Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Love is in the Air at the Rheem Theatre
The California Independent Film Festival is proud to present the first stage performance at the Rheem Theatre in over 25 years - the Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, "Love Letters," written by A. R. Gurney. This is the perfect play to present in theatre four upstairs ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, April 09, 2014
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'
Captain America steps up his game!
A bit of history: Like most of the Marvel characters, Captain America did not get his start in comic books. He was born in a 1944 movie serial - short ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2014
'Muppets Most Wanted'
Thus far 2014 looks like the year for kids' films: "Lego," which broke box office numbers, then "Mr. Sherman & Peabody" and now Hollywood has released "Muppets Most Wanted."
The previous ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2014
'This Life'Some must die, so others can live
It is not by chance that Anne Grethe Bjarup Riis' movie, "This Life," was a big success in Denmark, its country of origin. The director shows a piece of that country's history at a time when the younger generation is asking questions and wants to understand what ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Student Artists Wow at 2014 Visual Arts Competition
Nearly $2,400 was awarded to 22 artists during the 2014 Orinda Visual Arts Competition, sponsored by the Orinda Arts Council (OAC). But as any of the winning student artists will tell you, the true prize is the opportunity to have their work shown in a professional ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Clever Musical Comedy Comes to THT March 30
Rita the Cow (Diane Kehrig, left), Jack (Liam Gaard, center), and Lucy the Goose (Caroline Schneider, right) embark on a musical adventure in the East Bay Children's Theatre production of "Jack and the Beanstalk and the Giant, and the Goose, and the Really, Truly-Uly ...Submitted by Arron Schuler
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2014
"Mr. Peabody & Sherman"
Many of you will remember this television cartoon from the late 1950s and early '60s, about a genius Nobel Peace Prize-winning dog and his adopted son, Sherman. Mr. Peabody is voiced by Emmy recipient, Ty Burrell ("Modern Family") and the young, talented actor, Max ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2014
A Wide Array of Wonderful Films East Bay International Jewish Film Festival comes to Orinda March 21-23
The 19th annual East Bay International Jewish Film Festival is coming to Orinda's Theatre Square March 21-23 with 10 feature films and documentaries that present a rich tapestry of the best of Israeli films today - some funny, some serious, others poignant or violent. ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Local Author:An Orinda Author's ObsessionNew novel melds fact and fiction, shines light on silent film star
Long before former stock broker and first time author Robert Murillo penned his debut book, "The Vanity," he was a 9-year-old boy, curling up with a radio. His imagination set aflame by sci-fi broadcasts and tales of quirky time travel, his childhood fever for fiction ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, February 26, 2014
"God of Carnage" Opens at Town Hall Theatre Feb. 22
Civilization may give us polish, but contemporary playwright Yasmina Reza shows us that underneath it all, humans are torn with frustration and pain that can erupt into violence. Set in a city that could easily be San Francisco, New York, or Paris (Reza is French), ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Glamour Guaranteed Oscar party at the Rheem features Academy Award winner Margaret O'Brien
The Rheem Theatre will be the place to be for non-stop Oscar entertainment March 2, including dining, dancing, discovering film memorabilia in the only Classic Film Hall of Fame, intertwined with a live Oscar ceremony broadcast on the big screen. Special guest ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014
"The Monuments Men"
"The Monuments Men" is the latest directing project by Oscar recipient George Clooney, and his frequent collaborator and co-writer, Oscar winner Grant Heslov ("Argo," "The Ides of March," "Good Night, and Good Luck"). They adapted the screenplay from the novel written ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Lots of Love at New Gallery Location
It's hard to quantify if there was actual love in the air at the Lafayette Art Gallery for a reception celebrating their new exhibit, "Love at First Sight," but there was clearly plenty of friendship and chocolate kisses. Many of the 28 member-artists of the co-op ...
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sculptures Grow Like FlowersIn this Orinda garden, art sprouts from the ground up
To hear how artist Karen Wyse came to own her house, which she and her husband bought way back in 1974, is to take a trip back in time. Picture Berkeley, picture peasant skirts, bare feet, picture freedom and anarchy. Picture a friend showing up at your door and ...By Chris Lavin
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The Heart in Orinda's Art
Winston Churchill once asked, "What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? How else can we put ourselves in harmonious relation with the great verities ...By Laurie Snyder
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