courtesy of Fox The mighty Avatar trounced all comers for the third weekend in a row, taking in a huge $68.3M ($352.1M) to easily win the weekend. Sherlock Holmes had a good second week and brought in $38.3M ($140.6M) to squeak by Dumb Fucking Chipmunk Movie ($36.6M | $157.3M). It's Complicated had a strong hold and made another $18.7M ($59.1M) while The Blind Side...
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Photo by jtstrathdee via LAIst's flckr pool. It’s a little slow on the event front tonight, but maybe it’s better if we ease our way into the rest of 2010: PIANO MUSIC* Proper Tools Records presents Piano Night #7 at Home Restaurant in Silver Lake at 8 pm. It’s an evening focusing on local piano-based singer/songwriters. On the bill tonight are Aaron Barnhart and Edward "Tex" Miller. There’s no cover charge. HERTZOG DOUBLE FEATURE...
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At Cabrillo Point | Photo by dc9000 via Flickr We're no snowy Chicago or any other place with a traditional winter. But that doesn't mean we can't have our polar bear swims on New Year's Day! Here's what's happening: 8 a.m., Hanson Dam in Lake View Terrace: Anyone age eight or older can enter this 1.5-acre swim lake for some cold fun. The free event, now in its 10th year, is run by the...
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It's a slow week for TV--yet dramatic!--but LAist's TV Junkie Tom Lewis still has some picks, which he listed on Monday's week round-up. Two shows are recommended: "Everest: Beyond the Limit" on Discovery at 9 p.m. and "The Imploders" on TLC at 10 p.m. Also, contributor Anjali Taneja recommends "Dream of Life," the documentary about rock legend Patti Smith (it's her Birthday today, by the way)....
