Netflix has locked in the theaters for the large-format version of Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” shot on 70mm film. The special screenings will take place in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Jan. 10-11. The special version will also be shown in San Francisco, Chicago, New York City,… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: Top Dawg Entertainment’s Christmas party in Watts was equally reflective and celebratory
In an empty gymnasium in the Nickerson Gardens housing complex in Watts on Wednesday, Jay Rock finally had a moment of quiet. Outside, ultramodern hip-hop rumbled from an adjacent stage. Dozens of staffers steered a curious young crowd of thousands out to the complex’s center courtyard. That’s where most of the lineup of local powerhouse […]
Blog: 12-Story Four Seasons Condo Tower Rises in Beverly Grove
A year after we last stopped by, the concrete frame of the Four Seasons Private Residences Los Angeles is making steady progress in Beverly Grove. Located adjacent to its namesake hotel at the corner of 3rd Street and Wetherly Drive, the 12-story building from Genton Property Group will offer 59 luxury condominiums in a mix of […]
Blog: Tessa Thompson and David Harbour go monster hunting in trailers for new ‘Men in Black’ and ‘Hellboy’
The trailer itself is a nice little throwback to the “Men in Black” franchise, with all the gadgets and well-tailored suits that entails. Hopefully, future footage allows more space for Thompson and especially Hemsworth to showcase their significant comedy chops or, at the very least, let them silently smolder at each other. Source: L.A. Times […]
Blog: Review: ‘Delaware Shore’ gives ‘The Room’ some competition for worst movie honors
Move over “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and “The Room,” there’s a new worst-movie-ever in town: “Delaware Shore.” This astonishingly bad film, adapted by writer-director Raghav Peri from a novel by Michaelangelo Rodriguez, mishmashes such big topics as genocide, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, child abuse, alcoholism and mental illness into a painful, inadvertently laughable stew. Source: […]
Blog: Who owns all of New York?
From left: Mayor Bill de Blasio; Related Companies’ Stephen Ross; SL Green’s Marc Holliday; Vornado’s Steve Roth; Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman; Tishman Speyer’s Rob Speyer (Illustration by John Ritter) When Silverstein Properties was bidding on the Helmsley Carlton House eight years ago, company executive Marty Burger thought his firm had a pitch that would win the […]