Fire pits have become cool amenities at beach resorts and urban hotels alike. Here are five places where you can enjoy the warmth and sometimes a cocktail too. Carlsbad, Calif. Fire lovers can kick back at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Fire pits at the […]
Blog: Retire 2018 with the rocker who just won’t retire. Or hit a rave or rooftop celebration.
Ozzy Osbourne, like 2018 in general, has to quit sometime, but the day never seems to actually arrive. After retiring Black Sabbath, and swearing that he’ll soon quit touring as a solo act, he instead booked a blowout return for Ozzfest at Inglewood’s Forum (3900 W. Manchester Blvd.) with himself as the headliner. Marilyn Manson, […]
Blog: Under the radar: A South African neo-western, politically charged documentaries and idiosyncratic animation
“Moynihan”: This crisp, engaging documentary, directed by Joseph Dorman and Toby Perl Freilich, paints a picture of the dapper, erudite Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who died in 2003, as a series of dichotomies that merged to create one of the staunchest defenders of the poor that America has ever seen. Amazon Prime Source: latimes.com – […]
Blog: Among the headaches Gavin Newsom will inherit as governor: California’s troubled bullet train project
During his campaign for governor, Newsom told The Times the project is “achievable and realistic” and said that he is “committed” to a partial system from the Central Valley to the Bay Area. That is almost identical to the rail authority’s plan for a San Francisco-to-Bakersfield segment by 2029, expected to cost $29 billion to […]
Blog: Under the Radar: Young knees, empathy and how about some Oscar love for female filmmakers?
Our annual compilation of overlooked films. Each reviewer chose five films to highlight. “Skate Kitchen”: The rebellious spirit running through Crystal Moselle’s drama is contagious. Its camera careens with these teenage girl skateboarders as they tear through New York City, and you’ll want to… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: Under the radar: Orson Welles, Ryuichi Sakamoto and a plea for stress-free cinematic adolescence
“The Great Buddha+”: As if it hasn’t already been a vintage year for Asian films, you can add Huang Hsin-Yao’s debut feature to the impressive list. As savagely satirical as it is gorgeously surreal, the black-and-white comedy, set in a predominantly poor, rural Taiwanese village, wraps its sociopolitical barbs in a punk sensibility disguising an […]