No Pick this week, but a nod from Neal Weaver for the family comedy-drama The Bells of West 87th at Greenway Arts Alliance. See below for all the latest new theater reviews and stage listings. Plays informed by dreams and dream-states are the subject of this week's theater feature: Pericles, P ... More >>
It's somewhere on the wrong side of 4 a.m., John Hawkes is casually smoking cigarettes on an outdoor couch, the German actor Udo Kier just went back to the coffin he likely sleeps in, and Cinefamily's back patio looks like the early morning lull after a biker-gang Christmas party. There are beercans ... More >>
N. GalutenCellar 55 back patio, now with fire Earlier this month, Goodfellas, the Italian eatery on Melrose, changed concepts and became a wine bar called Cellar 55. The wine bar and restaurant now features live piano music inside, and a spacious outdoor back patio. It is run by chef/owner Su ... More >>
twitter/MichaelShearinA Cocktail From Your SommelierIt's no shocker that L.A. has long been short on its share of Master Sommeliers, but lately, we've got a solid crew of several who are one pivotal -- and impressive -- step closer. The Court of Master Sommeliers announced the eleven sommel ... More >>
Writers and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have thought an awful lot about food. But not in any sort of usual way. While working on their animated film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs based on the 1978 classic kid's book, Lord and Miller had to take the initial premise involving frea ... More >>
Photo credit: L.A. Sake FestWatch those sake bombs: it's starting to look a lot like Vegas.Since last week, Blair's on Rowena is giving customers extra reasons to drink more cheaply -- and/or perhaps better -- than they might otherwise. The Silver Lake restaurant is waiving corkage fees and o ... More >>
The green ogre isn’t all that’s bloated in part 3 of the hit kiddie franchise
Phil Hendrie conquers the AM dial one deluded caller at a time. So why can't he get his mug on TV?
And Man vs. Beast
