In the opening scene of The Myth, the camera follows a frantic woman, Kat, played by Chauntice Green, through a Los Angeles alley, up the stairs of a building, and onto a rooftop, where she finally exhales. As she reaches the rooftop, a melodic soloist from the a cappella group Bedlam Lullaby sings under the …
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It’s unclear if many of the people attending Bill Irwin’s opening night at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City on September 18 had any inkling of what his show would be. Beckett, of course, Beckett yes, but Beckett how and Beckett what? The show is advertised as New York City’s Irish Theatre production of …
In the world of broadcast advertising, the UpFronts have always been the biggest game in town. Television networks would show their finest offerings, promote the entertainment product that was available for sponsorship and create a friendly atmosphere that let every brand on the planet know that they were open to do business with them. Meanwhile, …
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Dance festivals in Laguna, Santa Barbara and downtown, trafficking in Beverly Hills, classical dance from India in Santa Monica, immigration consequences explored in Boyle Heights, that swan ballet flutters around Glendale and Oxnard, and more SoCal dance this week. 5. Losing where and who you are How issues of migration, assimilation, fear and loss affect …
Reality is a slippery proposition in the plays of French dramatist Florian Zeller. In both The Father and The Mother, the title characters are lost in a maze of conflicting and confusing circumstances. So is the audience since everything is seen via the protagonists’ perceptions which are altered by dementia or mental illness. Zeller’s latest …
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I’ve been dreaming about this for quite a while. Recents events called me to revisit the dream. Now that Nancy Pelosi has launched Trump’s impeachment inquiry, we’re getting closer (fingers crossed) to launching this imitation of a president into Outer Space. He can have the job of testing edibles on Mars since he wants to …
It doesn’t take an English lit background to get a mild kick out of the world premiere of Ethan Coen’s quintet of one-acters now on view at the Mark Taper Forum. Ethan who, with brother Joel, has given the world some highly touted money-making noir films that elicit as much irritation as admiration, has a …
Hit the Ground Dropping like a pebble into a pond Dancing in the ripples of the water As you drop you think your drowning Clack, you hit the bottom You’re fine, frightened Investigating your surroundings the energy running around you, familiar Surrounded by the fallen, hugged & cradled in failures arms Falling only hurts when …
Foreword In his “Petite histoire de la photographie,” Walter Benjamin discusses the expressive and representational dimensions of photography and quotes the art historian Alfred Lichtwark’s opinion, expressed in 1907, that “There is not, in our time, a work of art that we would contemplate with as much attention as a photograph of ourselves, our family …
From One Ruined Human to Another Many of us want to quickly replace what falls apart. Not just ripped socks, but a dead dog covered up by a new dog. If one dark hair ruins a relationship, we can replicate our love into another body. Another drink for the eyes, any cup size, as long …
Juliet Cook is a widely published, prolific writer, both as an individual poet and as collaborator with poet j/j hastain. She also runs a one-woman indie press, Blood Pudding Press, which is known for its collector’s item chapbooks. She edits and publishes the internet-based, blog-style literary magazine, Thirteen Myna Birds. I caught up with Juliet …
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