It’s The Hurt Locker vs. Avatar for Best Picture this year, a true David and Goliath Oscar battle. I’m rooting for the underdog.
I saw the low-budget The Hurt Locker long before the mega-million-dollar 3D IMAX film, and when I left the theater I couldn’t imagine any other film being my Best Picture pick. I was [...]
First New York got one. Then LA did. It may be the future of classical music, or not. But one thing is for certain: It is an attempt to bring new vitality to the genre and appeal to a younger — or bored, or ADD — crowd. And that can only be a good thing. [...]
“Rauschenberg at Gemini” continues through March 21 at the Armory Center for the Arts. Curator Jay Belloli has assembled many of Robert Rauschenberg’s most famous prints, print series, and multiples produced between 1967 and 2001 at Gemini G.E.L., the world-famous multiples workshop in Los Angeles, which was organized in 1966 and is still run by [...]
Visit the FIDM Museums & Galleries for the chance to see the work of award-winning costume designers in exquisite detail, as the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising presents the 18th annual “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” exhibition Feb. 9 through April 17. In addition to costumes from 2009 films, designs worn by Keira [...]
This week we recommend two free and fabulous concerts from Jim Eninger’s Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter:
Sundays Live Chamber Music Series
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
Sunday, Dec. 20, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Leo S. Bing Theater
5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax), LA
Parking across the street at Wilshire & Spaulding
Program:
Jean-Henri d’Anglebert: Prelude from Suite III
Brahms: [...]
Nathan Gunn, an award-winning baritone who was included in People magazine’s 2008 list of sexiest men alive, is onstage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion through Dec. 19 as Figaro, the title role in LA Opera’s “The Barber of Seville.” The Rossini opera features some instantly recognizable music (“Thanks to Warner Brothers,” Gunn said with a [...]
There isn’t a pit for the groundlings at the Broad Stage, but the current production of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” still gives a taste of experiencing a visit to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. The theater company, which performs at home in an authentic reproduction of the Bard’s 1599 playhouse, is in Santa Monica for a [...]
We are reprinting information from the Santa Monica Museum of Art and Union Station Homeless Services about how you can help the homeless this holiday season, starting with food drives this weekend.
Santa Monica Museum of Art
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, join SMMoA for a food drive and Cause for Creativity workshop to benefit the individuals [...]
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Company will perform “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica Nov. 20-29. The opening night performance on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by a party hosted at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and sponsored by Los Angeles Magazine.
“Love’s Labour’s Lost” is a comedy, in which [...]
A Noise Within has announced special receptions following four performances.
Tickets for Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” are selling out fast. But be sure to get yours for the performances on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 8 p.m. or Friday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m. for the chance to enjoy a “Champagne and Sardines” reception and discussion with [...]
