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The Aero:
More on this elsewhere, but I can’t omit it from the week’s highlights, cos it’s really good. It’s like a secret history of LA through the movies - all those backdrops that look so movie-anonymous, or buildings that look so strangely familiar, alongside all the landmarks and neighborhoods that no longer exist except almost by accident in cinema history. The film takes a turn for the political in the last hour (it’s three hours long) - it’s just as fertile an area as the geography and as a result feels a bit skimped and tacked on - but overall, a marvelous feast for the eyes, and a terrific portrait of the home of the movies.
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wj - free shows - 9.11.2008
Relax! Enjoy the weekend! Here are your free shows:
Friday, September 12
- Gongmyoung | 7:30 pm at McArthur Park | Info Here
- Supreme Beings of Leisure, Carmen Rizzo | 9:00 am at the Echo | Info Here
Saturday, September 13
- Mariachi Divas | 3:00 pm at Norwalk City Hall Lawn | Info Here
- Cutame Camones | 6:00 pm at McArthur Park | Info Here
- Marito Rivera y su Grupo Bravo | 7:30 pm at McArthur Park
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September 11th, 2008 Written by: Mali · No Comments
Now we get to the good stuff! Burn After Reading, Towelhead, and Flow: For Love of Water are all influential, smart and amazing films for you to go out and see this weekend.
Burn After Reading is s new film by the Coen Brothers with John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, and Richard Jenkins. How could you go wrong? Then there is Alan Ball’s new film, Towelhead, a dark comedy with Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi and Summer Bishi’s. This film deals with with some dark issues but like American Beauty and “Six Feet Under” it does so with a twist of humor. Then you have one of the highest recommended documentaries of the year, Flow: For Love of Water, which talks about how companies are capitalizing and destroying our water supply which is running out!
If none of those get you going, there are also three completely different films, The Family That Preys, Righteous Kill, and The Women opening this week. Whether you’re into drama, action, or female bonding, there is something for you.
So here they are, this week’s film releases with cast and crew information, reviews, show times and tickets, and trailers! Enjoy…
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Holy rockness! This Thursday is packed! So many bands, so little time. Also, our friends, Gangi, have another show tonight. Be sure to check them out if you haven’t done so yet! Here’s the rest of your round up - with times, directions, ticket info and more!
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September 11th, 2008 Written by: Mali · No Comments
Well, you know you’ve made it when they name a bottle of ABSOLUT after you. Los Angeles, we’ve made it. For a limited time only you can buy a bottle of ABSOLUT LOS ANGELES. The the vodka is flavored with pomegranate, blueberry, acai, and acerola. Sounds refreshing and like it will get me completely hammered without realizing. Awesome!
Just to add a cherry on top, by buying a bottle you’ll be supporting the environment. That’s right, ABSOLUT is donating $250,000 from the sale of ABSOLUT LOS ANGELES to Green Way LA which helps recycle old goods it into furniture, lighting, sculpture, etc.
They have already come up with a number of ABSOLUT LOS ANGELES mixed drinks, so give one a try. Would you like a LA LA Land or a Rising star?
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Tags: Bars · Upcoming events
This week in the literary world revolves around the idea of exposure. Plenty of opportunities are available for you to be exposed to others’ experiences - in the form of a memoir composed around rebellion and lust, stirring public performances by established talent, and a few bound thoughts and ideas in the form of books. But also, we’ve an open poetry/prose/spoken word reading, so as not to leave you pent-up and wanting for release.
- Signing and Tasting | Thursday, September 11, 2008 | 7:30 pm | Village Books - Map | Nancy Mehagian signs and discusses Siren’s Feast: An Edible Odyssey. Described as “part memoir, part cookbook, large part raucous adventure”, it’s bound to include the very best parts this life has to offer, but I’m definitely curious to know how much raucous adventure one can get. To order a copy, click here or pick one up in-store. For more info, call (310) 454-4063.
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Not gonna lie - I’m fighting an urge to buy the 75 dollar tickets for Stone Temple Pilots. Check out the wonderful shows going on tonight!
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September 10th, 2008 Written by: Mali · No Comments
Some of your may already be uncontrollably jumping off the walls others of you may be asking WTF? What’s a “Pinball Tournament and Arcade Game”? Well, it’s awesome. It’s like going to the Natural History Museum and riding the dinosaurs, going to a car show and driving all the cars… you pick an analogy that works for you. To enter you make small donation to the charity TACA - Talk About Curing Autism - and then you get to play as many freakin’ arcade games and pinball machines until your fingers fall off. All the games at the event are free play, so there’s nothing stopping you!
If you are brave enough you may even decide to try your luck at the PINBALL TOURNAMENT (put an echo to that) where you will compete against other players and celebrities to win your very own Pinball Machine or $1000 CASH!
Also, there will be amazing raffles, catering, a full (pay) bar, and an auction.
So come, enjoy the food and games, and help participate in something good for others. Really there is no better combo.
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Tags: Charity · Local LA · Upcoming events
September 9th, 2008 Written by: Mali · 2 Comments
On Thursday, September 11th, 12th, and 13th at 7:30 PM, LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF, 2003, 169 min. Dir. Thom Andersen. Voted Best Doc of 2004 by the Village Voice and one of our most requested encore screenings, will be played at the Aero Theater on Montana. On September 13th, director Thom Andersen will appear for a discussion after the film.
If you like in LA and love film, you can’t miss this event. This film will only be screened in theaters and never releases on DVD. Now is your chance, to see hundreds of archival and film clips reveal an almost secret history of the City of Angels.
Filmmaker Thom Andersen, a life-long Angelino, works in a tradition pioneered by Godard, Chris Marker and Agnes Varda. His enthralling essay investigates ’50s B-movies that use Los Angeles as the epitome of urban sleaze, science fiction classics that revel in destroying its tallest buildings, and film noirs that paint it the nation’s capital for adultery and murder. Ever think about why Los Angeles’s modern architectural classics (by Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright) are favored housing for villains? It’s a movie for anyone who loves (or hates) Los Angeles and who wonders what they may have missed by not spending more hours in the dark.
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Tonight’s music is just pure goodness. Make sure to check out our friends, THENEWNO2 and Rumspringa - for FREE! Here is the round up of your local bands playing in Los Angeles tonight - with times, directions, ticket info and more!
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September allows us to say goodbye to the summer . Hello, autumn! Here are your free shows for the week of September 8 - 11:
Monday, September 8
- Whispering Pines, My Imaginary Friends, Young Hunting, Caroline Movement | 9:00 pm at Silverlake Lounge (21+) | Info Here
- Dios (malos) | 9:00 at Spaceland | Info Here
- Death to Anders, Robert Francis,The Henry Clay People, Manhattan Murder Mystery | 8:30 pm at the Echo | Info Here
Tuesday, September 9
- THENEWNO2, The Outline, Rumspringa, White Arrows | 7:30 at the Key Club | Info Here
Wednesday, September 10
- The Parson Red Heads | 7:00 pm at Amoeba | Info Here
- Eleni Mandell | 9:00 pm at Silverlake Lounge | Info Here
- Venus Illuminato, Olin And The Moon, Eleni Mandell, Dillon Campbell | 8:00 pm at the Tangier | Info Here
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Monday’s not so bad. Why won’t people believe me? Well here are some FREE shows to prove everyone wrong! Take a look and see if there’s anything you fancy. Our friends, Gangi and Henry Clay People, are definitely up for some lovin’. I don’t know about you but I don’t just fancy free music; I LOVE it.
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