“5, 4, 3, 2, 1…0!” My friend and I open our eyes to see a lone flashlight in the darkness, leading us to a small bench. We sit and the bench begins to move, the flashlight dies and voices begin to whisper in the blackness, making the hair on the back of my neck stand […]
Saved by the Bell was an iconic television series lasting from 1989-1992, with multiple television spin-offs like The New Class and The College Years, in addition to the two TV movies Hawaiian Style and Wedding in Las Vegas. A phenomenon throughout the 1990s, Saved by the Bell made an indelible impression on a generation of […]
Paulie’s Polymers might be a fantastic plastic bag company, but thanks to government bans and terrible marketing, the Los Angeles branch is in trouble—and just before the holidays, too. And yet, here we are, the members of the San Diego branch (the one branch doing fantastically well), joining our fellow L.A. employees for their yearly […]
Would you ever attend a show if you knew nothing except for the title and the company producing it? Unwrapped. That is the exact question that sparked through the minds at Faceless Ventures (FV) when they unleashed Unwrapped on the world – a show they called “Our gift to you”. And indeed, apart from a mysterious […]
With immersive pop-up events gaining popularity, especially for big budget film releases or special occasions, it only makes sense that these ventures have grown to include both Los Angeles night life and the holidays. Happy Holidays Ya Filthy Animals is an unofficial, fan-made, immersive holiday experience that plunges guests into three classic Christmas films: Home […]
The following review of Dream Study #114 contains spoilers. I had a strange dream the other night. I dreamt it was 1983, and I was at a small bar in Los Angeles, wandering among the crowd, drinking, talking, laughing. I spied a small bookcase in the corner, and walked over to pick up a […]
Dr. Victoria Polidori is hypnotizing us to take us back in time. We are four of her patients, lying on mats in her warm psychologist’s office, staring up at a candle projected on the ceiling as her calm voice directs us. Focus. Let’s go back to that night. One by one, we are reawakened and […]
The lights come on. At Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater, they always do…eventually. A body, draped in a long black sheet, hangs out of the odd window situated high on the side wall of the beloved theater. From somewhere out of sight, we hear an ever-growing chorus of mumbling strangers. They seem to be enjoying themselves. […]
Unauthorized musical versions of popular films are gaining traction in Los Angeles. From Clueless at Rockwell Table & Stage to Psycho at El Cid, more and more are popping up around the city. Just finishing up its run is I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Unauthorized Musical at El Cid. Adapted by Jordan […]
She stands at the far end of the room – passed the broken clocks and mirrors lining the walls, passed the flickering projection of fire upon the wall, passed the lights dancing with an eerie glow upon her calm face. Silent, and with her eyes cast down, she reveals her shoulders, covered in black ink. […]
