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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 LA County Arts Commission via The Eastsider LA The Eastsider LA gives readers a look at "Ofrenda Maya 1," a ceramic mural created in 1978 by Jose Luis Gonzalez which graces the exterior of the City Terrace Library, and explains why the artist himself was called upon to embark on a restoration project. The mural was one of the first Gonzalez and his associates did through their Goez Art Studio, which was...
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Depeche Mode members Martin Gore, left, Dave Gahan and Andrew Fletcher, right (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Perennial rock idols Depeche Mode have been breaking hearts up and down the coast of California this week, after first canceling their Bay Area show Wednesday night, and now canceling tonight's show scheduled for the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre outside San Diego in Chula Vista. This evening's much-anticipated gig had the plug pulled on it due to lead singer Dave...
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Polish your fangs and hide your garlic--today is the start of Vampire-Con, which is "the world’s first convention, devoted to everything vampire." With events scheduled throughout the weekend to thrill, entertain, and enlighten, enthusiasts can satisfy their blood-lust by attending films, discussions, and a ball. The New Beverly Cinema is home to the two-day Vampire Film Festival, which gets things going with two nights of screenings. The revival house has a "fangtastic" line-up of...
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Tonight is the season finale of "Tosh.0", speaking of which Comedy Central has ordered 6 more episodes of the program - the new ones will start running this October. In terms of shows that feature/spoof web shenanigans, which do you prefer: Comedy Central's "Tosh.0" or G4's "Web Soup"?
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You can thank Terence McFarland, the executive director of the Los Angeles Stage Alliance, for that fantastic quote about Sweaty Sundays (and Wet Wednesdays), a popular updated Richard Simmons dance exercise class " to a soundtrack of indie rock, techno, and 1980s new wave hits new wave" in Silver Lake. The New York Times takes an interest--"Silver Lake, a hipster neighborhood in Los Angeles"--while Gawker ponders if Williamsburg hipsters in Brooklyn can step up...
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FOOD* Palate Food + Wine in Glendale presents “Le Cirque du Fromage” tonight at the Wine Bar tonight (and every Tuesday night) at 7 pm. The Truffle Brothers drop in with pounds of black summer truffles from the Molise region of Italy. In addition to this week's Cirque menu (three cheeses + one wine = $12). Fresh table-side shavings for a $6 supplemental. Little nuggets will be available for retail @ $30 per ounce. Cheeses on the menu are stilton, bleu des causses and gorgonzola piccante. No reservations are necessary.
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Hip hop culture at the Ford tonight / Photo by kpe II via LAist's flickr pool. JAM There’s a free Hip Hop Get Down J.A.M. session at the Ford Amphitheater tonight at 7 pm with artists from Culture Shock LA, Crewest Gallery, Aesthetics Crew and the Scratch DJ Academy who’ll demonstrate the four elements of hip hop: breakdancing, deejaying, emceeing and graffiti art. This is a fun event for all ages, and bring a...
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Photo by Tad Motoyama/LA Zoo Next weekend the Los Angeles Zoo is hosting a reception as part of the centennial celebration of Selig Studios, Hollywood’s first film studio, and its founder, movie pioneer “Colonel” William Selig. Presented by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) in conjunction with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the evening will include a screening (accompanied by period music) of two jungle-themed 1913 silent films, "The Adventures...
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Photo courtesy the Actors' Gang. For over twenty years, when Culver City-based theatre collective The Actors’ Gang has spoken, Los Angeles theatergoers have listened, and with good reason. The shows that are produced in the tiny Ivy Substation are often on par or well above the other high-gloss production shows you can pay twice as much money for around town. Not that their works are expansive (or expensive) shows with all sorts of modern...
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Ocean Vodka ready to be consumed | Photo by Julie Wolfson/LAist Jared Meisler of Bar Lubitsch will be hosting a vodka tasting at his West Hollywood bar tomorrow night from 6 to 8pm. For $20, guests will enjoy chilled shots of premium vodkas like Hawaii's own Ocean Vodka, made with organic sugar cane, as well as Crystal Head, Hanger One, Krol, Modern Spirits, Pinky, Russian Standard, Siku, Three Olives, Tru and Ultimat. Since each...
