Admit it, you know all the words to Grease‘s “Summer Nights” and can sing both the Danny and Sandy bits if you had to. “Summer lovin’ had me a blaaaast…” Now you can sing it loud and proud in public with a bunch of other Greasers at ArcLight’s Sing-a-Long presentation of Grease on Monday while…
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This Weekend: L.A. Becomes Eclectic
Look into Bowie’s eyes, you want to have funnn this weekendddd. Lots to do and all of it on the odd and unusual side what with a scavenger hunt with dinosaurs, a Hollywood pool party and a not-so-Hollywood pool party, photo exhibit and djs, and did you see David Bowie in that wig? Ah, only…
Big Time at Hammer: Q&A with David Lynch
You probably know him as your friendly and crazy-looking L.A. weatherman, but apparently he also makes movies. Director David Lynch will be doing a Q&A after the screening of his most recent cinematic oddity Inland Empire during Filter Magazine and the Hammer Museum’s bimonthly late night artsy-fartsy event. But even better, Lynch will perform “Polish…
This Weekend: Cruisers, Cabaret and Chili Fries
Flickr Shot by The Flying Enchilada It’s the first time in a long time I don’t have any concrete plans this weekend. What’s the world coming to? At least there are some cool events to look into. Friday, July 20 Ma Du Zi/DDPush Moving Sale Find whopping discounts of 80%-95% off designer goodies by the…
This Weekend: I'm Outtie
Since I’m supposed to be leaving for San Francisco in 15 minutes I only have enough time to quote a bunch of people about what’s going on this weekend. Lame, I know. But I wanted to make sure you guys had stuff to do. Heh. Saturday, July 7 Bootie LA 2nd Anniversary “Bootie LA celebrates…
Film Complaint: Transformers
I had to see Transformers. I owed it to my inner child, the one who is still and will always be fascinated with bright, shiny transforming aliens. And I knew that if I really wanted to see the Autobots and Decepticons slugfest I had to endure Michael Bay’s inane directing as well as the masses…
This Weekend: Will You Look at That?
Ugh, I’mb sigg but hopefully that won’t mess up my weekend. I’ll be pissed if it does get in my way of checking out the following cuz it does involve some singing and dancing. Grumble. Friday, June 29 Vintage Clothes Fundraising Sale Although this clothes sale is in Woodland Hills, it might be worth a…
The Buffy Musical Sing-A-Long at the Crest
Buffy fans will love this: The Buffy Musical: Once More With Singing! A Big-Screen Interactive Extravaganza. It’s a special showing for the 2007 L.A. Film Festival. For those who’ve never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the hilarious, ass-kicking television series created by Joss Whedon, “Once More, With Feeling” was the one musical episode where the…
This Weekend: Awesome Mix Tape of Fun
What with my birthday party and DJ Shadow at the Bowl this weekend, it’s going to be a helluva good time. Unfortunately for me, there are soo many other fun things going on, too, that I’ll have to miss cuz of my previous plans. But if for some reason you’re free, you might want to…
Sunday Summer Cinema in The W's Backyard
One of the best summer traditions in L.A. is movie screenings outdoors. You’ve got screenings in cemeteries, on downtown buildings and on piers but the swankiest locale has to be that of the W Los Angeles — Westwood. The hotel, Redlight Promotions and The Hollywood Reporter present Sunday Summer Cinema in The Backyard this summer…
