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Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler: Mardi Gras in Los Angeles – 2021 Quarantine Edition
Yes, everything is canceled, but you can still enjoy Mardi Gras in Los Angeles. Here are our recommendations so you can get your Ya Yas out! THE ORIGINAL FARMER’S MARKET Unfortunately, like everything else, the annual Mardi Gras event at … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Movies, Music, Upcoming Events, Videos
Tagged Georgia's Restaurant, Harold and Belle's, mardi gras 2021, Mardi Gras in Los Angeles, mardi gras tuesday sherman oaks, new orleans sweet treats los angeles, Orleans and York, rajin' cajun cafe, sal's gumbo shack, stevie's creole cafe, The Little Jewel of New Orleans, The Original Farmer's Market, The Snoball Shop
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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange Has Risen from the Grave
“Southland Tales” (2006, Arrow Video) The fate of a post-apocalyptic United States – or its ultimate demise, as narrator Justin Timberlake occasionally and obliquely infers – rests in the hands of amnesic action star Dwayne Johnson, who has penned a … Continue reading
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year!
Lunar New Year celebrations in L.A.’s Chinatown usually last for three days, but the Lunar New Year this year runs from today, February 12, 2021 to February 26, 2021. Chinese New Year, Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year, celebrates the new … Continue reading
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Movies Till Dawn: Guilty Pleasures and Nostalgic Nonsense (2021 Edition)
“Hard to Hold” (1984, Kino Lorber) Pop-rocker Jamie Roberts (Rick Springfield) contends with writer’s block, his ex-wife (Patti Hansen), and the attention of adoring fans while also pursuing romance with icy Janet Eilber. Much-maligned vehicle for Springfield, intended to springboard … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Television
Tagged Arrow Video, CBS Home Video, Kino Lorber, Paramount Home Video, Warner Archives Collection
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Movies Till Dawn: More Biographies, Real and Imagined (Cartoons and Music Edition)
“Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story” (2020, Kino Lorber) Detailed discussion and ultimately, deflation of the wildly popular animated television series “The Ren and Stimpy Show” and its once-vaunted, now-scandal-tainted creator, John Kricfalusi. His bizarro vision – … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music
Tagged Cleopatra Entertainment, Kino Lorber, MVD Visual, Shout! Factory GKids, Warner Archives Collection
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Movies Till Dawn: Biographies, Real and Imagined
“The Changin’ Times of Ike White” (2019, Kino Lorber) Daniel Vernon‘s documentary plays like a Bizarro World version of “Searching for Sugar Man,” with its focus hinged on the re-discovery of another tragically forgotten musical talent – here, it’s soul … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Offbeat LA
Tagged Corinth Films, Greenwich FIlms, Kino Lorber, MVD Entertainment Group, Severin Films
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Staring Down the Night Stalker
Everyone seems to be talking about “Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer” on Netflix. It seems like an appropriate time to re-post my own experience with Richard Ramirez. This post was originally published on LAist. There are some … Continue reading
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Movies Till Dawn: Something for Your Rattled Nerves
“The Beguiled” (1971, Kino Lorber) Wounded Union soldier Clint Eastwood attempts to play fox in the henhouse while recuperating at a private women’s school in the Deep South, but his increasingly aggressive behavior only provokes an even more disturbing response … Continue reading
Wonder Woman 1984: The Morning After, Hot Takes / Exorcisms
By Badly Licked Bear 1. Whips: As both an experienced Spelunky player and a level 20 masochist, I am deeply concerned with the terrible whip handling in this film. Is it a lasso? Is it a whip? Pick a style. … Continue reading
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Movies Till Dawn: Opening on a More Positive Note
“White Riot” (2019, Film Movement) Briskly paced and decidedly on-time documentary about the Rock Against Racism movement in the UK during the mid-1970s, with its focus divided evenly between the marquee names at various benefit concerts (the Clash, Steel Pulse, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music
Tagged Arrow Academy, Film Movement, Paramount Home Video, Warner Film Archives
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