In every other Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland movie, there came apoint when one or the other would pipe up with, \”Hey, kids, let\’s puton a show,\” followed by a glitzy Hollywood production number.
Author Annie Reiner is tall, elegant, poised — and politelyexasperated when you ask about her famous father and brother.\n\nYou can hardly blame her: It\’s the umpteenth time she\’s beenasked.
Stuart Flack is a communications director by day and a playwright the rest of the time
Sixty one and still full of surprises, that\’s Warren Beatty. This weekend, Beatty goes head to head at the box office with \”The Horse Whisperer,\” starring that other senior icon Robert Redford. Redford, like his contemporary Beatty, not only starsbut also directs and produces his movie. May the best man win.
This earthy, lyrical film by writer-director Ali Nassar is easilyone of the festival\’s brightest highlights.
The creator of what has been described as churning brushwork is the subject of a retrospective: \”An Expressionist in Paris: The Paintings of Chaim Soutine,\” now at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
\”Soleil\” will debut here at the Director\’s Guild on Oct. 28, the gala opening of the second annual Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival, sponsored by the Sephardic Educational Center.
De\’or and Bar offer more than just technical mastery of their musical genres. Their performances evoke a sense of prayer, soul and expression that stir the heart.
Jennifer Gould\’s new book, \”Vodka,Tears and Lenin\’s Angel,\” recalls her four years in the formerSoviet Union. It could be subtitled, \”Jennifer\’s Romp in the WildEast\” or \”Fear and Loathing in the FSU.\”
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