Tuesday, April 28

Vintage fashion meets today’s crowd

The Victorian era may not have much in common with 1970s; yet when an 1835 Victorian corset is paired with a well-worn pair of Levi's jeans, the unlikely age difference makes the combination for a perfect vintage match. Read more...

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The annual Vintage Fashion Expo brings old styles back to Santa Monica this weekend. Students are admitted free with a student ID on Sunday. (courtesy of Elisabeth Normoyle)


Fashion or Whatever: Meat trend will spoil soon

I knew the meat dress became passe when Bruce Willis decides to pay homage to Lady Gaga by wearing a hat made out of beef on "Late Show with David Letterman." The same man who took out terrorists with his bare hands as detective John McClane in the explosion-happy film "Die Hard" is now resorting to marinating his head with the beefy and bloody token shock value of the present, all the while making lukewarm jokes. Read more...


A concrete dance space

In the damp evening air, the orange-tinted glow of Parking Lot 7 is less of a concrete parking structure than it is a dance studio. Read more...

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The NSU Modern dance team uses campus parking lots as its practice studios. The team features student dancers from varied academic and dance backgrounds to create choreography inspired by contemporary, modern, jazz and hip-hop dance styles.



Cinefamily celebrates October with 3rd Annual Horror Film Fest

Halloween dawns only one day in October, but it makes for an occasion to see a scary movie (or two) almost every night of the month. The Cinefamily is celebrating this month with its "3rd Annual Horror Film Fest" at The Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood. Read more...

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Leona Anderson and Carolyn Craig act in a scene from William Castle’s 1959 film “House on Haunted Hill.” It will be screened in a double feature with “The Tingler” during Cinefamily’s 3rd Annual Horror Film Fest.

Credit: CINEFAMILY



Old Hollywood

Before Hollywood became the commercial movie-making empire of today, it was a small, close-knit community founded on the glamour of movies and stars that graced the silver screen. Read more...