Category Archives: Movies

Eat/See/Hear this Saturday with “Raiders of The Lost Ark”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Eat|See|Hear is a monthly event beginning this Saturday through September 14th featuring an outdoor movie (on a 52-foot wide, High Definition screen), live music from local buzzbands and LA’s favorite food trucks. This Saturday’s event will take place at Paul Revere … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “War Witch”

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Simone Snaith

War Witch (“Rebelle”) is a riveting French film about the life of child soldier Komona, in an unspecified country in Africa. Written and directed by Kim Nguyen, the film was nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, … Continue reading →

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War Witch: Rachel Mwanza and Kim Nguyen Talk About Making the Movie

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Billy Bennight

Rachel Mwanza and Kim Nguyen. Photo for Los Angeles Beat by Billy Bennight Rachel Mwanza and Kim Nguyen joined us at a round table interview at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills in support of the feature War Witch, an … Continue reading →

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Meet The Multinauts!

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Simone Snaith

The Multinauts is a spectacularly cheesy and clever, low-budget sci-fi web series from  Telefantasy Studios, which “creates cult movies, music videos, and experimental films using a mix of practical, analog, and computer generated effects.” The ridiculous special effects are definitely one of the best … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Phantom”

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Phantom, directed by Todd Robinson, is a tightly wound film about an aging Russian submarine that is hijacked during the Cold War by extremists, intent of starting a real war. Apparently based on actual events but not a full true story, … Continue reading →

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2013 Academy Awards – Our Predictions

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Brian Michaels

It wouldn’t be the L.A Beat without an acknowledgment of our town’s biggest party, the Academy Awards.  Honoring the best films of 2012, it will be held tomorrow night at the Dolby Theatre.   Los Angeles is Mecca for a film … Continue reading →

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The Annie Awards: Fast Track Prognosticator to Animation Oscar Win and a Tribute to Animation Legend June Foray

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Billy Bennight

    Arriving early always makes a event seem to ramp in a slow manner. Like any other award event it will reach it peak speeding things along in dramatic fashion on the Red Carpet just before it’s official start. … Continue reading →

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Movie review: 56 Up

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dave Soyars

“Show me the child at seven and I’ll show you the man” is the phrase heard throughout the episodes of the Up documentary series, which originally premiered on British TV as Seven Up, in 1964.  The series has followed the participants, 14 English children from a variety … Continue reading →

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“Romeo + Juliet” at The Historic Los Angeles Theatre

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Cinespia and the Los Angeles Historic Theater Foundation present Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet at the Los Angeles Theatre downtown on February 9th. The 1930s movie palace is apparently rarely open to the public, and according to the photo album on the website, … Continue reading →

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Petra Haden Sings the Movies at The Getty Center

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Petra Haden gives a free concert at The Getty on January 26th, performing the painstakingly created vocal versions of movie scores from her album Petra Haden Goes To The Movies. Accompanied by a 16-member choir, Haden will sing a capella the music … Continue reading →

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