By Susan JAMES For all of their tricks and eye-catching images, for all of the Marvel Masters and those dastardly villains they’ve saved the world from, none of the Marvel universe films have had the wow factor like “Black Panther.” “Black Panther” explodes forever the idea that a white guy must always be the one […]
By Charly SHELTON With the Lunar New Year arriving Friday, celebrations will be happening across the world and in several places around the Greater LA area. Among the most notable celebrations are those at the local theme parks. Universal Studios Hollywood has had an increasingly popular Lunar New Year event for the last several years […]
By Susan JAMES An exciting exhibition of costuming creativity is now on display through April 7 at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles. Free to the public, the exhibition features 125 costumes from 25 films that represent outstanding artistry, including four of the five Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design […]
By Charly SHELTON If you can’t get away to a hotel by the sea on Valentine’s Day, you have to bring the sea home for yourself. One of my favorite Valentine’s Day memories was with this girl I had been dating for a couple of years and we didn’t have time to do anything substantial […]
By Charly SHELTON Valentine’s Day is on a Wednesday this year. That’s poor timing. It’s tough to have a romantic getaway when you have to be back at work the next morning. So the bay fog of San Francisco is out and the desert sunsets of Sedona are a no-go; where can you go? Why […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE It may be thought by those who aren’t plugged into the genre that Europe is still where the new generations of classical musicians blossom. In fact, people only need look around their own city to see that the blossoming of great instrumentalists, composers and singers often happens right here in the U.S. […]
By Charly SHELTON For the western world, which uses a Gregorian calendar, the New Year was celebrated a month ago. But for those in the east who use a lunar calendar, the New Year is fast approaching. Lunar New Year is on Feb. 16, and it will usher in the Year of the Dog. And, […]
BY STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH February 2018 Valentine’s Day is coming fast! Here are some of the shows you can see in our local theatres this month: OPENING “Dessa Rose” tells the story of a young black woman (a runaway slave) and a young white woman (an abandoned mother) […]
By Charly SHELTON In a world of “Halo,” “Uncharted” and “Injustice” video games, it’s nice every once in a while for a person to revisit their gaming roots with a classic platformer. Games like “Unravel” released in 2016 swept the scene with critical acclaim for brand new platformers and “Ducktales: Remastered” and “Castle of Illusion […]
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s virtuosic musicians serve as musical tour guides for “In Focus,” the Orchestra’s newest chamber music series curated by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, which launches on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Moss Theatre, 3131 Olympic Blvd. in Santa Monica, followed on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Rothenberg Hall, […]