The independent filmmaker’s life is the life of a starving artist. Maxing out credit cards, bargaining for permits and convincing actors to work for free are often only stepping stones to bigger and better things. Read more...
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January 24, 9:00 pm
Bruins strike success at Sundance
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January 24, 9:00 pm
Rove and Relish: Selling frozen perfection in plain and green tea
Pinkberry creator Young Lee oozes Asian action star. Taller than Bruce Lee and more handsome than Jackie Chan, he is clad in a black jacket and Tom Ford shades that border on obnoxious. Read more...
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January 23, 9:00 pm
Arts Review: Hammer Contemporary Collection, Part I
Hammer Contemporary Collection, Part I UCLA Hammer Museum Jan. 16 ““ April 8 The Hammer Contemporary Collection is state of the art ““ pun intended. Part I of the exhibition, unveiled Jan. Read more...
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January 23, 9:00 pm
Year of the Reunion brings new tours, albums
I spent New Year’s Eve in a small garage in Oceanside. Two of my good friends had set up a makeshift recording studio and, instead of partying until we could no longer remember each other’s names, we spent upward of an hour improvising and recording whatever we came up with. Read more...
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January 22, 9:00 pm
Join the global warming trend
With record-breaking hot temperatures in New York, and hail falling in Westwood, it’s hard to know how to predict the weather. It’s even more difficult to guess how to dress, just in case of a torrential downpour or a sunny afternoon. Read more...
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January 22, 9:00 pm
Soundbite: Of Montreal
of Montreal “Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?” POLYVINYL RECORDS Yes, this is another album showcasing a 30-something’s bouts with depression. However, of Montreal’s “Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?” is no cliche album. Read more...
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January 22, 9:00 pm
Fowler film series to show reality of Tuareg life
They say a photograph is truth. And a film, truth at 24 frames per second. Whether or not that is the case, the Fowler Museum’s newest film series hopes to reveal something of the reality behind an often misunderstood people. Read more...