Posted Movie Review: Skills Like This to LAist
Mess with this 'fro and you out the do' | Photo courtesy of Shadow Distribution Coming soon to theaters is Skills Like This, a first-time film attempt by director Monty Miranda. The story follows Max Solomon (Spencer Berger), a man who is at odds not only with himself but also the craft of writing. He swears off the hobby altogether after his first play, "The Onion Dance," bombs terribly in a local theater. And...
Posted Movie Review: Amacord to LAist
Experience the fantasia of Amarcord! | Photo courtesy of Criterion Amacord, one of Federico Fellini's most personally telling films, opens at the Landmark Nuart Theater in Santa Monica today for a limited engagement. Told through a series of narratives from each of the main character's perspectives, the film follows some of Fellini's childhood experiences in the seaside village of Rimini, set against the peak of Fascism in Italy in the 1930s. For those who...
Posted Sex Week: Couples Cooking Classes to LAist
Photo courtesy of Shelbey Howard Davis Ever thought about skipping a trek to a restaurant on Valentine's Day and instead doing something just as impactful, but more appealing to the senses? If restaurants are your only bag, you're missing out on a little gem of a place called Hipcooks, where professional chefs and amateurs alike can come together for an evening of relaxed instruction and hands-on participation in the wonderful world of food preparation....