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- STELLA ADLER
Kissing a Fish
Shanghai
Headful of
Wind and
Sunlight
...the wild and turbulent sixties, where anything is possible and no dream is left unspent by long-haired smugglers
EDITORIAL: Dialectics: Art. Sex. Economics. What happens next in the culture of China?
Will Shanghai become a world art capital? Will China grow culturally as well as economically? Will the artist Ai WeiWei continue to be oppressed? Who is the Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan?
The world has so many questions for Chinese culture and the art world…
(Artist and activist Ai Wei Wei pictured above.)
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THE RUM DIARY
Johnny Depp’s performances have resonance. He’s like a Stradivarius violin. He plays the main character in Hunter S. Thompson’s RUM DIARY, which is about a writer who goes to San Juan looking for a voice. He's also looking for a job on a newspaper. Amidst the beautiful ocean vistas, palm trees, carnivals, fast cars, cantinas, protests, and cockfighting, he discovers not only his voice but several other unwholesome truths. OFFICIAL WEBSITE BOOK REVIEW
SCRANTON ZINEFEST
June 11, 2011 - Zinesters distribute what is important to them - without having to be palatable to corporate giants like Walmart or Target, and the result today was an unfettered marketplace for ideas. click here for more
Also see "Legs, lips, sex and jazz"
by Pennsylvania-poet Dale R. Wilsey, Jr. in Poetry Corner
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
The latest flick by the revolutionary Woody Allen
Review by Lou Bardel
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ADVENTURE WRITER
JW CHEF...
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They called the Indians terrorists. They called the American Revolutionaries terrorists. They called the Confederate soldiers terrorists. Anyone who is on the "other side" and defends himself is a terrorist. Now they call Palestinians terrorists. It doesn't matter what THEIR treatment of THEM is. But this hegemonic brainwashing has not stopped artist-cum-filmmaker Julian Schnabel. He kicks ass with his flick Miral, starring the gorgeous Freida Pinto. Schnabel tells the story of Palestine and the hell it has had to endure ever since Israel was created. He does not take a neutral position and, by portraying the Israeli homesteading, occupation, and resource grabbing, lays out a defense of the Intifada. He makes the movie I didn't think could be made in the the USA. Schnabel, who is Jewish descent, challenges his own culture, which is often uncritically pro-Isreal. Miral is based on Rula Jebreal's book by the same title. Big up to all the stars who made it out on opening night to support this gutsy production. Those stars include Robert De Niro, Dan Rather, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Chuck Close, Willem Dafoe, Zac Posen, Vanessa Redgrave, Dick Cavett, Josh Brolin, Candice Bergen, Sean Penn, Lee Daniels, Famke Janssen, Lotte Verbeek, Harvey Weinstein, and Steve Buscemi. (Bardel)
CONNECT TO FILM WEBSITE
April 20 - May 1
Originally started by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 as a way to rejuvenate lower Manhattan after the the 9/11 debacle, the film festival is entering its 10th year.
Picasso &
Marie-Therese:
L'amour fou
@ The Gagosian Gallery
APRIL 14 - JUNE 25
522 WEST 21st STREET / NEW YORK
CONNECT TO GALLERY
POETRY
BY MARGUERITE MARIA RIVAS
AFTER THE BIRTH OF HER 13TH CHILD:
Lullaby of Anne McAldridge
BLACK SWAN
“Stop being a coward, let yourself go -- stop trying to be perfect!” yells Thomas Leroy, the lustful ballet director played by French actor Vincent Cassell. He is speaking to Nina, the innocent dancer who is trying to find her inner Black Swan.
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Fear and Loathing in Chicago
A Dedication to Gonzo Journalism
(What happens when a wild and woolly Homeland Security officer
hits the town?)
by Paul Glitter
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For Colored Girls
Review by Jannita Lands-Orman
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2010
CITY-WIDE FEST
HITS THE
BIG EASY
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FOR A PREVIEW
CRAIG TRACY BODYPAINTER
In the Craig Tracy Gallery, which our reviewer stumbled upon while strolling through the Royal Street arts corridor in the French Quarter of New Orleans, we witness the work of an artist reaching back to a more sincere time. A more natural, spiritual and earthier human existence is presented to us. A time that exists perhaps only in the Jungian memory, a time which was downright sexy.
(Review by Louis Bardel)
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THE ALLEN GINSBERG INTERVIEW
Beatnik Master and Bard Extraordinaire, Ginsberg traveled the world fighting for artistic freedom. In this frank and informative interview with Louis Bardel, Ginsberg reveals his concept of beauty, his position on drug use and paints a very clear picture of where he stood spiritually and politically.
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LOSANGELESUNITED
FILM FESTIVAL
Jason Connell and his crew bring some of the country's best indie film to the Los Feliz 3 theater in Los Angeles. For more information contact www.theunitedfest.com.
CLICK HERE for coverage by www.stageandscreenwriters.com
NO UNCLE TOM!
Many so-called educated quickly say Booker T. Washington is an Uncle Tom, but how many have actually read Washington's writings, such as Up From Slavery? It is time to take a new look at Booker T. Washington, both as a Black leader and as an educator.
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LA County Museum of Art
John Singlton Copley, Watson and the Shark (1778) Renoir's Nudes
Now presenting American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-1915 until May 23, 2010. LACMA spotlights mint-condition works that are as superbly romantic, emotional, and moralistic as they are greatly informative and historical. Winslow Homer's "The Veteran in a New Field" and George Bellows' "Dempsey and Firpo" highlight the exhibit. Strong attention is paid to African-American experience. Also at LACMA, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's luscious studies of joie de vivre and the nude female body, Renoir in the 20th Century.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FLICKS...
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Bobos in Paradise
David Brooks defined a new generation when he penned this work of cosmic sociology back in 2001. Proof that a Bobo Paradise exists is found in Larchmont Village in Los Angeles. Brooks analyzes the village mindset perfectly.
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See a Different Side of LA...
Known for the Beach Boys and the sun and fun cliche, LA gets a new
ID with these two beautifully written histories.
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by lou bardel click here for more
! NERUDA !
God of Latin poetry and all things beautiful and romantic
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DVD REVIEW:
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
What if the hopes and dreams of marriage and the nuclear family turned out to be empty?
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“Beauty and the Beast” art installation at 33third Los Angeles lifestyle company
5111 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles
Sixty years after the invention of spray paint, the art of graffiti is still a transgressive medium. However, it is recognized by many across the world as, according to Wikipedia, “a democratic expression of artistic values by the people”. The "Beauty and the Beast" installation is one example of attempts by business and community leaders to legitimize the art form.
And while you are at it, go visit...
THE BEST PIECE OF THE L.A.'HOOD:
Pico and La
Dis Movie is da Bomb
Speaking truth to the masses, Michael Moore deconstructs capitalism and exposes Wall Street for the crime scene it is.
Poignant, funny, incisive - you must see this if you want to understand how the United States' love affair with capitalism has gone so bad.
Arianna Huffington on Capitalism: A Love Story
STREETS OF BLOOD
a B-movie shoot 'em up
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B O O K P i c k s...
We recommend a couple of oldies but goodies, Les Keyser's tome about the life and work of directorial genius Martin Scorcese and Ken Gangemi's recount of riding through Mexico on a motorcycle.
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Amiri Baraka's Key Works of Philosophy
A REFLECTION ON ONE OF AMERICA'S
MOST RELEVANT BARDS
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BIG BAD JUAREZ
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Photographer Alexia Lewis aims her sights on several themes: mourning, Black girls, and, among many other things, her very own human nature. Click here for more Picasso @ New York's Gagosian
Show runs until June 6: Selected works from the last decade of Picasso's life, ferocious examples from a man exploring and expanding his Cubist method. Theme: Mosqueteros. Click Here For More
PHOTOGRAPHY OF YOUSOUNDHOLLOW
FROM THE "SLOWDEATHA SERIES" - A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE OIL TOWN
ODESSA, TEXAS
YouSoundHollow http://www.flickr.com/photos/elenatari/sets/535286/
WHAT LOVE IS NOT
A militant love poem
By Wil Wynn CLICK HERE FOR MORE
EDITORIAL:
POLITICS IS SEXY...
Politics is sexy! Knowledge is sexy! Action even sexier!
In today’s day and age, politics not only means running for public office.
It means engaging humanity.
Politics, action, knowledge intertwine beautifully on the streets of life.
Even with disgraceful wars being perpetrated across the world, life has so much to offer. A brief scan of YouTube, Facebook and MySpace reveals that people are getting into interesting, varied stuff.
Shame on people who say all of life is shit. Shame on people who oppose our freedom of speech. Shame on anyone who doesn’t see the bigness in life.
We here implore you to leave your cynicism at home. Go out and experience the life we have been given.
To experience life and the streets defeats ignorance.
We the people have been battling ignorance since time immemorial. But one striking period of battle was the European Renaissance.
School of Night
A play about Christopher Marlowe...
The author of Dr. Faustus was a rare bird indeed. Lavon Rucker visited downtown LA's Mark Taper Forum to see this biography and gives her review. Louis Bardel muses on the history of the European Renaissance and extrapolates some lessons. click here for more
Literary Fox, Nikki Love wants to keep it real. Raw, scary and bluntly honest - there's no other way to describe her writing. Check out the fire of this literary trailblazer. Click here for more
SHORT EYES In 1974, playwright Miguel Pinero was a fresh voice in the New York theater world. His work had grit and humor and he dared to go where others shied away. His first play was the gutsy Short Eyes. Click here for more
FILM REVIEW:
THE WRESTLER
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The Maroon Wars
Scholars are reinterpreting the history of emancipation, focusing more attention on the battles waged by renegade slaves against the plantations. Johanna Iraheta opens the door to a new room in the History Department. click here for more
Luis Valdez's
American Masterpiece
The Living and Breathing History
of Los Angeles click here for more
Editorial: REVEALING THE TABOO
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THE MIND OF NIKITA MARIE
L.A. PERFORMANCE POET AND ALL-AROUND GOOD LADY WITH THE WORDS AND THE INSIGHTS TO MAKE YOU SAY "HMMMMMM...." (with interview by Louis Bardel) CLICK HERE FOR MORE
WANTED: AMERICAN POET
JIM MORRISON'S 65TH B-DAY CELEBRATION AT BARNEY'S BEANERY IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
STORY AND PICS BY LOUIS BARDEL
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LA AUTHORS
Mike the Poet has penned a fantastic poem about the history of literary Angelenos. He is the author of "I am Alive in Los Angeles". click here for more
ESTEBAN OCHOA
Author and adventurer gives us
"The Best Enchiladas".
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AFI FEST 2008
The American Film Institute comes to Los Angeles for two weeks of indie theater. Movie reviews of DEADGIRL, CHE, and THE WRESTLER. click here for more
AFGHAN DIARY:
OPERATION VIPER
The real words of paratrooper Michael Quinones who was on the ground and saw the action with his own eyes... click here for more
MOVIE REVIEW: LOVE THE HARD WAY
A VISUALLY-STUNNING FILM
STARRING CHARLOTTE AYANNA AND ADRIEN BRODY.
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Editorial: Republican Sneaks
and their Boneheads Click here for more
BOOK PICKS
A selection of titles from the publisher's bookshelf: Poetry, nonfiction, plays, it's all in there with a distinctly LA flavor. Click here for more
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Woody Allen's latest masterpiece about love and art
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Dexter: The show you are embarrassed to love
A review of the beautifully written yet creepy soap opera. Click here for more
The Poetry of Wil Wynn
A collection of poetry by an underground maestro with a review by Louis Bardel. Click here for more
WALKING LAOSHAN
Michael R. Shea explores enigmatic China: the beauty, the poetry, the mishaps and the humor.
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Editorial: Make Spanish the Official
Language of Los Angeles Read More
The Steamy Stories of
Cashmere Bates
Vivid and smooth, these pieces will take you from the mean streets of Detroit to the steamy apartment of a scorned lover. Reminiscent of Anais Nin, Cashmere's stories are sure to provoke you. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Movie Review
Gonzo: The Life and Work of
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Written and directed by Alex Gibney, this biopic offers plenty for the Thompson fanatic to chew on. Stageandscreenwriters.com gives it three stars.
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Journey to Tangier
Gonzo tales of ancient cities, art and culture shock. Pictures of Barcelona graffiti included. Click here for more
My Method of Play Creation, or
Rising from the Depths of Hell
like a Phoenix
"Being a playwright I like the thing, as in Hamlet’s sage words, 'The play is the thing...'" writes Sigrid Gilmer. "I am an American and like any good God-fearing American I love the product – the finished play. Shiny. New. Accomplished." Sigrid dives into the writing process. Click here for more
WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP:
Bicycle messaging in the Big Apple
"Working as a bike messenger is unlike any other job I know of," writes Kent Giltz."It is dangerous, exhausting, exhilarating,frustrating, adrenaline-rushing, but most of all it is an incredible experience." Click here for more
BLOODY BOXERS
What does one do when he is the Killer Hitter? Why of course he gets in the ring and fights. Trace this primordial tale of blood and guts as a young boy is initiated into the world of punching. (Read More)
POETRY AND THE FEMALE IMAGINATION
The yin, the Sapphic, and the fire of the feminine. This month we feature poetry from Debra Behr and Crystal Carter. And we ask the question, how does the female imagination differ from that of the male? Click here for more
Is Puritanism Dead in America?
Guillermo Rios explores America's cultural nadir and offers some sage alternatives. Click here for more
GUS BARDEL (1905-1999) In May 1928 Gus embarked on a steamship across the Atlantic, one year before the bottom fell out of the world economy. Steaming into the Mediterranean to Mussolini's Italy and Pompei, to Greece and the Parthenon, to Egypt and the Pyramids, and to France, the Riviera, the French Alps and Paris. Read an excerpt from his travel diary New York to Paris 1928.
JW CHEF Your average guy, doing an average job, living an average life, and having fun doing it. Check out his tales of life on the edge.
YOUSOUNDHOLLOW See Barcelona through the eyes of YSH. A world traveler with camera always at the ready, YSH focuses on the telling detail and the subtext of a scene. An excellent UK-based artist. See More
