Author Archives: James Eliopulos

‘Bedlam’ – Monday, April 13 on PBS SoCal

Posted on April 13, 2020 by James Eliopulos

Is a time of isolation, of self-confinement – of keeping even family and friends at a distance beyond breath and touch – the right moment to ask viewers of PBS SoCal’s ‘Independent Lens’ series to take a troubling journey through the … Continue reading →

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Gurf Morlix – Sunday April 28 at McCabes on Pico

Posted on April 24, 2019 by James Eliopulos

You have to wonder just how much better Gurf Morlix can keep on getting. After moving from Buffalo, New York to Texas at 24 years old to play with the legendary songwriter Blaze Foley, Morlix spent the next 11 years … Continue reading →

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Theater: Too Much Sun by Nicky Silver. Through April 28 at the Odyssey.

Posted on April 7, 2019 by James Eliopulos

  For those who are fortunate, a family in chaos still functions as a family. And all of the turmoil that travails them (whether comedic or caustic, merely fantasized or fully realized) is balanced against a certainty of love. One … Continue reading →

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Talking About the Beatles! Friday August 3, at McCabe’s in Santa Monica

Posted on July 30, 2018 by James Eliopulos

Every great city has its legendary music venues. Every great city has its history of legendary musical events. And every once in awhile a city, a venue and a collection of talented artists come together to make certain words like … Continue reading →

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“Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices” to Screen at Newport Beach Film Festival April 25 and 27

Posted on April 22, 2017 by James Eliopulos

In 1994, at the 65th Annual Academy Awards presentation, upon receiving the Oscar for the Best Song, “Streets of Philadelphia,” Bruce Springsteen delivered the finest acceptance speech that event has ever experienced: ‘You do your best work, and you hope … Continue reading →

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“Projections of America” Premieres at International Film Festival North Hollywood

Posted on April 28, 2016 by James Eliopulos

As with the best films about filmmaking and filmmakers the pleasures of “Projections of America”, Peter Miller’s wonderful addition to what is becoming one of the preeminent bodies of work in current documentary cinema, are multi-layered. And as the narrative … Continue reading →

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Gurf Morlix Debuts His New Album ‘Eatin’ At Me’ Tonight at McCabe’s

Posted on April 17, 2015 by James Eliopulos

A new album from Gurf Morlix is always a challenge. I never know if I’m going to like the writing, the playing, the singing or the sound design/recording best. Listening to Gurf’s newest release, Eatin’ At Me, the past couple … Continue reading →

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Syd Straw: Saturday, April 11 (Yes, Tonight) at McCabe’s in Santa Monica

Posted on April 11, 2015 by James Eliopulos

There is probably no artist I have found out the next morning had done a show that I would have made but missed the night before more often than the talented, the wonderful and the of late east coast domiciled, … Continue reading →

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Martha Davis – Motels, Jazz and Two LA Shows in One Great Week

Posted on December 3, 2014 by James Eliopulos

Some artists hit your radar like a meteor and just as quickly veer off into the void. Others craft ‘hits’ that become mainstays of media and memory, and so remain, ever fixated, tied to a time and place, maybe even … Continue reading →

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BETTER by Jessica Goldberg at The Echo Theater

Posted on November 7, 2014 by James Eliopulos

I have an acquaintance, a screenwriter oddly enough, who claims she finds it impossible to enjoy live theater. Her explanation is that it feels, ‘. . . disturbing, just sitting there; with conversations, and arguments, accusations and confessions; crying and … Continue reading →

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