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As we are in the middle of summer enjoying blockbuster Hollywood movies like "The Secret Life of Pets," "Finding Dory" and the soon-to-be-released "Ghostbusters," it is time to mark your calendar for the 19th Annual California Independent Film Festival that is only ...By Derek Zemrak
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Bursting Negative Myths About Aging
There is no retirement of the passions. The new exhibit put on by the Lamorinda Arts Council, Art At 80, says just that: art is as much a companion for life as it is an expression of the self.
 By Sophie Braccini
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"Free State of Jones" is based on a novel by Victoria E. Byrum that hit the bookshelves in 2003. The movie begins in 1862 during the Civil War. It tells the story of a poor, rebellious Southern farmer and Union sympathizer, Newt Knight, from Jones County, Mississippi. ...By Derek Zemrak
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Sustainable Lafayette Summer Film Series Kicks Off Tuesday, July 12
Sustainable Lafayette will be hosting its sixth annual summer film series at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center, featuring recently released documentaries and short films. This year's film selections focus on clean energy, land preservation, East Bay trail ...Submitted by Melinda Krigel
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Orinda Starlight Village Players '16: Two Funerals and an Audit
Now in its 33rd season, the Orinda Starlight Village Players are currently performing an Agatha Christie play, "Murder on the Nile." It is the tradition of the purely voluntary group of thespians to open every season with a play by the prolific Christie, whose works ...By Sora O'Doherty
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'Much Ado' is a Fast-paced Delight
Love and shame haven't changed in over 400 years.
Words of devotion or degradation written by William Shakespeare in approximately 1598 and hurried onto the stage in Cal Shakes' ...By Lou Fancher
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Once again Lamorinda residents will have the ...By Derek Zemrak
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These days Hollywood is about producing sequels and reboots, formerly called remakes. If it makes money a sequel is immediately in the works. Prime example is the 2010 box office success, "Alice in Wonderland," which grossed over $334 million in U.S. ticket sales on a ...By Derek Zemrak
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Audiences Will Want a Repeat of Witty 'Play it Again, Sam'
Humphrey Bogart coaching Woody Allen on how to impress dames is the comic scenario on which is built Town Hall Theater last play of the season, "Play It Again Sam." A very funny screenplay by Allen himself, it is close to the namesake 1972 movie that was in fact based ...By Sophie Braccini
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The Rheem is more than just a movie theater. At 7 p.m. on May 21, the Rheem Theatre will take you back in time as you join Adam Reeves and Patti Leidecker in recreating a night from the past as they pay tribute to the USO Canteens of World War II.
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'Mother's Day' is a Heartwarming Gift This Year
Mother's Day is this Sunday and first of all - happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the world. Garry Marshall's latest movie, "Mother's Day," opened last week. He has directed several memorable films such as "Pretty Woman" and "The Princess Dairies."
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Coming off last month's near sell-out ...By Derek Zemrak
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Danish Film Shows Human Side of 'A War'
The point of the movie, "A War," is simple: War is a tragedy and even the best soldiers, with the best intentions, cannot escape actions that will haunt them for a very long time.
This ...By Sophie Braccini
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St. Mary's Actors Stage Powerful 'Lysistrata'
Aristophanes' "Lysistrata" is a subversive comedy that has inspired directors and actors across centuries and borders, from ancient Greece to the present day. St. Mary's College's version is nothing like you have seen before, infused with the energy of youth and with ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Artists Lose Marketing Outlet as Lafayette Gallery Closes
The Lafayette Art Gallery quietly closed its doors March 31, a casualty of hasty decision making, bad timing and the 21st-century disruption of legacy businesses. But atop the list of reasons for its downfall sat a Lamorinda inevitability: the 17-year Lafayette fixture ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA