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November 9, 2006
Arnold stops at Jewish Home for Aging; Cal GOP says ad campaign worked; North Valley JCC shooting la
Even when the gubernatorial election was just two days away, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger found time to talk to a large group of senior citizens at the Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda.
Holy Moses at the Getty, Dixie Chicks on screen, puppets are for grown-ups, who are the brain police
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Radio DJ Jimmy Kay brings folksy charm to folkie L.A
A radio DJ might not be your idea of an innovative storyteller, but who can\’t relate to the desire to inflict your own personal interests onto the greater Los Angeles listening public? DJ Jimmy Kay does just this every Sunday night from 9 p.m. to midnight on KKGO 1260AM, where he hosts the program \”Sunday Night Folk.\”
Recent releases: Forget escape — these films tugs at the conscience
While Hollywood has always concentrated on escapist entertainment, many filmmakers yearn to go against the grain and make movies that address urgent social and political issues. They have to fight the industry\’s perennial fear of alienating audiences with stories that hit too close to home. Yet during periods of national turmoil, politically charged movies have shared the spotlight with comic book fantasies and screwball comedies.