While this may just look like some hole in the wall dingy dive or just a bar near a corner, the truth is The Sherman Room is one of the last remaining historical landmark restaurant establishments still standing in the...
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Ash Revell
“Blue Jasmine” by Woody Allen – a truly virtuosic performance by Cate Blanchett film review
Woody Allen’s newest movie, Blue Jasmine, provides a platform for a truly virtuosic performance by Cate Blanchett that is sure to be remembered at Oscar voting time. Why is there so much Oscar buzz swirling around...
Pauline Adamek
“A Parallelogram” – at the Mark Taper Forum – Los Angeles theater review
An existential “comedy” in the bleakest sense, Bruce Norris’ new play A Parallelogram posits the question “What would you do if you knew your future but couldn’t do anything to change it?” and then explores the various...
“The Time Being” starring Frank Langella and Wes Bentley – Los Angeles film review
The Time Being (2012) is a visually arresting film, an ambitious effort undercut by a problem script and a forgettable performance by lead actor Wes Bentley. Bentley plays Daniel, a young painter with a wife (Ahna...
Deborah Klugman
“Suburban Showgirl” – theater review for LA Weekly
Hello readers! This week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of Suburban Showgirl, now playing at NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood. Click here to go to the LA Weekly’s theater page and scroll down to read it...