Sacramento’s local treasure, the B Street Theatre, will host a limited run of Robert Caisley’s new play A Masterpiece of Comic … Timing. The story takes place in the early ‘60s in Scottsdale, Arizona, where a producer is trying to hurriedly produce a comedy with the aide of a writer…
Would it be okay with you if the next 789 words in this review were just “blah”? Or how about “wah,” like Charlie Brown’s school teacher? I suppose that wouldn’t be the professional thing to do, but then again, spending one-quarter of a billion dollars to make a movie like…
Ron Finley, known as the “Gangster Gardener” from South Los Angeles, has seen firsthand what urban gardening can do to change a blighted neighborhood. “When you put beauty in a place that has none, that’s a game changer,” he states in a new documentary called Can You Dig This. The…
… And They’re Off! “Welcome to the Academy Awards, or whatever! Glad you could make it! Oh, wait—you’re not white? Sorry, you can’t come in.” And with that sentiment, the Oscars have once again marooned themselves on a desert island in some sort of backwards and perverted form of self-flagellation….
Chelsea Does … Rated TV-MA {4 out of 5 stars} My first introduction to Chelsea Handler was her essay collection unapologetically titled My Horizontal Life. I remember thinking something along the lines of, “A woman is being blatant about her wackiest one-night-stands? Some of them with well-endowed midgets? And she…
The locally produced music and art show RAWTV (short for Regional Artist Web TV) is returning for their third season of on-air shenanigans starting on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2016. The 30-minute show airs at 1 a.m. on KCRA right after Saturday Night Live and features a random mix of creative…
Not even the Taliban could bring down Malala Yousafzai! This incredible young Pakistani female activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was famously shot by Taliban gunmen in October 2012, when she was just 14 years old, after speaking out for many years about equal rights and education for girls all…
Crest Theatre co-owner Yulya Borroum has fiercely devoted herself to keeping much of the venue’s original vibe and aesthetic while keeping a varied calendar. From live music events to guest speakers, comedy gatherings to one-off screenings of older film favorites, it would seem everyone’s favorite K Street destination is doing…
The Year in Cinema Transexual Cinderellas, stampeding dogs in the streets of Budapest, a heroic sheep … There was much more to cinema in 2015 than the glorious return of Star Wars (even though that was pretty awesome, too). Here are a few films that you might have missed, or…
Passing the Torch … er, Lightsaber Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rated PG-13 {4 out of 5 stars} It’s time to give George Lucas his due. He has done pretty well for himself after all. And yes, I know there are a lot of you nerds out there who are…
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