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Fred Astaire

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Bert Chan: These Shoes Were Made for Tapping

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Eight is considered a particularly lucky number in Chinese culture, so Bertha "Bert" Chan's 88th birthday on Feb. 8 should have signaled the beginning of her most fortuitous ye ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    April 12, 2012

    Turner Classic Movies Film Festival 2012

    Our picks for the must-sees

  • Film+TV

    April 5, 2012

    Damsels in Distress Review

    Whit Stillman returns with a toe-tapping college-girl fantasy

  • Film+TV

    February 9, 2012

    Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

    From screwball to Singles to "Outrageous Fucks"

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Peter Ford's Glenn Ford: A Life: Son's New Book About His Celebrity Dad, With Dish on Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Judy Garland

    A boy's life: Scenes from Peter Ford's childhood, with father Glenn Ford and mother Eleanor Powell​He had a one-night stand with Marilyn Monroe, a six-month fling with Judy Garland and a 40-year, on-and-off affair with Rita Hayworth.After a 16-year marriage to film star Eleanor Powell, he ma ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Kiriko: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    A boy's life: Scenes from Peter Ford's childhood, with father Glenn Ford and mother Eleanor Powell​He had a one-night stand with Marilyn Monroe, a six-month fling with Judy Garland and a 40-year, on-and-off affair with Rita Hayworth.After a 16-year marriage to film star Eleanor Powell, he ma ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    March 17, 2011

    Lord of the Dance 3D

    A boy's life: Scenes from Peter Ford's childhood, with father Glenn Ford and mother Eleanor Powell​He had a one-night stand with Marilyn Monroe, a six-month fling with Judy Garland and a 40-year, on-and-off affair with Rita Hayworth.After a 16-year marriage to film star Eleanor Powell, he ma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    HI-LESLIE, HI-LESIE, HI-LO, HI-LO

    A boy's life: Scenes from Peter Ford's childhood, with father Glenn Ford and mother Eleanor Powell​He had a one-night stand with Marilyn Monroe, a six-month fling with Judy Garland and a 40-year, on-and-off affair with Rita Hayworth.After a 16-year marriage to film star Eleanor Powell, he ma ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    December 9, 2010

    Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench: Swing Time

    Busby Berkeley meets Breathless in a new indie musical

  • Film+TV

    November 25, 2010

    Burlesque: Stripped

    Rehashing yesterday's musicals, Steve Antin's latest squanders its hottest asset: Xtina

  • Film+TV

    November 4, 2010

    Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    The original art, in 3-D

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Kogi BBQ World Cup = ESPN Match Truck, Launching Tomorrow

    Does Los Angeles need another food truck? Probably not. But sometimes the marketing people come up with something better than Fred Astaire selling vacuums and combine things that actually make sense. What better than hybridizing the cult status of Kogi BBQ with World Cup fanaticism? Enter the ESPN M ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    Brick's Picks: Up the Wazoo

    Does Los Angeles need another food truck? Probably not. But sometimes the marketing people come up with something better than Fred Astaire selling vacuums and combine things that actually make sense. What better than hybridizing the cult status of Kogi BBQ with World Cup fanaticism? Enter the ESPN M ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 20, 2010

    Norbert Wabnig: Der Kaesehaendler

    Does Los Angeles need another food truck? Probably not. But sometimes the marketing people come up with something better than Fred Astaire selling vacuums and combine things that actually make sense. What better than hybridizing the cult status of Kogi BBQ with World Cup fanaticism? Enter the ESPN M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Guest Blogger: (500) Days Co-Writer Scott Neustadter on Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense

    Editor's note: Screenwriter Scott Neustadter struck gold in 2009 with his script for (500) Days of Summer, which he co-wrote with Michael H. Weber. The film, shot in downtown Los Angeles, stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and viewers watch the rise and fall of the pair's relationship t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    ENCHANTREUSE

    Editor's note: Screenwriter Scott Neustadter struck gold in 2009 with his script for (500) Days of Summer, which he co-wrote with Michael H. Weber. The film, shot in downtown Los Angeles, stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and viewers watch the rise and fall of the pair's relationship t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Johnny Mercer Tribute

    Editor's note: Screenwriter Scott Neustadter struck gold in 2009 with his script for (500) Days of Summer, which he co-wrote with Michael H. Weber. The film, shot in downtown Los Angeles, stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and viewers watch the rise and fall of the pair's relationship t ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 5, 2009

    The New Cocktailians

    The farmers market–loving, sleeve garter–wearing ladies and gentlemen of the bar taking over L.A.'s restaurants one glass at a time

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Elvis Costello and Ballet: WTF?!

    The farmers market–loving, sleeve garter–wearing ladies and gentlemen of the bar taking over L.A.'s restaurants one glass at a time

  • Stage

    July 10, 2008

    Paula Poundstone Slides Into Home

    Comedian does her first local solo shows in 15 years

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Cyd Charisse, Dead at 86

    Cyd Charisse has died in Los Angeles. This scene of her as Fiona with Gene Kelly from Singin' In The Rain gets to me every time. As does this one...

  • Art+Books

    March 27, 2008

    The Getty's Video Blockbuster

    "California Video" gets all contemporary on us

  • Columns

    March 6, 2008

    America's Next American Gladiators

    Rome, by way of Venice (Gold's Gym)

  • Eat+Drink

    February 7, 2008

    Restaurants for Wine Lovers

    Rome, by way of Venice (Gold's Gym)

  • Eat+Drink

    February 7, 2008

    Breaking Free: L.A. Wine Culture

    Shattering the stereotypes

  • Stage

    October 11, 2007

    In Tap Form

    Jazz Tap Ensemble: The Hollywood Journey

  • Eat+Drink

    June 21, 2007

    99 Essential - List Only

    Jazz Tap Ensemble: The Hollywood Journey

  • Eat+Drink

    June 21, 2007

    99 Essential Restaurants: The Metropolitan Palate

    Summer Restaurants 2007

  • Film+TV

    April 5, 2007

    RKO: Lost and Found

    Summer Restaurants 2007

  • Eat+Drink

    March 1, 2007

    Mood Indigo

    Blue Velvet’s Kris Morningstar cooks for the night

  • Film+TV

    November 30, 2006

    Life and So Much More

    Philippe Noiret, 1930–2006

  • Film+TV

    November 16, 2006

    Betting On Bond

    Casino Royale gambles with Daniel Craig

  • LA Life

    November 2, 2006

    Gentlemen's Disagreement

    Putting the testosterone back in dandyism

  • Stage

    April 27, 2006

    Lester Horton Dance Awards

    Putting the testosterone back in dandyism

  • LA Life

    February 9, 2006

    We Do, Too!

    How to plan an absolutely fabulous same-sex wedding

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2005

    A Tale of Two Top Hats

    I just got back from New York, New York, and since I spent much of my winter holiday hanging with my nieces Flora and Ava, twins aged 18 months, the biggest fashion trends on my radar were of the turtleneck onesie and snap-crotch corduroy pants variety (very chic, I thought; very Vivienne Westwood). ... More >>

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    When Night Was Falling

    My evening with Johnny Mercer

  • Stage

    April 21, 2005

    Matthew Bourne Does Hollywood

    Sex, power and a Play Without Words

  • Stage

    November 11, 2004

    Guare on Breeze

    Sex, power and a Play Without Words

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    Miller's Crossing

    Can a pro-Bush comedian get laughs?

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    A Great Soul of Tap

    Gregory Hines, 1946-2003

  • Columns

    August 8, 2002

    A Fan's Notes

    Gregory Hines, 1946-2003

  • LA Life

    June 20, 2002

    Tupperware à Glow-Glow

    Gregory Hines, 1946-2003

  • Film+TV

    April 4, 2002

    London Calling

    The American Embassy, plus Andy Richter and Bernie Mac

  • Columns

    May 3, 2001

    The Staircase

    The best of Sitegeist

  • Film+TV

    October 12, 2000

    Björking the Waves

    Dancer in the Dark’s beautiful agony

  • Film+TV

    June 1, 2000

    Dropped Bombs

    Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown and Armand Assante On the Beach; James Woods on the Mapplethorpe front line

  • Columns

    July 15, 1999

    The Staircase

    Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown and Armand Assante On the Beach; James Woods on the Mapplethorpe front line

  • Art+Books

    April 15, 1999

    Hollywood 001100110

    Digitizing the silver screen

  • Eat+Drink

    February 18, 1999

    North Cañon Drive

    Off the beaten path in Beverly Hills

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