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Nicholas Sparks. At the mere mention of his name, images of love, romance, peaceful serenity, his beloved Carolina coastline, among others, all vividly spring to mind. So does the idea of second chances and purity of the heart and character. Nicholas Sparks is a storyteller who grabs the heart, touches the soul and evokes powerful emotions within each of us who read his books or see film adaptations of them. And Nicholas Sparks is synonymous with tears and tissues. Now, as the ninth adaptation...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde on Saturday, November 15 from noon to 3pm and on Sunday, November 16 from 6 pm to 9. Callbacks will be held on Monday, November 17 from 7:30 pm to 10. Auditions and performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. Performance dates are January 9 to February 14, 2015 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid prod...
Charles Chatelain has been selected as President of The Fringe, Center Theatre Group’s membership program for young professionals interested in theatre. The theatre group includes the Kirk Douglas theatre in Culver City. \ Chatelain will serve a two-year volunteer term and will be responsible for overseeing the membership’s growth and direction. “I hope to build a strong sense of fun, as much as a strong sense of support, among members,” said Chatelain. The Fringe, which is over 100 members strong, holds special events tied to Center Theatre...
Simon Bolivar is a name known throughout the world. A military leader, a statesman, a politician, Bolivar helped shape the face of the world - and particularly the Americas - as we now know it. Instrumental in leading Venezuela, Columbia (which at the time included Panama), Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to their independence from Spain in the early 19th century, anti-colonialist Bolivar was the founding force behind the formation of Gran Columbia, the first republic of nations within Hispanic...
Directed by British filmmaker Clare Lewins, who readily admits “I knew nothing at all about boxing when I started this project”, I AM ALI gives us a more intimate look at the man behind the myth that is Muhammad Ali. Although much has been written, filmed, photographed and published about Ali with archival footage as nothing new to us, the context within which Lewins presents it is. Providing us with an up close and personal look at Muhammad Ali, thanks to interviews with his close friends, dec...
The world premiere of Dael Orlandersmith's "Forever," a DouglasPlus presentation, begins rehearsals September 23 at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre where it will open on October 12. Commissioned by CTG and directed by CTG Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller, previews begin October 9 and performances continue through October 26. In "Forever," writer/performer Orlandersmith investigates the complex legacy she received from her mother and their difficult life in New York. A riveti...
On Sunday, November 2 at 2 pm The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum in Culver City will present another of the late Mimi Melnick's Double M Jazz Salons, headlining influential bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist, composer and educator, Bobby Bradford. The personnel for Bradford’s cutting-edge Mo’tet includes Bobby Bradford, cornet; Vinny Golia and Chuck Manning, reeds; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone; Don Preston, piano; Ken Rosser, guitar; Roberto Miranda, bass and Chris Garcia, percussion. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. At 1 pm, Bradford will bri...
On Sunday, November 2 at 2 pm The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum in Culver City will present another of the late Mimi Melnick's Double M Jazz Salons, headlining influential bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist, composer and educator, Bobby Bradford. The personnel for Bradford’s cutting-edge Mo’tet includes Bobby Bradford, cornet; Vinny Golia and Chuck Manning, reeds; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone; Don Preston, piano; Ken Rosser, guitar; Roberto Miranda, bass and Chris Garcia, percussion. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. At 1 pm, Bradford will briefl...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Get ready for a blast-from-the-past as the triumvirate of famous classic rockers - Stephen Bishop, John Ford Coley and Bill Champlin make an appearance at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on September 20. Collectively, having sold over 100 million records, these three musical giants will take the stage simultaneously performing all of their great hits and also entertain the audience with stories from their experiences on the road and background of the...
The Guardhouse that formerly watched over the legendary media headquarters of the German Democratic Republic in East Berlin (Allgemeine Deutsche Nachrichtendienst "ADN," Public German News Service) is coming to Los Angeles in time for the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Salvaged by acclaimed artist Christof Zwiener, the ADN Guardhouse will become a part of The Wende Museum's permanent collection in Culver City. From 1971 until its closure in 1992, the ADN headquarters in East Berlin was guarded by a member of the secret...
7. That's the number of games the De La Salle High School Spartan football team won - consecutively. That's right. In a row. Without a loss. A 12-year winning streak. It's a record that will stand for the ages. It's a record that no professional sports team, no college team, no other high school team, no Pop Warner or Little League team, no international team - in any sport - has even come close to touching. And it was all done under the leadership of De La Salle head coach Bob "Coach Lad" Lad...
I admit it. I had some doubts when it was announced James Gunn (whom I admire and am a fan of his work) would be directing GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Although I had no doubts about Gunn nailing the humor and action ideology of the film, I had to wonder, could he execute it on such a grand scale? Given the anticipated scope and magnitude of the film, the large cast, the ideologic concept as a whole, just the pure majesty of the Marvel universe and perhaps most importantly, the heart of the story...
Continuing with themes of old adages and films lensed within a single confined space, I turn your attention to NO GOOD DEED. As your mother always told you, no good deed goes unpunished and that's exactly what happens to Taraji P. Henson's "Terry" in NO GOOD DEED. Terry is a devoted wife and mother of a four-year old daughter and newborn son. From the looks of her plush, suburban wooded Atlanta neighborhood and her house, her husband provides well for the family. From the exterior of the house...
I have long been an admirer of Kevin Smith’s filmmaking ethic; although not always a fan of some of his films. He has taken the bull by the horns - in this case, the walrus by the tusks - and ignored the naysayers, to do what he wants to do - make movies. Inexpensive and cost effective by filmmaking standards, Smith’s films are all stories that he wants to tell and told the way he wants to tell them. As a result, he and his work have developed a core following that guarantees investment mon...
MCLM in association with the BADWest St. Clair Bourne 4th Monday Documentary Series begins the 2014-2105 with the 2001documentary film Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake directed by Sean Long on Sept. 22. Before I Wake is unique in that it is the only known documentary that chronicles the last year of Tupac Shakur's life as seen through the eyes of the one person that was closest to him, his bodyguard, Frank Alexander. For the first time see intimate details, including behind the scenes studio footage of Tupac creating some of his most innovative...
“Race,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, opened last Sunday at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Performances run through September 28. Directed by longtime Mamet collaborator Scott Zigler, “Race” features acclaimed stage and screen actors Chris Bauer (“True Blood,” “The Wire,” Broadway’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”), Dominic Hoffman (Mamet’s world premiere of “Faustus”), Jonno Roberts (Broadway’s “Take Me Out”) and DeWanda Wise (ABC’s “Firelight”). “Race” has set design by Jeffery P. Eisenmann, cos...
Long have we heard the old adage that "marriage is hell", but what about the honeymoon? Thanks to first time writer/director Leigh Janiak and HONEYMOON, couples may now want to start rethinking their own post-marital celebrations as Janiak gives new meaning to honeymoon hell and marital bliss. Deconstructing a relationship thanks to over-zealous paranoia and that omnipresent question, "How well do you know the person you married?", Janiak delivers an intriguing story fueled by doubt and uncertai...
Kentwood Players will present "ORPHANS" by Lyle Kessler from Friday, September 12 to Saturday, October 18, 2014 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm with Sunday matinees at 2 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. The production is directed by Kathy Dershimer and produced by Susan Goldman Weisbarth by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. "ORPHANS" centers on two abandoned grown-up boys who live in a dilapidated North Philly row house. Treat, the...
Get ready for a blast-from-the-past as the triumvirate of famous classic rockers - Stephen Bishop, John Ford Coley and Bill Champlin make an appearance at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on September 20. Collectively, having sold over 100 million records, these three musical giants will take the stage simultaneously performing all of their great hits and also entertain the audience with stories from their experiences on the road and background of the songs they wrote…a trip down memory l...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter "Roll up! Roll up for the Magical 'History' Tour! Step right this way!...the Magical 'History' Tour is waiting to take you away..." Did you know that Beatles living legend, Paul McCartney, has a step-mom and a step-sister? And that they live and work right here in Playa del Rey? Well...now you do. Angie, 84, met Paul's dad, Jim, when they were both widowed at the time and got married soon thereafter in 1964. Ruth, Angie's daughter, was four years old at the...
With a beguiling adorable awkwardness, first time screenwriter/director Stuart Murdoch puts a song in your heart and a spring in your step with the oh-so-lovely, GOD HELP THE GIRL. Lead singer-songwriter of the Scottish pop/rock group Belle and Sebastian, Murdoch makes the jump to film with a musical that is truly a musical, with songs and their lyrics built into the story and dialogue, harkening to Hollywood's Golden Age or even the Peter Webb directed Paul McCartney vehicle, "Give My Regards t...
Tougher than Steele! Better than Bond. Brains over gadgets. It's Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan, as THE NOVEMBER MAN. At the top of his game, Brosnan engages and entices with a mature intelligent sexiness that will have you begging for a film franchise based on the book series. Bringing a seasoned meld of action and psychological intrigue that only comes with experience and maturity, THE NOVEMBER MAN is a riveting edge of your seat thriller! It's 2008. Montenegro. CIA operative Peter Devereaux and his...
Who doesn't love a good Elmore Leonard novel or film adaptation? Certainly writer/director Daniel Schechter does as with LIFE OF CRIME, an adaptation of Leonard's "The Switch", he delivers a film that is not only one of the most, if not the most, faithful to the source material of all the Leonard adaptations, but is true to the stylized dialogue and wit of the novel itself. LIFE OF A CRIME is as witty and wonderful on the big screen as on the page. Mickey Dawson is the epitome of a trophy wife....
Organizers of the inaugural film festival for Culver City have announced the first film festival will be held next year. Culver City has not hosted a film festival in several years since the now defunct Backlot Film Festival ceased operations. The Culver City Film Festival has put out call for film submission. . This is An opportunity for filmmakers from all over the world to showcase their work to a wide audience located in the “Heart of Screenland.” "The Festival offers filmmakers from around the world a unique opportunity to screen in one...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer You'd think someone with "English" as a surname would be destined to teach language and, in a roundabout way, that's just what Jackie English does. After all, line dance has a specific vocabulary that uses choreographed steps to communicate its message – get up, get moving and, above all, have fun. So, if you're a senior who's ever sat on the sidelines wistfully watching others line dance, yearn no more. The delightful Ms. English, whose exuberant laugh w...
