Wednesday, August 14, 2013
New Town Hall Theatre Artistic Director Named
When Derrick Silva enters a room, the new Town Hall Theatre artistic director radiates a friendly and smooth presence. He was an instant member of the THT family.
Silva is no stranger ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
The Art of PerceptionNew SMC exhibits offer viewers a unique look at the world around them
Afterglow: Rethinking California Light and Space Art opened Aug. 4 in the Saint Mary's College Museum of Art. The exhibition was originated by the Wiegand Gallery at the University of Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont, Calif., and explores the way in which the viewer ...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
"Lady Windermere's Fan" at Cal Shakes Inside Scoop discussion offers glimpse into creative process
Playwright Oscar Wilde was a master of ...By Lou Fancher
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
"The Wolverine"
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman ("Les Miserables") reprises his role as Logan "The Wolverine" for the sixth time in this new chapter from the X-Men movie series which is truer to its comic book origins than most superhero films.
By Derek Zemrak
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Two Lamorinda Students Head to Scotland Festival as Part of Oakland School for the Arts Production
Olivia Lowe of Orinda and Noah Baldwin of Moraga, both 16-year-old juniors at the Oakland School for the Arts - a public charter arts school located in the Fox Theater in Oakland - will be heading with 12 other performers, ages 16-18, to Scotland to perform "Signs of ...Submitted by Jennifer Duff
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Clive Worsley: From Town Hall Theatre to Cal Shakes
Even before becoming artistic director of Town Hall Theatre, Clive Worsley was associated with California Shakespeare Theater as a teaching artist. Now he is leaving his more than full-time job at THT to take direction of Cal Shakes' Artistic Learning program, which ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Local Runners Put On Eclectic Art Show at Orinda Library
It's not every day you get a group of creative joggers producing an exhibit of unique art, so when painter and retired high school English teacher George Ehrenhaft had the idea for such an event, he literally took it and ran with it.
 By Clare Varellas
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
"Grown Ups 2"
Not much has matured in this latest Adam Sandler movie "Grown Ups 2." What does anyone expect from him, the king of lowbrow humor? The movie opens with Lenny (Adam Sandler) being urinated on by a deer. Need I say more? The toilet "humor" continues for 1 hour and 40 ...By Derek Zemrak
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Award-Winning Songwriter Returns to Hometown for Guitar Workshop
Ali Handal has come a long way since singing in the choir and in musicals at Acalanes High School. Now a multi-award winning songwriter with three albums under her belt, her songs featured in numerous TV shows and movies, and author of a guitar instructional book/CD ...By Jennifer Wake
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Young Orinda Film Director Works on New Movie Short
Christopher Tennant and a group of friends from Miramonte High School were seen at Barbacoa in Orinda's Theatre Square shooting scenes for the young director's new production, "Before A Fall." Tennant says that the film he wrote is a silly, goofy story of a street ...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Cal Shakes' "Romeo and Juliet" A classic tale of love, and hate
If you think you've seen William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" one too many times to see it once more, think again. Director Shana Cooper takes seven top-notch Cal Shakes actors on a terrific romp through the classic hate story at Orinda's Bruns Amphitheater in a ...By Lou Fancher
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Lafayette Filmmaker's Directorial Debut a Winner
"8 Guns Over a Dead Girl," the directorial debut of Lafayette filmmaker Phillip Mayall, took home the award for Best Action Film at the Snake Alley Film Festival in Iowa. "I was genuinely stunned," said Mayall about the win. "I wish I had remembered to thank Luis ...By Michael Sakoda
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013
"The Heat"
Let's get straight to the point. "The Heat" is the funniest movie I have seen in a long long longtime. I previously made the statement that "This Is The End" was the funniest since the original "Hangover" but neither one trumps "The Heat" starring Oscar winner, Sandra ...By Derek Zemrak
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"Man of Steel"
Zack Snyder's reboot of Superman will no doubt be the blockbuster event of the summer.
"Man of Steel" is a serious treatment of the classic Superman story. Snyder directed "300" and ...By Derek Zemrak
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"Dance on Film" Festival Explores the Magic of Movement on the Big Screen
The Diablo Ballet and Lafayette Library and Learning Center's second annual "Dance on Film" series leapt into action June 6 with "Brigadoon," but there's still time to hop into the behind-the-scene and on-the-screens action later this summer with "Singing in the Rain" ...By Lou Fancher
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA