I, just like many other writers out there, love to write. I think the reason I love it, is because it's all about people. Why one does certain things, feels a particular way, or responds in the ways that they do... And the beauty of writing is that while I write a story analyzing someone else, you can read it and analyze my perception of them, and then I can read your comment and judge how you responded to my perception, and we can simultaneously judge one another's responses! Then one day I'll write a book about how you were wrong and I was right... isn't it great?
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Get a true taste of NoHo at the second annual All-Day, All-Arts, All-NoHo “NoHo Scene” on Sunday, October 5 from 11 am until 8 pm. Admission to all NoHo Scene events and activities is free.
Free theater performances, catered food and wine, kids scene, marketplace, live music and a whole lot more. Get there early - the tickets go fast!
Free theater performances take place between 11 am and 6 pm. Tickets will be available at the Ticket Booth at Theatre Circle (on Lankershim Blvd., just south of Magnolia) and will be given away starting at 11 am on a first-come, first-served basis.
Relax at the Food and Wine Garden while watching great entertainment on the Outdoor Stage (no tickets required) between 11am and 8 pm.
Visual artists will take over Lankershim Boulevard, creating an Artists Village. Walk through a beautiful blend of art and experience how art is made - LIVE! - at the demonstration booth.
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This weeks got some interesting choices to consider. The Duchess although a bit depressing, has been getting great reviews and is being call Knightley’s best work yet. Plus, Fiennes’ always makes an interesting villain. Appaloosa, an Ed Harris’ cowboy film, is worth your time, if you like watching Viggo on a horse, shooting up shit (which I do, I absolutely do). Ghost Town is surprisingly a fun, entertaining comedy. Possibly not one of the best of the year, but if you’re looking for something enjoyable and not too heavy, this is definitely a great pick (check out the full ScreenCrave review here). As for Hounddog, Igor, My Best Friend’s Girl, or Lakeview Terrace, you’re on your own there.
Here is this week’s movie releases with cast and crew information, review, tickets, and trailers… enjoy!
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I know exactly how this cat feels…
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“Cure in the Canyons II,†is having a party to help raise funds to fight breast cancer, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 from 11am – 4pm at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village. This luxury lifestyle-fest will be set between sequoia trees and cascading waterfalls and provide an afternoon filled with the best of lifestyle, beauty, wellness, epicurean and fashion influences.
Guest will be able to explore five scenic acres and indulge themselves in luxury cabanas. You’ll have the California Health & Longevity Institute life balance retreat and Angeleno Magazine’s stress-free cabana featuring skyn ICELAND skincare. Paul Mitchell, Billion Dollar Brows, Youngblood, Kerstin Florian & SHAPE Magazine will provide a luxe-fix with free beauty and spa treatments including OPI manicures and signature Four Seasons massages. alosport will premiere their new bamboo tees and 24 Hour Fitness will provide stretching in a yoga mini-mat class.
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This Friday the Laugh Factory on Sunsent strip with be premiering their new indefinite series ‘Thank Gays It’s Friday.’
The World Famous Laugh Factory owner, Jamie Masada is launching a weekly midnight Lesbian and Gay show for EVERYONE to come and enjoy! In 1982, The Laugh Factory was the only comedy club that launched the first ever-mainstream gay standup show: ‘Coming Out of the Closet’ which ran for 18 years. ‘LA needs a weekly show like this again and we will reinvent this show genre as The Laugh Factory wants to be the fun Friday midnight destination,’ says, Masada.
LA comic, Jerome Cleary will produce and perform in this, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual (LGBT) show. ‘I am excited that Mr. Masada is adding this show and appreciate his insight to have me oversee it,’ remarks, Cleary. ‘Thank Gays It’s Friday’ show will feature LGBT comics and will spotlight, gay-friendly comics. Midnight shows usually feature more risque performances, which push the live comedy-envelope for the late night fans. The Laugh Factory enjoys the celebrity factor on TMZ, as celeb hot spot ‘Hyde’ club is its neighbor drawing celebrities like, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Britney Spears. Comics who are interested in getting booked: TGIFcomedy@gmail.com
The Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd., 18 & over, 2 drink minimum, Tickets $20 and $30, ticketweb.com, laughfactory.com 323 656-1336, extension 1
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After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series Walking With Dinosaurs comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists and spent over 20 MILLION dollars to create 15 life-sized dinosaurs, including that terror of the ancient terrain, Tyrannosaurus-Rex! These dinosaurs actually walk, roar, and interact with one another. How amazing is that!
And LA.CityZine has two tickets for you, to see the opening night of the performance on September 25th. All you have to do to win is leave a comment below stating a dinosaur that hasn’t already been listed and one fact about it, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win two tickets for opening night!
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OPEN AIR
After Party for Parking Day LA
September 19, 2008 7pm-11pm
To celebrate the success of Parking Day LA, Program12 will host Open Air the official after party in the courtyard of the A+D Architecture and Design Museum, located in the center of Museum Row across from LACMA and The Broad Contemporary Art Museum. Open Air continues the synergy of Parking Day LA by creating an environment that reminds urban residents of what is truly inspiring Living Space.
Guest will walk through an apple orchard that will lead to a virtual park brought to light by a selection of visual artist curated by Program12.
Artist include, Sheinina Raj+RAN (Clients include: LACMA Muse, Vice, UCLA, AIA/Los angeles), Paul Sangster of Future Lighting (Clients include:Apple, Coca Cola, CBS, Microsoft) and Linda Gravline (Clients include: LACMA, SCI-Arc, A+D Museum).
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The Chemical Brothers gave their fans, filmmakers, and artists, a chance to participate in their new music video “Midnight Madness” via Google Earth. Fans, artists, filmmakers, and anyone else who wanted to participate were asked to create a 2-20 second video using the “Midnight Madness” theme. The video could be a picture, a movie, a conceptual piece, anything that they could film and send in within the time limit that had to do with “celebrating the insanity that goes on at the stroke of midnight… [and] the odd things that people get up to at the midnight hour.”
The results are in and the video has been made. Here is what they came up with…
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The boys of Tokyo Police Club, Dave, Graham, Greg, and Josh, are four good friends living the dream. They grew up dreaming of being rock stars and now with a little nudge they’re soring high. They grew up playing air guitar, lip syncing to songs in front of the mirror, and practicing interviews before bed. Then one day they actually decided trying to play music… and to everyone’s relief, they were awesome.
Their album, A Lesson in Crime, stayed on the Canadian College Charts longer than any other album released in 2006, their video for “Cheer it On” won a MuchMusic Video Award in 2007 (resulting in a very awkward acceptance speech) and they’ve been rocking shows all over. If you ever listen to Indie 103.1, you should know these guys well. I think someone over there has a crush on them. These guys are having a blast and so much fun to watch. They’re a hop, skip, and a jump away from being huge.
See them know so you can say “I knew them when.”
Luckily for you, we’re going to get you for free! We have two pairs of tickets to give-away to two lucky people for the show at The Music Box and the Fonda (Map) on the 18th. All you have to do to be entered in a random drawing to win is…
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This weekend and next, the Invertigo Dance Theatre will be presenting Flip Flops and Platforms, with original work by Artistic Director Laura Karlin and guest choreographer Jones Welsh, to an LA audience. Invertigo Dance Theatre does a great job at not only interesting choreography for the well trained eye, but also puts an enjoyable and innovatice show for the ballet novice. It’s refreshing to see a company perform for the mere excuse that they love to dance. The movements, music, and choreography is original and a must see for all you Angelinos.
In today’s political climate, soundbites and certainty are valued above willingness to debate or cross into the uncertain grey spaces. The dancers use dynamic movement to explore how we stand firm on platforms or waver in our beliefs. Invertigo sets out not to condemn or applaud our political stances, but to reveal the subtleties of how we communicate them. The piece explores how we frame an issue and each other, how we choose to view someone and what things look like from different perspectives. All this happens utilizing interactive set pieces, dialogue and of course an array of flip flops and platform shoes.
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