Punk Fundraiser ‘Fire Escape’ to Bring Relief at The Three Clubs

Fire Escape at the Three Clubs, Hollywood California. Illustration courtesy of Jeffrey Damnit.

Three Clubs, CPB Productions, and Jeffrey Damnit bring “Fire Escape: Hollywood’s Fire Relief Live Concert & Telethon,” a 12-hour fundrasing concert beginning Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 2 p.m., until Sunday February 2, 2025 until 2 a.m., at Three Clubs.

The 12-hour concert and fundraiser will feature a variety of music entertainment, bringing top performers together to support the CCF Wildfire Recovery Fund Los Angeles.

The night’s Host and Emcee, Jeffrey Damnit, Actor, Writer, and Co-owner of The Dragonfly in Hollywood, found it a very easy “Yes” when asked to organize the event, as he has previously partnered with organizations such as the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, The Midnight Mission (Midnight Wonderland at The Whisky), and Imagine LA, to create such fundraising events. Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Glorious Destiny

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2020 Texas Gladiators” * (1983, Severin Films) Post-apocalyptic Western with stoic Al Cliver as a futuristic Texas Ranger protecting a band of survivors against jackbooted thugs led by Donald O’Brien, who wants the survivors’ uranium mine in order to make a ruined American great again as he sees it (read: a nightmare). Alarmingly prescient entry in the cycle of Italian-made “Mad Max” carbons in the 1980s offers little by way of variation on the subgenre’s tropes but is at least fast-paced and entertaining in a blowed-up-real-good way; Severin’s Limited Edition three-disc UHD/Blu-ray combo is loaded with extras, including interviews with Cliver, co-star Geretta Geretta (“Demons”), co-directors Joe D’Amato and colossal George Eastman, and assistant director Michele Soavi (“Cemetery Man”), as well as trailers and a full CD of Carlo Maria Corda’s score.

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, january 28, 2025

next door to my pedro town yesterday, in wilmas… just east of harry bridges bl at broad av and looking north…

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What Can You Do for LA: New Disaster Recovery Center Locations and How To Help

Scott Webster surveys the ruins of his family’s home burned by the Eaton fire, January 25, 2025, Altadena, California. Photo by Lori Webster.

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After asking ourselves, “What can we best do right now to help our friends and neighbors in need?,” the editors at The Los Angeles Beat have put together a myriad of ways to help us answer that question in what may come to be an ever-evolving and growing list.

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, january 20, 2025

more like picture of the day, correct?

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, january 13, 2025

beyond words…

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Ted Turner and the Last Roundup Theater Review

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Much like the legendary “News on the March” segment in the film “Citizen Kane” Ted Turner was always news, much like the news that he defined in the way that the world would come to watch it for decades.

Businessman, philanthropist and much, much more, Ted Turner was, and still is, larger than life.

Mark Whicker’s fascinating portrait of the titular subject, “Ted Turner and the Last Roundup” is the Long Beach Playhouse’s inaugural offering of their Studio Collaborative 2025 season and it’s off to a stellar start. Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, january 4, 2025

just couldn’t say “happy” a few days ago but yeah, we’re in the new year now… kind of like the tug brooks m hamilton here helping a fuel barge north up the main channel of the port of l.a. right past the terminal island prison (see one of the guard towers near the center of the photo?) here this morning in my pedro town. the sea gull on the left is kind of looking how I feel: bracing for whatever more hell 2025 might brings us…

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Movies Till Dawn: Only the Best People

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Shelf Life” (1993, Liberation Hall) A trio of siblings (O-Lan Jones, Jim Turner, and Andrea Stein) are dragged into a bomb shelter as children by their paranoid parents in 1963; three decades later, the parents are long dead, but the sisters and brother, now full-grown adults but with adolescent energy and emotions, continue to play elaborate and bizarre games in an attempt to make sense of their existence. Long-lost final feature from director Paul Bartel (“Eating Raoul) was based on a stage play written and performed by the three leads (and produced at the Lex Theatre in Los Angeles), whose full-throttle performances help the film from feeling stagebound. “Shelf Life” is very much a part of Bartel’s body of work, which found the humanity at the heart of outrageous situations; it’s unfortunate that it never saw a release during this lifetime (he died in 2000), but Liberation Hall helps to make up for this oversight with a Blu-ray struck from a newly discovered 35mm print; the cast is present on a commentary track (with DP Philip Holahan and filmmaker Alex Mechanik, who spearheaded the film’s revival), a Q&A filmed at the American Cinematheque, and in a new “interview” with the siblings.

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A Last-Minute Guide: Places to Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2025 in L.A.

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New Year’s Eve is just a day away. If you still haven’t finalized your plans, see our list below of places to ring out 2024 and ring in 2025. As of publication time, all these events still had some reservations remaining. Happy New Year!

The critically acclaimed n/soto offers izakaya-style food at its location in West Adams. Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Michelin-star winning eatery with a special eight-course, prix-fixe menu, $185, along with complimentary bubbly for those who are ringing in the New Year. More info

Headed to Palm Springs for New Year’s Eve? Celebrate the holiday at Alice B., the latest restaurant from acclaimed chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken. The James Beard and Julia Child award-winning chefs are also celebrating the one-year anniversary of their Downtown Palm Springs eatery. Alice B. is a culinary celebration of the legacies of Alice B. Toklas and her life partner Gertrude Stein. The evening’s highlights include champagne, caviar, and live music from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and East Coast ball drop at 9 p.m. Order from the regular dinner menu or indulge in the four-course prix-fixe menu ($125) that includes caviar and cornmeal blinis, salad, your choice of three mains, and dessert. More info

Begin your celebration on New Year’s Eve afternoon and share a sunset toast on the expansive rooftop at Hotel Erwin in Venice. Take in panoramic ocean views, groove to a live DJ, and raise a glass to the New Year with a glass of bubbly at sunset. Guests can indulge in small bites and expertly prepared craft cocktails before a night of celebrating 2025. Event hours are 1 to 7 p.m., with the sunset toast at 6 p.m. More info

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