Email Author Todd David Schwartz

2010 Stories by Todd David Schwartz

• The Open Daybook

  published December 30, 2010

  Day planners are intrinsically interactive: You jot down appointments, plan the future and revisit the past, plotting details of your life and its... More >>

• Vertigo

  published December 30, 2010

  Commenting on the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo, Martin Scorsese has said it's "like being drawn into a very beautiful, comfortable, almost... More >>

• FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

  published December 16, 2010

  It's considered the greatest American film ever made. Orson Welles, along with Herman J. Mankiewicz, won an Academy Award for original screenplay,... More >>

• DON'T BOGART THAT TOTO

  published December 9, 2010

  For years now, cultural legend has held that Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon can be synchronized to classic movie The... More >>

• WHO'S YOUR TACKY UNCLE?

  published December 9, 2010

  It's that time of year again: Time for the Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show! It's not just a Christmas show. "I cover most of the... More >>

• HEY KIDS, CAN YOU SPELL PARENTHESES?

  published November 25, 2010

  This item is being written only for young kids, ages 2 and up. If you are a parent or adult guardian with young children, go and get them and read... More >>

• SINCE NONE OF US CAN AFFORD A NEW CAR AT THE L.A. AUTO SHOW

  published November 18, 2010

  For the last half-dozen years or so, a new kind of toy has appeared in shops around the world. Designed by quirky hepcats, these nutty little... More >>

• DON'T FORGET THE JUNGLE BOOK !

  published November 11, 2010

  They're the Oscar-winning duo who wrote many of the songs you heard during your childhood, including "A Spoonful of Sugar" from Mary... More >>

• DAMN FUNNY PAGES

  published October 21, 2010

  He came to the United States from Mexico when he was 24, speaking no English and without money. All he had was the dream to work as a professional... More >>

• BEST FILMS GUARANTEED NOT TO BE SHOWING AT A THEATER NEAR YOU

  published October 7, 2010

  If we were back in the 1960s, this might be called a "happening." Aficionados of the esoteric, the eclectic and the simply weird will want to know... More >>

• WHEN HEAVEN MET HELL

  published September 30, 2010

  It's a rare occasion indeed when Heaven and Hell get together for a night of celebration, but that's what's happening downtown this Saturday... More >>

• LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN

  published September 2, 2010

  It's a family gathering riddled with lies, bubbling with angst, simmering with repressed emotion. It's a hot day in Mississippi. Brick is an... More >>

• STOP IN THE NAME OF MOTION

  published August 26, 2010

  Art Clokey and Ray Harryhausen fans, unite! It's the annual one-night-only Stop Motion Magazine Mini Film Festival. Only stop-motion-related short... More >>

• THE LAST MOVING PICTURE

  published August 26, 2010

  Every June and August, a little blue bus known as the Echo Park Film Center Filmmobile travels across the city to show a variety of classic... More >>

• For a Real Giggle, You Should See Uncle Marty's Schmeckle

  published August 19, 2010

  The Improv is L.A.'s most respected comedy club. Anyone who matters in the world of stand-up got his start there. So it is with Adam Richmond and... More >>

• Young, Rebellious and Prematurely Dead

  published August 19, 2010

  It was a movie that spoke to a generation of restless youth, and it cemented the larger-than-life status of its star, James Dean, who was already... More >>

• IF SHE REALLY WANTS A SCARY TRAVEL MOMENT, SHE SHOULD GO TO ARIZONA

  published August 12, 2010

  "In England, rich kids have 'gap years.' It means they take a year off, and just travel for a year, either before or after college. Prince William... More >>

• TO LIVE AND DIVE IN L.A.

  published August 12, 2010

  Nobody on the planet knows L.A. nightlife better than Lina Lecaro. For the L.A. Weekly columnist, nocturnal partying is more than a... More >>

• TWO PRINCES AND A KING

  published August 5, 2010

  Behind every megastar is a group of creative people who helped catapult that star to the top of the heap. Among the many talented folks who helped... More >>

• DEAD MEN IN TIGHTS

  published July 8, 2010

  You're a nonconformist. "Life is short," you often tell yourself, "why go with the herd?" So you decide to do something on this lazy, hazy Tuesday... More >>

• LITE OF THE PHOENIX

  published July 8, 2010

  Call him the "King of Kitsch," the "Knight of Nostalgia," the "Chancellor of Cheese." Charles Phoenix has made a career out of touring with his... More >>

• PUT A BID ON IT

  published July 1, 2010

  Along with being known for its crazy-big music and video inventory, Amoeba Music has developed a reputation for charitable giving. If you're... More >>

• John Baldessari: Pure Beauty

  published June 24, 2010

  "WHAT THE ...??" . . . This is surely what many will be muttering as they view John Baldessari: pure beauty, arguably the weirdest and most... More >>

• YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE UNDISCOVERED, BABY, TO BE IN MY SHOW

  published May 27, 2010

  Calling itself "the last independent independent film festival," Dances With Film s has proven for 13 years that you don't need a movie star to... More >>

• JEWISH SUMO WRESTLERS? WHO KNEW?

  published May 6, 2010

  It'll become the stuff of Hollywood Trivia: What was Patrick Swayze's last film role, and where did it debut in Los Angeles? Answers: He played a... More >>