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Author Archives: Carolyn Soyars
The Quiet Car
L.A. is beautiful in the rain. Everything glistened as the train pulled up to the platform at Union Station – the cement, the metal rafters, the train itself, cleansed by the storm and ready to take me home to Ventura … Continue reading
Jerry Lee Lewis at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, Friday, November 24, 2017
The Theatre at Ace Hotel, a gilded grand dame of the silent movie age that has been lovingly refurbished in recent years, resides over downtown Los Angeles like an ancient star, with faded glamor and many stories to tell. It … Continue reading
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CD Review: Justin Hayward “All the Way”
We’re in the midst of the most hostile election season I can remember; during these contentious times, I find myself wanting to get away from all the noise, name-calling and anger. And my musical choices at the moment reflect my desire … Continue reading
Fruit! The Juiciest Art Show of the Summer! Thursday, 7/21
Is the oppressive summer heat getting you down? Are you waking up in your stiflingly hot, un-air conditioned apartment in the middle of the night, sweating, sadly pushing away your beloved pet and/or significant other because it is just too … Continue reading
Bloomsday Celebration at The Hammer, June 16
You don’t have to finish all 1,000 or so pages of James Joyce’s mighty tome, “Ulysses,” in order to celebrate Bloomsday, nor do you have to live in Dublin. The celebration (named after the book’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom), occurs every … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Events, Miscellanious, Theater
Tagged Bloomsday, Hammer Museum, Irish culture, James Joyce, literature, Live Music
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Noir City: 18th Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film Noir
Now just look here, all you hard-livin’ broads and fellas, with a knack for seein’ things in black’n’white. Dem picture folks over at American Cinematheque, in cahoots with da Film Noir Foundation, are puttin’ on a show – why, it ain’t … Continue reading
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Skip Heller 78 RPM Release Party Thursday 3/24/16 at La Luz De Jesus Gallery
For years, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of owning an antique Victrola. I can picture strolling over to it in the corner of the living room, taking a scratchy old record out of the gorgeous wooden cabinet, watching the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged Dionysus Records, Le Luz De Jesus Gallery, Les Baxter, record collecting, Skip Heller, Soap Plant, vinyl records, Wacko
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Pete Seeger Tribute at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum Sat., March 12, 1:00 P.M.
On Saturday, March 12, at 1:00 P.M., Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon will be holding their annual Pete Seeger tribute, in their woodsy open-air theater. Each year, performers gather together onstage at the Botanicum in honor of the … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious, Music, Theater, Upcoming Events
Tagged Ellen Geer, folk music, Pete Seeger, The Waltons, Theatricum Botanicum, Topanga Canyon, Will Geer
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Movie Review: The Revenant
Arrows impaling necks. Faces slapped with rifles. Bloody strips of meat. Grizzly paws on flesh. A disemboweled horse carcass used for a sleeping bag. Bitter cold. Rape. Shootings, stabbings, and villages set on fire. Animal entrails. Blood in the river. … Continue reading
The Big Short
When making “The Big Short,” the story of the Wall Street crash of 2008, it seems director Adam McKay (former head writer of “Saturday Night Live”) must have been considering the short attention spans of Americans. The film is interspersed … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam McKay, Brad Pitt, Chistian Bale, Steve Carell, The Big Short, Wall Street crash
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