Although I hate to admit it, I have known about the iconic American guitarist/composer John Fahey and played his music on the guitar for more than 40 years. So, I’d like to begin my review of the documentary “In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey,” written, directed and produced by James [...]

“G-DOG,” a documentary film about Father Greg Boyle, will screen at Laemmle Theaters in Claremont, Santa Monica, North Hollywood, Pasadena and Encino beginning April 25. The film, written and directed by Oscar winner Freida Mock, is a profile of Father Boyle, a Jesuit priest and unlikely gang expert who rescues tough street kids through the largest, most [...]

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies,” his sequel to his widely popular “The Phantom of the Opera,” has been successfully transferred to the silver screen for viewing by those not able to fly to Melbourne, Australia, to experience this most entertaining musical.
This 165-minute film begins with interviews with Lloyd Webber and various members of his [...]

Win a pair of tickets to an encore screening in IMAX of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies,” the sequel to his widely popular “The Phantom of the Opera,” at the Burbank AMC theaters on Wednesday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. Simply send an email to editor@culturespotla.com with the answer to the following trivia [...]

Be one of the first to see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies,” the highly anticipated sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera,” when NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision present the first U.S. showing of the three-time Helpmann Award winner in movie theaters nationwide on Tuesday, Feb. 28, with a second showing on March 7, [...]

You may not know it, but most people are informally aware of Charles and Bernice “Ray” Eames’ aesthetic impact on the world. In “Eames: The Architect and the Painter,” producers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey recount the lives and creative output of the Eameses, who are best known for their modern furniture (such as the [...]

The School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California offers an ongoing weekly showcase for upcoming international, documentary and independent cinema called Outside the Box [Office]. Screenings are free and open to the public. The following article originally appeared in the USC Trojan Family Magazine.
Art Films? We Got ‘Em
Alex Ago fills the screens [...]

Knowing full well the celebrity and genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and no doubt having seen Milos Forman’s “Amadeus,” it’s probably difficult to imagine a movie where Mozart is only a very minor character, no less one overshadowed by his older sibling. But that’s just what the intriguing and exquisitely composed “Mozart’s Sister” offers.
Writer, director [...]