WHAT’S MY NAME?

WHAT’S MY NAME? THE NAMESAKE (3 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY  MIRA NAIRSTARRING: IRRFAN KHAN, TABU, KAL PENN122 MINUTES, RATED PG-13 How frustrating it must ... Continue Reading →

ART – LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST

LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST ART FILM OF THE WEEK Winning the Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion in 1988, Greek director Theo Angelopoulos set his poetic lamentation on ... Continue Reading →

THIS IS SPARTA!

THIS IS SPARTA 300 (2 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY ZACK SNYDERSTARRING: GERARD BUTLER, LENA HEADEY, DOMINIC WEST, DAVID WENHAM, VINCENT REGAN, MICHAEL FASSBERDER ... Continue Reading →

OBITUARY – IAN RICHARDSON

IAN RICHARDSON – DIED FEB. 9, 2007 OBITUARY BAFTA-winning Scottish actor Ian Richardson died in his sleep at age 72. Mr. Richardson appeared in nearly 100 films ... Continue Reading →

MASTER CLASS AT EAST WEST PLAYERS

HEAD OF THE CLASS MASTER CLASS AT EAST WEST PLAYERS It seemed at first as though Terrence McNally’s Master Class, a fictionalized play about Maria Callas’ real-life ... Continue Reading →

WEEKLY SPORTS WRAP-UP – Mar 1st, 2007

WEEKLY SPORTS WRAP-UP -March 1st, 2007 Night falls upon Los Angeles, and out come the wolves to meet the coyotes on Los Feliz and Huxley to go do boilermakers at the Roost.  ... Continue Reading →

PLAYSTATION IN YOUR POCKET

PLAYSTATION IN YOUR POCKET Portable gaming is hotter than ever, especially now that Nintendo and Sony are supporting our favorite on-the-go pastime with new hardware and ... Continue Reading →

SEX, SIN, AND SUPERIOR VOICES

SEX, SIN, AND SUPERIOR VOICES Jaws dropped, fingers pointed, and gasps were unavoidably released, while the audience’s eyes were left slightly squinting at the opening ... Continue Reading →