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The Hollywood Fringe Festival wrapped up this past weekend, but here comes another exciting aspect of the festival – show extensions!!! Multiple shows will be extending their runs, so if you missed something during the main festival, you may be able to catch it when additional performances are added. Keep […]

Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 – Part Two

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The Hollywood Fringe Festival is underway. Filling the month of June with hundreds of shows in a dizzying array of formats and genres, the heart of Hollywood becomes a social hub for theater fans and a congested scene of cars searching for convenient parking. Concentrating less on seeing a huge […]

Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019 – Part One

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Speakeasy Society Kansas Collection Chapter 10
The Speakeasy Society’s epic immersive journey called The Kansas Collection is coming to a close with Chapter Ten: The Portal, the Collection’s final chapter plays out this weekend in downtown Los Angeles.  Over the course of three years, this incredibly talented group has been exploring the mythology of Oz after Dorothy […]

The Kansas Collection Comes To A Close

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The 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival is almost upon us!  Having been a follower of the festival for years, it has been fascinating to watch the selection of offerings increase in number and variety as the festival has expanded.  Currently, the (sometimes clunky) website lists just under 400 offerings for this […]

Hollywood Fringe Festival of 2019 opens soon!

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An immersive journey into childhood fears, “I want to live in your mouth” creates a mysterious world where things definitely live in the dark and, to be clear, they are coming for you. The show is presented by David Ruzicka and Eric Vosmeier. (In association with OA Experiential, additional support from […]

I Want To Live In Your Mouth proves there IS ...

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Intimacy is a risky thing. It makes us vulnerable.  It can blind our common sense and rational judgment.  Opening ourselves up emotionally or physically to another person is thrilling, but also dangerous.  It can also be the key that unlocks a treasure chest of glorious interactions and deeply fulfilling shared […]

“Stars in the Night” Shines with Love and Heartache

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“The Day Shall Declare It” Burns an Emotional Path Through Your Heart “The Day Shall Declare It” is a haunting, emotional descent into lust, love and longing. A completely immersive show, it invites you to watch as love and hope fight for survival in a sometimes brutal world. You arrive […]

“The Day Shall Declare It” Burns an Emotional Path Through ...

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Summer Camp is a rollicking horror film that swiftly and cleverly destroys every cliché it seems to embrace. Suffering from a ill-fitting title, Summer Camp leads you down a familiar path then sucker punches you with a thrill ride of twists, turns and sneak attacks that move quickly to a […]

Summer Camp Destroys Horror Clichés in The Name of Fun ...

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(Please Note:  There are MILD spoilers contained within the slightly rambling thought process that follows.) Horror is personal.  That is key to what frightens each of us.  Often I have conversations with friends where they mention how scary a movie is for them and when I see it, the film […]

The Revenant as Horror Movie – Splashing Red Across Multiple Genres 

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A Sundance Film Festival Review “Carnage Park” tells the tale of a woman, Vivian, taken hostage in a bank robbery that goes awry. Once out of town, the lead robber, Scorpion Joe, does his best to work his charm on his lovely hostage while attempting to form a plan that […]

“Carnage Park” Takes The Kidnap Genre into Familiar Slasher Territory

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A Sundance Film Festival Review Rob Zombie’s newest horror film, “31,” confirms the director has a flare for carnage and a good eye for interesting set pieces, a slightly improving sense of emotion and an unwillingness to transcend the thing that inspires him – 70’s horror cinema. “31” is a […]

Rob Zombie’s “31” – A New Film That Brings Back ...

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