Ricardo Montalban

Dick Jokes for Jesus: Comedy Bang Bang's Nativity Pageant Taught Us the True Meaning of Christmas

See also: *Our Slideshow on Comedy Bang Bang's Nativity Pageant *10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in Los Angeles Some folks will tell you that the War on Christmas begins every Black Friday -- a day when faithless, mouth-breathing hordes descend upon shopping malls in an orgy of consumerism that ope ... More >>

The Escondite: Burgers, Beer A Downtown View of Skidrowkyo

D. Solomonburger​Despite its name, The Escondite -- "hideout" in Spanish -- isn't that hard to find. It sits on the southeast corner of S. San Pedro and Boyd Streets on the border between Little Tokyo and Skid Row. (Owners Erin Carnes and Brian Traynam call the location "Skidrowkyo.") What' ... More >>

John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown

How much attention-getting is too much for a solo show?

[Updated] Hollywood Farmers Market Digs in its Heels, Gets Snipped

Felicia Friesema​ Update 5/20/2011 - The Hollywood Farmers Market will be at its usual full size this Sunday (and for the next three Sundays). Marta Segura (@martaspeaks) from Councilmember Eric Garcetti's office tweeted in response to questions about that status of the market's permit, "HFM ... More >>

10 Geeky Hollywood Artifacts Sold at Auction Over the Weekend, from Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek, Willy Wonka, Walt Disney and Others

Courtesy of Profiles in HistoryCar from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang​ An auction of big-name Hollywood geek porn organized by Profiles in History at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills this past weekend grossed more than $5.8 million. We bring you the highlights: 10. An original film cel from the c ... More >>

Marijuana Legalization Supporters to Meet Up in Hollywood This Weekend in Effort to Get California Reform Back on Track

Troy HoldenCalifornia's pot jar is half full.​After California's effort to fully legalize pot failed in November, we told you that marijuana backers were already anticipating their next shot. Well, it's March, and they're not backing off. Cannabis supporters say there was a strong showing in ... More >>

Theater New Reviews: Ballroom With a Twist, Cologne, Cyclops: A Rock Opera

Also, Room Service, Traces and more

Stage Raw: Room Service

NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Circle Mirror Transformation and Me, As a PenguinCOMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW GO ROOM SERVICE ​ Photo by Maia RosenfeldTwenty-two jackals -- I mean, actors -- have run up a $1200 bill at a posh hotel in 1930s Manhattan, and their producer Gor ... More >>

Stage Raw: LAWEES on the horizon

NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Circle Mirror Transformation and Me, As a PenguinCOMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLAWEES ON THE HORIZON ​The 32nd annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards are coming to the El Rey on April 4. Nominees will be announced mid-February. The LAWEES, focusing on work presented ... More >>

Nightranger: Star Bright

Star Trek: The Motion Pictures

Reevaluating the Enterprise enterprise, midnights at the Royal

Aqualillies Mash-Up Old and New Hollywood with Water Ballet Performances

Tonight at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, TCM Classic Film Fest opens with a poolside screening of Neptune's Daughter, a 1949 musical featuring Esther Williams, Betty Garrett and Ricardo Montalban. In the spirit of Williams' famed water ballet scenes, the screening will feature a performance from ... More >>

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Rushmore meets Fight Club: Lots of Youths, Just a Little Revolt at Montalban Screening

Nicole CamposYouth in Revolt​Be gone, miserable graveyard of cinema that is January, when the studios are notorious for dumping sub-par product while everyone plays with their Christmas toys and spends any movie-going time catching up with the Oscar bait that came out last month. Dimension Fi ... More >>

Manny Pacquiao: A Little Flat But Very Sharp

Manny Pacquiao: A Little Flat, but Very Sharp

Would He Fight Tyson? World-class Boxer Manny Pacquiao Makes Pre-Fight Appearance, Sings Duet @ Montalban

From left: Alex Ariza, Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, Buboy Fernandez​World-class boxer Manny Pacquiao can't sing to save his life -- but then, he wouldn't have to, would he? The cantatory low point of the Filipino superstar's appearance at Hollywood's Ricardo Montalban Theatre on Saturday, a ... More >>

Polish Theater, Unmasked

West Meets East, On Stage and Off

Movie Reviews: Adoration, Julia, Little Ashes, Revanche

Also, Next Day Air, Our City Dreams and more

Lost in Space: J.J. Abrams' Younger, Buffer Star Trek

Weekend Report: Lynda Kay, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, Geneva Jacuzzi Do the Montalban

View more photos in Timothy Norris' day one and day two slideshows. This weekend the LA Weekly celebrated its annual People issue with LA Weekend, a two-day cultural happening at the Nike Store at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre that offered music, art, food and drink (100-proof Belvedere vodka, whi ... More >>

Rock Picks: Winifred E. Eye, Stagecoach, Marianne Dissard, Thao

Also, Franz Nicolay, Sweet, Tinted Windows and others

Throbbing Gristle's 33rd Annual Report

They coined the genre name Industrial, foresaw acid house and pushed electronic noise into distant orbits. A legendary art quartet returns to Southern California

Down and Out in L.A.: Novelist Patrick deWitt Comes Home

His newest, alcohol-fueled book, Ablutions: Notes for a Novel, is set among the city's marginalized

Throbbing Gristle to Perform Along with Derek Jarman Film at Ricardo Montalban Theater on April 21

photo: Industrial Records Ltd.Throbbing Gristle, 1981. Big news for music/art fans: legendary British industrial music forefathers/foremothers Throbbing Gristle will perform in Los Angeles for the first time in over three decades when they arrive in Hollywood on Tuesday, April 21. The band, whose r ... More >>

Today in Photographs: March 9, 1958

British playwright-actor Noel Coward and co-star Eva Gabor arrive in Los Angeles from San Francisco for the Huntington Hartford run of Coward's Present Laughter. The Hartford later became the James A. Doolittle Theater before its present incarnation as the Ricardo Montalban Theater.Photo: Herald-Exa ... More >>

GO LA: Lewis Black, German Cinema, Sheryl Crow for the Congo, and more

Where to go in L.A., February 13-19

Ricardo Montalban Remembered

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-montalban15-2009jan15,0,4189863.story

Wayne Coyne Debuts Flaming Lips' Christmas on Mars, Adam Goldberg Tries to Steal the Thunder

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...

Can You Hear Tommy?

Phrancly, Tommy, I Don't Give a Proops

What to do in L.A., June 13-19

Rutling Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

The Rutles: 30th Anniversary Reunion American Cinematheque March 17th It was here - well, not here, really, but in fact several thousands of miles away in the UK - that, Monty Python alum Eric Idle, along with Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band alum and frequent Python collaborator Neil Innes, concocted the ... More >>

Rock Picks: Rutlemania, Kinky, Angels & Airwaves

And other March 14-20 concerts

Special-Educational and Culturally Sensitive Edition!

What to do in L.A., Feb. 29-March 6

2007 in the Rearview Mirror

Whoops, there goes another theater year

Theater Reviews: Waiting For Godot, 'Nami, Virgin Love

Also Strip, The Leaning Tree, Boys’ Life and more

Culture Clash Unmasks El Zorro

Will the Fox survive?

Theater Reviews: Zorro in Hell, The Idiot Box, Bad Seed and More

Also this week's pick, Alice in One-Hit Wonderland

Queen Week

What to do in Los Angeles this week

How Do You Say 'Pee-Your-Pants-Funny' in Spanish?

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Theater Reviews

Including White Trash Catholic Circus, Toyer and this week's pick, the Latino Laugh Festival

Theater Reviews

Weekend Theater Reviews

Reviews of The Children's Hour, Eden and Pilgrim

Scary, Scary Nights

Living and Dying in L.A. - Part 1

A call for a new generation of Latino arts leaders

Pride and Prejudice and the Perfect Crime

The return of Columbo on DVD

Slam Nation

Offer They Can Refuse