MARY POPPINS RETURNS; PUSSY RIOT PERFORMS
Thanks to KCRW’s Partner Screenings, LACMA and Disney, I was treated to a screening of “Mary Poppins Returns” at LACMA’s Bing Auditorium.
THREE FOREIGN FILMS
I tend toward the quieter films; you’ll never see me in line for the latest big buzz movie. And I found these three foreign films to
Holiday Cheer; High Camp; HIV/AIDS Mass
“Come from Away,” through January 6, 2019 at the Ahmanson Theatre, will restore your faith in humanity. This uplifting musical tells the story
The brilliant new documentary, “Science Fair,” offers hope for the future. If you’ve been as discouraged as I am by the anti-science climate in America today, buy tickets now
Good things do occasionally happen on Facebook. I posted about how much I loved the movie “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” (on Netflix), and Santa Monica civic
Dealing with some health issues has again kept me out of the public sphere, unable to attend events and turning me into a hermit at home. I’ve been reading
I’m just a tad embarrassed to say that until about two weeks ago when fellow columnist Charles Andrews and I attended an arts luncheon, I had never been to
Barra Grant has gotten a lot of press attention for her one-woman show, “Miss America’s Ugly Daughter.” She calls it a dark comedy, and it’s onstage at the
“Love, Cecil” captures the essence and aesthetics of Cecil Beaton’s life; it opens at the Nuart on Friday, July 20. A Renaissance man of the 20th century, he was
Jim Henson’s life work is being celebrated at The Skirball Cultural Center through September 2, and what a life he led. I had no idea about the longevity and
Vicki Juditz (pronounced YOOD-itz) did not know, till she was in her 20s, that in German her name meant “Jew.” An actor, writer, voice-over artist and activist, she was a
