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2010 Stories by Derek Thomas

• League of Imaginary Scientists

  published December 30, 2010

  Who is this League of Imaginary Scientists, anyway? Turns out they're part-time comedians, pseudo performance artists, half subatomic... More >>

• Indiana Jones Triple Feature

  published December 30, 2010

  Top 10 greatest scenes in the Indiana Jones saga? (10) The sandbag switch at the opening of Raiders. (9) The boulder run after the sandbag... More >>

• One Day Play

  published December 30, 2010

  The Eclectic Company Theatre creates a full-length play, from inception to performance, in 24 hours. New Year's Eve party follows the 10 p.m.... More >>

• SLASH AWAY, SLASH AWAY, SLASH AWAY ALL

  published December 16, 2010

  What better way to celebrate the holidays than with blood-soaked gore? The Grindhouse Film Festival's double feature of campy horror movies... More >>

• TRON: Legacy

  published December 16, 2010

  El Capitan Theater presents the much-hyped Tron sequel in Disney Digital 3D, with a full-scale Light Cycle on display, a laser light show,... More >>

• Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

  published December 16, 2010

  Panel discussion follows the screening, including animator Darrell Van Citters, author of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol: The Making of the First... More >>

• THEY WRITE ABOUT THE SONGS

  published December 9, 2010

  It may be like dancing about architecture, but writing about music continues unabated, and the best of this year's best is collected in the aptly... More >>

• YOU FORGOT "THE PIE WHO LOVED ME"

  published December 9, 2010

  What would Ian Fleming's superspy have eaten following his iconic martini? Linda Civitello, author of Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food... More >>

• Scrooge

  published December 2, 2010

  The Los Angeles Conservancy presents the 1970 musical version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol starring Albert Finney and Alec... More >>

• HARRY POTTER AND THE GUERRILLA WATER-COLORIST

  published November 25, 2010

  What's an artivist? An activist artist, of course. At least that's what the folks at the 2010 Artivist Film Festival like to call themselves, and... More >>

• GRIFFITH'S ARC

  published November 25, 2010

  D.W. Griffith secured his name in film history with Birth of a Nation, the 1915 epic depicting American heritage through the lens of... More >>

• TWO WHITE GUYS SITTING AROUND TALKING

  published November 11, 2010

  Two great tastes that taste great together — that's not just the concept behind Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but also the premise of Hammer... More >>

• THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK OF THE WEEK

  published November 11, 2010

  Way before European Vacation and Chevy Chase in lederhosen, National Lampoon was a name associated with respectable journalism, and... More >>

• SEVENTH HEAVEN

  published November 4, 2010

  Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to ... downtown Los Angeles. For one day only, the L.A. Conservancy hosts Strolling on Seventh Street, a... More >>

• WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?

  published November 4, 2010

  It's a mere five years away from 2015, the year Marty McFly time-traveled to in 1989's Back to the Future, Part II. While hoverboards may... More >>

• TINSELTOWN OF TERROR

  published October 28, 2010

  Universal Studios Hollywood usually isn't that scary, unless it Crips versus Bloods night, but once a year the movieland tourist trap turns up the... More >>

• COME ON AND TAKE A HAYRIDE

  published October 28, 2010

  How horrifying can a hayride be? Beyond your wildest nightmares if it's the L.A. Haunted Hayride, a back o' the wagon trip to damnation brought to... More >>

• Andy Warhol's Frankenstein

  published October 28, 2010

  The pop artist's 1973 horror film, followed by performances by Rev. Ethan Acres, League of Steam, and more. After-party at midnight ($10) includes... More >>

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  published October 28, 2010

  The long-running midnight screening with live cast Sins O' the Flesh. Bring toast! Fri., Oct. 29, 2010 More >>

• Heaven & Hell

  published October 28, 2010

  It's "Heaven" on Friday at this Hollywood ultralounge (formerly Tokio) with a Hustler Magazine Fashion Show; Saturday, it's "Hell" night, hosted... More >>

• BOY OH BOY!

  published October 28, 2010

  Do you believe a boy can fly? You just might when you see what's going on in Peter Pan, the latest, greatest stage adaptation of J.M.... More >>

• JACK NICHOLSON DOES THE TIME WARP!

  published October 21, 2010

  It's just a jump to the left and then a step to the right at The Rocky Horror Picture Show Live Tribute, celebrating 35 years of sweet... More >>

• The Nightmare Before Christmas: In 4-D

  published October 14, 2010

  Tim Burton's 1992 animated fantasy, presented in "Disney Digital 3-D" with extra sensory effects including wind, snow and fog. Disney producer Don... More >>

• HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR JAZZ?

  published September 30, 2010

  Jazz Festival HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR JAZZ? Jazz comes in assorted varieties, much like potato chips, and the Angel City Jazz Festival serves up a... More >>

• HARVEST SEASON COMES TO LONG BEACH?

  published September 30, 2010

  By the time you read this, the misty cool weather of late, that yearly turn of summer giving way to fall, will have either abruptly reverted back... More >>