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Gold, guilt, and Ethan Hawke carry ‘The Weight’

stephan koplowitz — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:57:01 +0000

With ambitions that never exceed its reach, The Weight—presented by Vertical and directed by Padraic McKinley—delivers nearly two hours of cinematic adventure and suspense. McKinley, an experienced film editor making an impressive feature debut, anchors the film with focused performances from an exceptional cast. Set in Oregon in 1933, four years into the Great Depression, ...read more

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Remarkable Miami concert by Juanes sparks memories, time travel, generational pass-thru

jordan levin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:50:10 +0000

It's startling to simultaneously experience the rush of memory while witnessing your child making a similar discovery. That happened to Jordan Levin at a Juanes concert. ...read more

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Pulling out the stops: Vail Dance Fest livestreams dozen world premieres in 2026 closing night

susan reiter — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:32:14 +0000

Chloe Misseldine and Ryan Tomash in rehearsal with Alexei Ratmansky for his new work at the 2026 Vail Dance Festival wet to premiere on Monday, August 10. Photo by Chris Kendig. The annual two-week Vail Dance Festival is always an intense burst of creative and collaborative energy, but this year’s programs and casts have been ...read more

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REVIEW: If it gets too real … Hollywood, horror, and desire at Camp Miasma

stephan koplowitz — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:32:58 +0000

Wait a minute. You thought the slasher reboot had nothing left to say? Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun and distributed by MUBI, begs to differ. Starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder in two trenchant, beguiling roles, the film is a dense, cerebral feast—richly layered, occasionally exhausting, hard ...read more

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A cuisine deeply immersed in the natural world: ‘Washoku’ exhibit at Japan House

debra levine — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:39:50 +0000

A fascinating exhibition at Japan House explores the deep ties to nature and seasonality of Japanese cuisine. ...read more

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Man on the run, in summer 2026 staycation fun, ‘North by Northwest’ at the Old Globe in San Diego

debra levine — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:03:28 +0000

Staycation fun and frolic at San Diego's Globe Theatre, a British theatrical interpretation of a British born director Alfred HItchcock's 'North by Northwest.' ...read more

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Major Los Angeles roll-out for ‘Jazzed,’ long-awaited Jack Cole biography

debra levine — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:04:17 +0000

Just as its subject did in real life, JAZZED: Jack Cole and Twentieth-Century American Dance, the biography of the dancer/choreographer Jack Cole, is hitting the ground running in Los Angeles. The options for attending book events are numerous. We welcome you to join us any and all of them. Please purchase JAZZED at one of ...read more

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Catch that train! Choo-Choo Revue at Bob Baker Marionette Theatre

debra levine — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:27:49 +0000

It's in motion, which kids just love. A fantasy forever, a great train voyage with stops on the way, at Bob Baker Marionette Theatre's "Choo Choo Revue" ...read more

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REVIEW: New York City Ballet dances afresh at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

debra levine — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:07:04 +0000

The last time New York City Ballet performed at the Los Angeles Music Center, in October 2004, three programs of repertory were on offer: To gaze forlornly at those masterwork-studded programs would be to deny the march of time and the metamorphosis of a ballet company, which, after all, is a living organism reflective of ...read more

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REVIEW: New York City Ballet disappoints in mixed-rep evening at the Chandler

debra levine — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:22:52 +0000

It was very strange. New York City Ballet, in its first visit to Los Angeles in supposedly twenty years (by my count it’s longer) delivered an opening performance (Program “A”) bearing just faint traces of the noble house of classical ballet that for seventy-five years has occupied the highest perch of our nation’s performing arts ...read more

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