FILM Short Films Honoring the Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 – 7 PM, February 19: On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans—most of them U.S....
As journalism and media enter an era of highly scrutinized and policed through an authoritarian lens, Matthew Fellion and Katherine Inglis’s book Censored: A Literary History of Subversion and Control show us how morally panicked gatekeepers have been trying...
Colin and Ray in Pillion will go down in cinematic history as one of the most romantic couples to grace the silver screen. Harry Lighton’s feature directorial debut is what Fifty Shades of Grey so desperately wanted to be: an “erotic comedy drama”. The main glaring...
FILM TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing – 7:30 PM, February 11: Author, educator, activist, and documentary filmmaker Toni Cade Bambara, with humor and deep insight, inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community...
This year’s Sundance Film Festival was the final one in Park City. When I landed, the air felt lighter, and either I am very jaded, but it just felt very neutral this year. It felt like Main Street wasn’t as bustling as in previous years, and the lack of...
I am currently reading “Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album” by Book by Ken Caillat and Steve Stiefel, a recollection of the drama, drugs, make-ups, break-ups, partying, and band in-fighting that made one of the most...
“Panic at the Disco” is a new essay series that unpacks the impact of the Center Theatre Group’s new production of Here Lies Love. The critical journey will explore the complexities of artistic depictions of traumatic events and cultural figures in history and how...
FILM Purple Rain – 7:30 PM, February 4: This is what it sounds like… When Doves Cry. Feel the electricity of the inimitable maestro Prince as he plies his charisma, unbelievable stage presence, and musical genius into a modern musical of epic 80s...
FILM Grey Gardens – 7:30 PM, January 22: Join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of one of the most intriguing documentaries ever made. Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles. Under the Shadow – 3 PM, January 24: Set in 1980s Tehran during the...
