Jean Cocteau

Theater Reviews: The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Crucible, Goodbye, Louie ... Hello

Also, Tartuffe, Silent Sky, The Bluest Eye and more

Stage Raw: The Crucible

New Theater ReviewsTheater Awards ReportTheater Awards Slide-Show by Timothy Norris​Photo by Byron Turk is from Theatre Banshee's production of The Crucible, which critic Amy Lyons argues is a powerful manifestation of our culture of fear; Bill Raden was less impressed with Lauren Gunderson's new ... More >>

Stage Raw: The Chairs and the Hamptons

THEATER NEW REVIEWS (and this week's openings)Theater Awards ReportTheater Awards Slide-Show by Timothy NorrisTHE CHAIRS​Eugene Ionesco's tragic farce about an elderly couple preparing for a visit by invisible guests opens this weekend at A Noise Within. 234 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, (818) 240-0 ... More >>

Steven Severin Scores Silent Films at Cinefamily

For two nights in a row, I headed down Fairfax to Cinefamily to sit cramped inside a sold-out movie theater of the pre-stadium seating variety and watch a small handful of silent films scored by former Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist/co-songwriter Steven Severin. Though Severin's reputation certai ... More >>

Wheels of History: The Bicycle Thief returns in a new 35mm print

Rock Picks: Al Kooper, Year Long Disaster, Steven Severin, the Phenomenal Handclap Band

Also, Kimya Dawson, the Cigarette Bums, Willi Williams and others

Interview: Jill Tracy's "Elegant Side of the Netherworld"

​ Think of Jill Tracy's music as the soundtrack for Union Station filmed in black and white during the eerie build-up to a startlingly romantic plot twist. Describing her sound as "the elegant side of the netherworld," Tracy has a voice that prompts images of spirits haunting art deco hallways ... More >>

Philip Glass, Interviewed

The composer talks soundtracks, composition and Gandhi.

Dark Psychedelic Rock from The Sixth Chamber Tonight at the Good Hurt

Ignacio SegoviaThe Sixth Chamber in the burnt forests of Chatsworth, CA Local psychedelic outfit The Sixth Chamber creates one of the biggest sounds you will ever hear inside a small club. Rahne Pistor's massive blues riffs merge with Sevan Kand's outrageously soulful wail and a propulsive rhythm se ... More >>

Record Reviews: Badd Santa, Beanie Sigel, Regime Noir

Holiday music that doesn't suck, unhinged thug talk and a MySpace page

The Société Anonyme

Theater and Comedy Listings

For February 10 - 16 cvc

Theater Listings

For February 10 -16, 2006

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Theater Listings

For January 27 - February 2, 2006

The Return of the Kong

Bigger isn’t always better in Jackson’s remake

Seven Degrees of Wally Berman

The culture of Semina

Skokie on Sunset Strip?

Boyd Rice draws the pickets

Once Upon a Time in Amerika

Living with Dogville

Boys of Bad Music

The Making of a Designer

Monah Li on creation, transformation,faith — and garmentos

Rush Hour

Bon Ton and Beyond

Utter Non Sense

Decoding Boyd Rice

Spare 1 Bdrm. Fully Furnished.

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has to go.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Immovable objects, irresistible forces

Up Above the World

Remembering Paul Bowles

Words and Pictures

Frank O'Hara, as variously as possible

States of Grace

The films of Robert Bresson

One Out of Six

Mommie Dearest

Jean Cocteau's family from hell