thursday, nov. 8 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Yoshimi must choose between two boyfriends, but first she’s got to take down an army of pink robots. This magical tale of love and the struggle for survival is a poignant and humanistic story set to the music of The Flaming Lips. Mandell Weiss Theatre, 2910 La…
Looper I love the idea of time travel. I fantasize about it a great deal: going back and stopping 9/11; going forward and finding out the right lottery numbers; visiting ancient Greece to see the Parthenon in its original form; or to 1970s San Francisco to visit pre-AIDS Castro. I’m always excited by time travel…
thursday, nov. 1 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Based on the true story of a legendary Texas brothel known as the Chicken Ranch, which operated from the 1840s to 1973. Protected by a friendly sheriff and frequented by politicians, football teams and others, the Chicken Ranch thrived in the small town of Gilbert, Texas….
Cloud Atlas David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas, considered one of the greatest literary achievements of the last two decades by many critics, has been on my bedside table or very nearby since it came out in paperback in the United States in 2004. I’m not sure why, but I never opened it. I meant to,…
thursday, oct. 25 Ichabod’s Haunted Attraction With animatronics, creepy mazes and 15 rooms of nightmares, Ichabod’s will feature more than 4,000 square feet of terror. Ichabod’s Haunted Attraction is produced by MJT Corporation, a professional builder and designer of haunted attractions for more than 15 years. This marks the first year that Ichabod’s will be…
bookwatch BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER BOOK REVIEW Return to The Big Fancy by Freeman Hall 012, Adams Media $22.95 / $23.99 Canada 272 pages The holidays are coming. That means you’ll need a little extra. Extra time to go gift-shopping, for sure, and extra closet space in which to hide packages. More importantly, you’ll need extra…
Whoever was behind the marketing for Magic Mike decided that they were not even going to mention the great, Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, let alone promote him; they were going to hide the fact that the movie is actually really, really good. They were going to focus the ads on a shirtless, occasionally pants-less Channing…
Malashock Dance takes on bullying with the return of ‘RAW’ BY ANDREW PRINTER October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. It’s also time for the return of Malashock/RAW the popular program brought to you by Malashock Dance. This time around Malashock/ RAW3 includes a work titled Bully choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Michael Mizerany. The inclusion…
I was not a fan of the Academy Award-winning Precious, because it took Murphy’s Law to beyond what seemed possible: Precious’ suffering was never-ending, always worsening, and virtually meaningless. Director Lee Daniels never flinched from showing us the worst of the worst of the everyday physical and emotional violence suffered by the obese, abused, HIV+…
thursday, oct. 18 Temple, Palace, Mosque: Southern Asian and Persian Art In this new exhibition, the works are organized according to the types of architectural spaces with which they are associated. The first space presents arts associated with Southern Asian temples be they Buddhist, Hindu, or Jain, from Afghanistan to Southeast Asia. Works of art…
