By Jason KUROSU Hollywood writer Ken Lazebnik may have known plenty about Gidget, Frederick Kohner’s surf princess whose fame was encapsulated in multiple books, TV shows and films, but it wasn’t for some time that he discovered Gidget was based on a real person – Kohner’s daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman. The real Gidget appeared with Lazebnik […]
By Susan JAMES Together with zombies, the nation of vampires has been a rich vein of source material for moviemakers. Some journeys into the world of pointy teeth and arterial blood spatter have been memorable – Frank Langella’s tormented immortal and George Hamilton’s comic riff on bloodsuckers. “Dracula Untold” does not rise to this level. […]
By Charly SHELTON Halloween is here again, the time of year filled with screams, pumpkins and scares. L.A. is a special haunt hot spot because there are so many great haunted houses in the area. Chief among these would be theme parks, namely Knott’s Scary Farm and Universal Studios Hollywood. Every year these parks provide […]
By Ted AYALA Though the temperatures remain uncomfortably summer-like, autumn has indeed arrived and with it a whole new season of music. Among those organizations whose concert series are just getting underway is Le Salon de Musiques, which will launch its debut concert of the season on Sunday, Oct. 12 with music by John Ireland, […]
By Charly SHELTON Imagine being Aladdin, running through the streets of Agrabah. Or the Lone Ranger, hunting down bad guys in Neverland. Or Merida, riding through the futuristic city of Sanfrosokyo in search of the alien guys from Pizza Planet. How would you like to be The Mighty Thor, come to vanquish that most […]
By Jason KUROSU On Saturday night, the first of six Robert Altman films will be showcased at the Alex Theatre, where the famed director’s career will be celebrated over the next five weeks, beginning with the award winning 1970 hit “M*A*S*H.” Prospect House Entertainment and Glendale Arts continue their collaboration of screenings at the Alex […]
By Lisa PAREDES Six homes built between 1926 and 1940 will be featured on The Glendale Historical Society’s “Romantic Revivals” Home Tour. The annual fundraising event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28. The Period Revival homes all represent a variety of architecture styles popular in Southern California at the time and include the 1929 […]
By Charly SHELTON The Eyegore Awards are held annually to celebrate the greatest names in horror and as a kick-off event for the Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights. Past recipients include Danny Trejo, Rick Baker, Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, Rainn Wilson, David Arquette, Alice Cooper, and Guillermo del Toro, just to name a few. […]
Slash and Myles Kennedy play ‘Nothing Left to Fear’ Slash Accepts His Award Greg Nicotero accepts award from Robert Kirkman and Chris Hardwick WARNING: Reel contains make up gore effects Danny Trejo presents Robert Rodriguez with his award