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  • Summer Shakespeare Theatre at Topanga Canyon Starts June 30, 2018

    Jun 28, 2018

    Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum is back with an exciting summer line-up of socially conscious theater, music and performance. The Summer 2018 Season, including five plays set to open in rapid succession and perform in repertory throughout the summer together with a host of satellite events, will open June 2 and continue through mid-October in the company's breathtakingly beautiful outdoor Topanga setting. Kicking off the season on June 2 will be William Shakespeare's Coriolanus, co-directed by...

  • 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Showcased The Power Of The Written Word On The Silver Screen

    Daniel Margolis, Observer Staff Writer|May 20, 2018

    The TCM Classic Film Festival celebrated its ninth consecutive year in Hollywood. This year, the festival’s theme was “Powerful Words: The Page Onscreen”, showcasing a wide variety of classic films in a multitude of genres. The festival featured original screenplays, unique adaptations, and portrayals of writers, real and imagined. TCM Primetime host, Ben Mankiewicz, served as the official host of the festival; other hosts included Illeana Douglas, Alicia Malone, and Dave Karger. The festi...

  • "Welcome to the Men's Group": Eight Broken, Middle-Aged Men Expose Their True Selves

    Daniel Margolis|May 20, 2018

    "Welcome to the Men's Group" is a dramady chronicling one day in a monthly Sunday morning meeting of an all-male support group. The film is co-written, co-produced, directed, and co-stars Joseph Culp, the son of actor Robert Culp (who co-starred with Bill Cosby in the hit 1960s TV series, "I, Spy"). "Welcome to the Men's Group" also stars Timothy Bottoms, Stephen Tobolowsky, David Clennon, Mackenzie Astin, Terence Rotolo, Ali Saam, and Phil Abrams. The premise of the film is fairly...

  • What About Men's Feelings Anyway? "Welcome to the Men's Group" Opens May 18

    Observer Staff|May 14, 2018

    "Welcome to the Men's Group" takes us inside the intimate dynamic of an all- male support group when they gather one morning for a ritual breakfast and their unique form of male bonding. One Sunday a month, these eight men refrain from beer and football to sit in a circle where they share their personal issues, in the noble hope of becoming a bit more evolved than their fathers. On this particular Sunday things do not go as planned when one member appears headed for a breakdown. When stressed...

  • From This, You Make a Living? Jumpstart Hollywood Seminars Starring Judi Levine

    Observer Staff|May 1, 2018

    Local resident Producer Judi Levine has been in LA for almost 25 years and has experienced first-hand the challenges of maintaining a career in the Hollywood entertainment business. After watching too many people struggle with the unexpected and make the same mistakes time and again, Judi developed the JumpStart Hollywood seminars to help newcomers navigate and adapt, both culturally and in business. Since bringing her seminars to Australia and presenting at events in LA, Judi is now offering he...

  • Cher: The Beat Goes on with Additional 2018 Dates Added for her Concert Residency

    Daniel Margolis, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 17, 2018

    Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning super star, Cher, whose career in music, theater, television, and films has spanned well over fifty years, purportedly retired in 2005 after her three-year world-wide tour, "Living Proof: The Farewell Tour". During that time, she appeared in three hundred and twenty-five shows before an estimated three million fans. In 2008, Cher came out of retirement, first to perform a concert residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas ("Cher at the...

  • Interview With Sophie Fiennes: Director Of The New Documentary, "Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami"

    Lisa McGill, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 17, 2018

    "Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami" is a fascinating documentary that provides an intimate glimpse into the life of iconic singer, actress, and model Grace Jones; the film lifts the veil and showcases the superstar as both a woman and artist. Grace Jones has a vast discography spanning over four decades, including the hits, "La Vie en Rose", "Slave to the Rhythm", "Nipple to the Bottle", and "My Jamaican Guy". She is a headliner at music festivals and, to this day, sells out large venues like...

  • Men in Black Trumped Democracy. But they were not Russian, Says Frenchman

    Nancy Kaufman, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 15, 2018

    It's not Russia's interference with the 2016 elections that tilted the vote Trump's way, but rather a dark force hiding in the shadows of his campaign, which is the subject of the French journalist and documentarian, Thomas Huchon's film, Trumping Democracy: Real$ "Fake News" "Your Data," that was released last December. As we take our "mystery tour," through Huchon's film, we travel down paths of dark money, algorithms, sharp tools of the digital trade, and psychometrics, as we learn who moved...

  • Doris Bergman's 10th Annual Valentine Romance Oscar Style Lounge & Party Rocks! Fig & Olive

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 2, 2018

    West Hollywood, California- February 24th, 2018-For the most awaited award seasons of the year, the Oscar Awards, Doris Bergman was once again the sponsor for the highly anticipated 2018 Pre-Awards gift suite. This year the premiere Media company set out to treat the stars to an array of exciting and cutting edge brands and products. Doris Bergman Suites, a leader in celebrity gifting was founded by Doris Bergman, whose vision was to show her genuine appreciation to well deserved TV and Film art...

  • GBK ushers in the New Year with the 2018 Golden Globe Celebrity-Gifting Lounge

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Jan 19, 2018

    Los Angeles- January 2018, The Golden Globes marks the beginning of the Award season, and this year is proving to be a remarkable, highly contested award season in the world of entertainment. GBK, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2018 Golden Globe Nominees and Presenters by hosting its Annual Nominees and presents Luxury gifting lounge. Held at a luxurious 5- star hotel, The Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, appropriately so. This year the guests were...

  • Special Events Mavens GBK, Honor Music's best at 2017 Pre-AMA Luxury Gifting Lounge

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 30, 2017

    Beverly Hills, November 2017- The "Pre-AMA" American Music Awards recently honored the best and brightest in the Music industry. Among the fanfare and festivities, nominees and performers and celebrities alike were treated to a luxurious Hollywood Style Gifting lounge at a private residence in Beverly Hills. GBK is a premiere special events company that is renowned for giving their clients maximum exposure with top Hollywood celebrities. But their events are so much more than just Celebrity Prod...

  • Landmark Puerto Rican Film Restored: "Romance Tropical" was Presumed Lost

    Zoe Muntaner, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 11, 2017

    In September 2016, Jan-Christopher Horak, director of UCLA Film & Television Archive, was searching for material germane to the Archive's research project, Recuerdos de un cine en español: Latin American Cinema in Los Angeles, 1930-1960, and noticed a promising film title: Romance Tropical. A single 35 mm nitrate print had screened in New York City in 1934 and then been placed in a vault belonging to the Krypton Corporation, the contents of which the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) acquired...

  • Jason Aldean Performs Tom Petty Song "I Won't Back Down" on Saturday Night Live

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 16, 2017

    Jason Aldean told the whole world he and they need not back down in the face of inscrutable evil. Appearing on Saturday Night Live, the country music performer sang Tom Petty's hit song about defiance and courage. He preceded this with a brief but brave monologue on the importance of facing evil. Petty died this week also, of cardiac arrest after a brief hospitalization. He died on October 2, the day after the shooting, at age 66. Aldean cancelled several appearances following the October 1 shoo...

  • Why Bisexuality Has Been Under-Represented On Stage

    Odalys Nanin|Aug 3, 2017

    What better way to educate, enlighten and entertain the audience by peeling and revealing their most torrid love affairs! My hit play MARILYN MY SECRET! ran for two years in West Hollywood at Macha Theatre//films. I wrote it because, I was intrigued with the love affair of six years between Natasha Lytess and Marilyn Monroe. Natasha Lytess was the head acting coach at Warner Brothers, when she was assign Marilyn Monroe as her student. Ms Monroe was a 19 year old bit player who Natasha Lytess...

  • Winter Is Here: HBO Rolls Out Icy Blue Carpet for Season 7 Premiere of "Game of Thrones" in Los Angeles 

    Vildana Hajric, Observer Staff Writer|Jul 27, 2017

    HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones," which is based on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" books, premiered its seventh season in downtown Los Angeles last night at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Numerous cast members, including Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the show, and Sophie Turner, who portrays Sansa Stark, made an appearance. The event drew other stars, as well – Queen Latifah, Jimmy Kimmel, and Amanda Peet were spotted in the crowd. Before screening the highly a...

  • 'Any Night' a premier at the Sacred Fools Theatre Company in Hollywood

    Ron Irwin, Observer Staff Writer|Jul 21, 2017

    As the show begins there are two players on stage. Their relationship is a best vague yet in some ways strong. There is some dancing and dialogue evolves as the woman takes up residence in a small apartment managed by the man. Even the set is somewhat vague yet conveys the idea that the man is somehow either controlling or at the very least keeping a very close watch on the woman. At one point a tarot card is found and apparently that card states that one of you shall die. The plot thickens....

  • Winner Of DIY Spider-Man Suit Contest Announced

    Zane|Jul 10, 2017

    Super hero fans around the country had a chance to put their own Spidey senses to the test by creating original DIY suits inspired by Sony Pictures' new movie, "Spider-Man: Homecoming," in theaters on Friday, July 7 in the U.S. After narrowing the entries down to 10 semi-finalists and then five finalists, one especially crafty entrant won a trip to the world premiere screening of "Spider-Man: Homecoming" on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Tiffany Mink (@tiffmink) turned a red dress found at her local...

  • Universal Studios Hollywood Brings American Horror Story to Halloween Horror Nights

    Zane|Jul 3, 2017

    Universal Studios Hollywood announces the return of FX's critically-acclaimed, Award-winning television series "American Horror Story," bringing Ryan Murphy's demented "Roanoke" installment to life at this year's "Halloween Horror Nights" event, beginning Friday, September 15, 2017. "American Horror Story: Roanoke" will unearth the twisted legacy of The Lost Colony of Roanoke, transporting guests to the haunted backwoods of North Carolina where they will experience the terror that has tormented...

  • Joshua Bell - The Classical Collection: Available August 18

    Zane|Jun 19, 2017

    Sony Classical announces the release of Joshua Bell – The Classical Collection, a 14-CD set of albums of classical repertoire that the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award winning violinist has recorded for the label over the past twenty years. The collection is available worldwide on August 18th, 2017. Displaying the unique breadth, versatility and breathtaking virtuosity, beguiling sensitivity and sheer tonal beauty that has made Bell an icon for audiences of all ages and musical tastes t...

  • The Beach Boys Open The Vaults For '1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow'

    Zane|Jun 8, 2017

    The Beach Boys have personally overseen the creative process for a new 2CD and digital collection, 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow, to be released worldwide on June 30. 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow features producers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd's new, first-ever stereo mix of The Beach Boys' 1967 Wild Honey album and throws open the legendary band's vault to debut 54 sought-after 1967 rarities, 50 years after they were put to tape. Previously unreleased highlights on the new collection include The Beach Boy...

  • Kate Huffman Says Life is Better with a Laugh

    Ron Irwin|Jun 4, 2017

    After well over two years in development and one totally discarded script award winning actress and writer Kate Huffman is ready to launch her hilarious and poignant one person but 18 character show "I'm Too Fat For This Show" in the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show is very personal and yet relates to a great many people as it looks at obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorder with the perfect balance of truth, wit and humor. Kate is of the opinion that our society places far...

  • Make 'Em Laugh: The 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival Celebrates Comedy in the Movies

    Daniel Margolis, Observer Staff Writer|May 1, 2017
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    The TCM Classic Film Festival returned to Hollywood for its eighth consecutive year on Thursday, April 6, 2017. This year, the four-day film festival celebrated the Golden Age of Comedy. From low-brow to high-brow, from slapstick to sophisticated, and from lone clowns to comedic duos to madcap ensembles, the festival celebrated a broad array of comedic gems, many of which haven't been screened in movie theaters for decades. This year's festival celebrated the life and memory of Robert Osborne...

  • New Undiscovered Prince Recordings Released April 21

    Zane|May 1, 2017

    In honor of the one year anniversary of Pop icon Prince's passing, RMA (Rogue Music Alliance) has released a special six song EP titled DELIVERANCE, of new, undiscovered studio recordings from 2006-2008. The title track, "Deliverance," is available now on iTunes and Apple Music. The pre-order for the EP is also available now on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. The EP disc version of DELIVERANCE will be released nationwide on June 2 at Walmart, Target and other major brick and mortar stores....

  • A Walk On Water presents Wine for Waves Empowering Surf Therapy for Children with Special Needs

    Christine Peake, Santa Monica Observer|Apr 27, 2017

    A Walk On Water (AWOW), a national nonprofit organization providing surf therapy to children with special needs, is proud to announce that its first annual fundraiser will take place on Saturday, April 29th beginning at 8:00 PM in Malibu, California at Malibu Wines. The Wine for Waves fundraiser will be hosted by a committee of locally-devoted influential figures including Pierce Brosnan, Brandon Boyd, Shaun & Carla Tomson, Scott Caan, Kassia Meador, Reef McIntosh, Julie Gilhart, John Paul &...

  • Make Music Day 2017 Returns On Wednesday, June 21

    Zane|Apr 27, 2017

    Make Music Day, the annual global celebration featuring more than 4,000 free, outdoor concerts, music lessons and jam sessions in the United States, returns this year on Wednesday, June 21. The all-day musical celebration on the summer solstice, which brings people of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels together to make music, will feature over 50 U.S. cities hosting major celebrations including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Madison, Milwaukee,...

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