August 2009 Archives
Lecture on Bollywood Film Masters
The Hollywood glitz and glam that comes with living in Los Angeles can be overwhelming, even if you aren't part of the industry. It is easy for Angelinos to forget that there is a whole other cinematic community across the globe. Machine Project would like to remind you that Bollywood is alive and thriving, and continues to outmatch Hollywood on many fronts. Monday night, scholar Robin Sukhadia teaches us all we need to know about the great Bollywood Film Masters: composers A.R. Rahman and R.D. Burman.
Santo vs. La Invasion de los Marcianos
What do a Mexican wrestler and a martian femme fatale have in common? Plenty. They cross paths time and time again in many of the "Mexploitation" films of the 1960s. Saturday August 29th, the Hammer will be presenting Santo vs. La Invasion de los Marcianos, one of the classic Mexican sci-fi fantasy camp films produced during that period. So come on out to the Hammer and watch a masked wrestler kick some major martian butt.
El Colegio del Cuerpo at California Plaza
This weekend, the Colombian dance troupe El Colegio del Cuerpo will turn an outdoor plaza into an elegant stage right before our eyes when they perform as part of the Grand Performances series. El Colegio del Cuepro's impressive and precise ensemble work, and powerful visual narratives make this a show not to be missed. Can't make it Friday night? Don't fret. Another performance is scheduled for Saturday at 8:00 PM.
Male and Female
Wednesday night, the Silent Movie Theater will screen its next installment of its Silent Sirens series, Male and Female. Cecil B. DeMille directs the stunning Gloria Swanson as a spoiled aristocrat turned good.
Amoeba Movie Mondays @Space15Twenty: Festival Express
With all the Woodstock footage popping out and music documentaries overtaking the big screen adding one more movie to watch on your list shouldn't be a big deal. Amoeba is collaborating with Space15Twenty to bring free movie screenings to...
Frank Zappa Double Feature at the Aero
The Aero presents an exciting Frank Zappa double feature event that includes 200 Hotels (1971) and Baby Snakes (1979). Both films exemplify the distinct Zappa style that the Aero describes as that of a "mad scientist constantly pushing the...
Mark Rudd at Book Soup
In 1968 Mark Rudd, leader of the Students for Democratic Society and the face of student revolt, organized the now infamous five building occupation at Columbia University. Now he is presenting and signing his book Underground: My Life with...
Indiana Jones Marathon
It is hard to think of a theater more fitting for a back-to-back screening of the Indiana Jones trilogy than the Egyptian. The theater feels like a place where Indy would hang out, with its scrawled hieroglyphics and looming columns at the entrance. This Saturday, the Egyptian Theater will be screening Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, and The Last Crusade (thankfully, they aren't bothering with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull).
Film Night: El tren fantasma at California Plaza
This Saturday, Grand Performances summer series screens the silent film El tren fantasma (The Ghost Train), by Mexican director Gabriel Moreno - a pioneer in early Mexican film. Filmoteca de la UNAM has re-edited the film using original footage to reconstruct lost sequences with archival photographs. And Mexico City native Bernardo Feldman gives the film some modern flare with a new electronic score. The event is presented in collaboration with Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles.
KCET Day at the LA Zoo
Join your favorite zoo friends and take a picture with KCET's own Sid the Science Kid during KCET day at the L.A. Zoo.
Southwest Chamber Music at Huntington Gardens
Southwest Chamber Music is winding down its summer series at the Huntington with a trio of works that span over 150 years of classical music. The centerpiece of the program is Franz Schubert's Quintet for Piano & Strings, "Trout". Also on the bill Aaron Copland's Sonata for Violin & Piano and The Speaking Tide/ Sun on Sea by Alexandra du Bois.
Cultural Bike Tour Through Santa Monica
Join the crowd on a wonderful cultural tour through the more artisian aspects of Santa Monica--all on bike. A peaceful way to get to better appreciate an already fantastic city.
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Dance Downtown - Argentine Tango
Tonight at the Music Center Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles you can finally pull out your long stem roses and high heels! It is time to Tango.
A Reading with Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers, author of such books as What is the What and A Staggering Work of Hearbreaking Genius, will be at Skylight Books this Thursday for a signing and reading of his newest nonfiction book, Zeitoun, a story delving...
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The Independent Music Video Festival
Swing by the Echo Park Film Center this Thursday for an eye-popping, ear-blasting, heart-pounding audio/video extravaganza that you won't find on MTV. The Center is hosting the 8th annual Indie Music Video Festival (IMVF) - celebrating how far we've come in creating music videos of the indie persuasion. This year's festival features 20 videos from across the globe, showcasing the best in cinematography, animation, and editing (not to mention some great tunes).
Sustainable LA's All-Day Green Event
Cleverly, the environmental movement has rarely steered far from its historically-hip base, and this Thursday's Sustainable LA festival at 7+Figs is no exception. Bringing greeners from all walks of life together--including both the spiritually engaged as well as more scientifically-involved folks--this festival will surely fascinate (and hopefully engage) the mind.
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Mortified
Almost everyone I know, me included, has a journal documenting the best of our adolescent angst years. Not many of us, however, willingly get on stage, open it up to a particularly horrifying entry, and start reading. This Wednesday, Mortified invites you to listen to tales of torture, rebellion, and awkwardness when a group of strangers revisit their diaries all for the sake of entertainment.
Distant Neighbors: The United States and Mexico
Given the political climate, you might have understandably forgotten about our neighbors to the South. On the nineteenth, however, please let the Hammer museum remind you: Mexican-American relations are important. Nearly 300,000 Mexicans immigrate into the United States each year--and many more both North and South of the border are effected by the policies of these neighboring national governments. Especially in times like these, this remains an important relationship that must not be brushed under the rug.
Mas Entradas!
A conversation with visual artist Shizu Saldamando, D.J. extraordinaire Gary Garay, and Josh Kun on cultural identity, its complexities, and how it informs artistic expression.
Book Swap at Book Soup
Instead of getting hung up on how much liked that last book, go get a new one! Yes, summer might be coming to a close, but don't let that be the last gasp for the overly-ambitious summer reading list. This Saturday, Book Soup hooks you up with a no frills way to trade in your old classics for soon-to-be new favorites. It's kinda like ebay... but without the money... or internet.
The 69th Annual Nisei Festival
Head down to Little Tokyo. Saturday kicks off the week-long Nisei celebration for all things Japanese.
Friday Night Jazz: Cross Hart Jazz Experience
Enjoy a night of jazz with Ryan Corss and Lorca Hart and their high-energy arrangements at the LACMA.
Friday Night Sing-Alongs
Belt out those Broadway tunes in the W.M. Keck Amphitheatre in the Walt Disney Concert Hall!
Tchaikovsky Spectacular with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, plus Fireworks!
Nothing says Tchaikovsky like pyrotechnics. This Friday and Saturday is the Hollywood Bowl's annual celebration of the Russian composer who dares us to think of the cannon as a musical instrument.
Xanadu at the Egyptian Theater
Let's face it. These are tough times. We all need a little roller-skating disco muse in our lives. This Friday at the Egyptian Theater, Olivia Newton-John lights up the screen in the 1980 cult classic Xanadu.
Downtown LA Art Walk
Unsure about the Los Angeles art scene? Then you'd better get yourself out to the Downtown Art Walk this Thursday to find out that not only is the scene surviving, it's thriving. Indeed, this monthly "promotion of positive public space" has become a can't miss for Angelinos, with thousands more showing up to this event every month, unifying sectors many assumed to be wholly disparate. All things considered, we're pretty sure you don't want to miss it.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
This Wednesday at 7:00 PM, the Hammer invites the whole family for a screening the only feature film ever written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka "Dr. Seuss"). This fantastical 1953 live-action film pits boy against piano.
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
This Sunday, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presents L'Chayim: A Musical Celebration of Eastern European Culture at the Ford Amphitheater.
Script Surgery
When you live in Los Angeles, you are never too young to start writing that screenplay. This Sunday, the Hammer Museum, in collaboration with 826LA, will host Script Surgery an event where kids learn about the screenwriting process and the last minute additions that can catapult films into production.
Friday Night Jazz at LACMA
Start this Friday night off smoothly with some brilliant tunes by Jimmy Haslip, Jeff Richman, and Pat Metheny. This free event is sure to relax those muscles recuperating from five days at the office. From the LACMA website: "World-renowned...
Street Food Festival in Leimert Park!
What better way to celebrate the sunshine than to take a trip out to Leimart Park this Saturday for a day of creole street food, local art, and world jazz!
Taiko Conference 2009
Japanese drumming takes over in the 7th Biennial North American Taiko Conference.
The National Parks: Our American Landscape Signing
American Pulitzer prize-winning author Wallace Stegner, has written that national parks are 'America's best idea,'--a departure from the royal preserves that Old World sovereigns enjoyed for themselves--inherently democratic, open to all, "they reflect us at our best, not our worst." Photographer Ian Shive's most recent work reflects us at our best with over 200 photographs of our country's historical sites and national parks.
Unscientific American: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future
It seems counterintuitive but as our lives are increasingly explained and explored in scientific terms, Americans seem less and less preoccupied with what science is telling us. This Wednesday, the ALOUD series takes up the topic with Chris Mooney and science author Margaret Wertheim.
13th Annual DocuWeek
Have a hankering for some cinéma vérité? The 27-year-old International Documentary Association hosts the annual DocuWeek, a festival celebrating new works of nonfiction film.
Beatnik Animation at the Silent Movies
Got nothing on a Tuesday? Take our advice and head down to the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax for a dose of old-school countercultural animation. Pop Culture Historian Jerry Beck is sure to provide all the context you need to fully appreciate these beatnik-inspired animated shorts.
Nature's Symphony Series: Jean-Jacques Cousteau
Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater start of their Nature's Symphony series with two classic films by oceanography legend Jean-Jacques Cousteau.
JAZZPop: Mary Halvorson Trio
JAZZPop at the Hammer presents critically acclaimed jazz guitarist Mary Holvorson.
Some Like It Hot at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Some films never go out of style. This Sunday, Cinespia will screen Billy Wilder's 1959 Some Like It Hot in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. So grab a blanket, buy a bottle of wine and some snacks, and enjoy a classic film in a not-so-classic setting.
Day and Night with Patti Smith
With a new autobiography in hand, Patti Smith is getting the word out. Head to Hollywood for a reading, or out to Santa Monica for the screening on the Rock Goddess.
Guys and Dolls in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl
This Saturday, the Hollywood Bowl will be transformed into 1950s Manhattan, and taken over by gamblers, missionaries, and catchy musical numbers.
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