Naked Alibi and The Great Gatsby open 14th annual edition
Bad boys Sean Penn and Nicholas Ray
"You seen my cat?" Yes, we love this place, but that doesn't mean it doesn't get exhausting explaining to everybody else what it is, exactly, that we're doing here. Particularly in summer when the fake tans, overpriced cocktails and newsboy caps worn by people who don't deliver newspapers for ... More >>
Singer, songwriter and troubadour Bonnie "Prince" Billy is no stranger to film. The artist, whose real name is Will Oldham, got his start as a performer acting in John Sayles' Matewan (above, though the words are not part of the original film, but add-ons of the YouTube uploader). Oldham, however, ... More >>
What to do in L.A., May 29-June 4
Also, Inspecting Carol and Groundlings Holiday Show
ARTS FREEZE FOR THE HOLIDAYS In a cost-cutting measure, the Los Angeles Unified School District has frozen district funds until the state legislature returns to Sacramento in January to sort out the State budget gridlock. Arts for L.A. has been quick to point out that the freeze includes existin ... More >>
What to do in Los Angeles this week
Three-quarters of a century on, the dye transfer epics haven’t aged a day
Gavin Lambert, 1924 — 2005
The O.C., Camille Paglia, Thomas Hardy, Pocket Pool
The uncompromising Gloria Grahame, at UCLA
The Women of Noir
