Thursday, June 27, 2019

July Plans, Movies & Summer Concerts

-Mad Max: Fury Road + Fireworks
Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 9:00 PM
Cinespia at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90038








-Eat|See|Hear July Movies
  • Saturday, July 6th: Beetlejuice at Santa Monica High School
    • Musical performance by The Shakes, an indie band infusing R&B sounds and infectious lyricism precedes the film screening
    • Food trucks include Fette Schwein, Roll’n Lobster, Chancho’s Tacos, Yalla Truck, Baby’s Badass Burgers and official sponsor Tillamook Ice Cream Truck
  • Saturday, July 13th: Casablanca at The Autry Museum of the American West
    • Musical performance by Los Angeles’ cinematic band WYO precedes the film screening
    • Food trucks include Street Kitchen, Pickles & Peas, Dreamy Creations, Hungry Bella Thai and D’s Superblends
  • Saturday, July 20th: Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion at Los Angeles State Historic Park
    • Musical performance by Lucy & La Mer, an LA based indie project precedes the film screening
    • Food trucks include Pinch of Flavor, Chancho’s Tacos, D’s Superblends, Baby’s Badass Burgers, Mandoline Grill, and LA Donut
  • Saturday, July 27th: Home Alone at Pasadena City Hall
    • Musical performance by internationally recognized artist Dylan Dunlap, precedes the film screening
    • Food trucks include CafĂ© Vietnam and Dreamy Creations 



Hammer Summer Concerts

Thu Jul 11, 19 & 25, 7:30 p.m.
The Hammer's summer concerts are back! See live bands and KCRW DJs in the museum's courtyard, with cash bars and food trucks all night.
Thu Jul 11: Pavo Pavo
Thu Jul 19: Wild Belle
Thu July 25: The Tracks

Indie Video Game Concert Game Theory In October

This October, you can jam out to some of your favorite indie songs ffrom some of your favorite indie games with the people who made the the music including: Chad Seiter (ReCore), Austin Wintory (Journey), Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie),Laura Shigihara (Plants vs. Zombies, Rakuen), Lena Raine (Celeste), and Jake Kaufman (Shovel Knight).

The concert will be taking place October 5th at the Ford Theatres, starting at $75, here's more details.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Anime Expo 2019 Update: Shout Factory Booth, Street Fighter Pin-Up, Battle Angel Mural & Funimation

Woah, it's coming next week? Are you ready for AX?

-Shout Factory is gonna have some fun at it's booth #2022

Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th
VISIT OKKO’S INN WITH A PHOTO OP AND GET A FREE DOOR HANGER!
In celebration of Kitaro Kosaka’s stunning anime feature Okko’s Inn being released on Blu-ray™ and DVD on July 2, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with GKIDS, will feature a backdrop of the traditional Japanese inn from the movie at the Shout! Factory booth. Capture your excitement at AX 2019 in front of Okko’s inn with a photo/selfie and get a free exclusive door hanger!
 
Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th 
CELEBRATE PENGUIN HIGHWAY BY PLAYING ‘PICK A PENGUIN’ GAME
Join the fun and celebrate the upcoming home entertainment release of anime feature Penguin Highway with Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Anime Studio by playing the PICK A PENGUIN game at Shout! Factory’s booth for a chance to win Blu-rays, t-shirts, pins, and more!
 

- Fans will find the Chun-Li/Sakura/C-Viper cover exclusively at the UDON Anime Expo Booth #2623.2723 (July 4 - July 7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center). Karin/Cammy/Kolin will be available at the UDON San Diego Comic-Con Booth #4529 (July 18 - July 21). Bonus round: Robaato will be in the UDON booth at BOTH SHOWS to sign your books! Supplies are limited, stop by and grab your copies before they are gone!






-Alita Battle Angel did not do good in theaters. Fox Home is trying to salvage that at AX with some random ideas at AX. The best is a mural that seems like you can put yourself in it when taking photos across the street from the convention. Or at least we think that what it means from the press release:

Thursday, July 4 – Sunday, July 7

WHRE:           601 W Pico Blvd.
                        Los Angeles, CA 90015

WHAT:           Across the street from the convention center, artist Cloe Hakakian is painting an amazing manga inspired mural that embodies the essence and humanity of Alita. There will also be an interactive AR component that will surprise and delight fans and passers by alike! There will also be a panel for consumers to put themselves in the mural.
 

-Little Tokyo's Retro Game Camp is gonna be there.

-Funimation's Guide about what they got going on at AX.

Glen Brogan's "Dinosaur Land, 1990"

Glen Brogan's "Dinosaur Land, 1990" is available now from Hero Complex Gallery.  Based on our favorite video game of all time, Super Mario World. Oh and there's some Overwatch pieces from him too.

Weekly What To Do: Cats Own This City Before Anime Expo

Little Tokyo Nights
Every Thursday night 4pm - 10pm
320 East 2nd Street between Central ave and San Pedro Street
Free

We're not a hundred percent on this one. This is a new night market idea for Little Tokyo that starts this Thursday and then will be repeating every Thursday. Except JULY 4, 2019 AND ON JULY 18. It has music and street vendors. So, see how it is and hopefully it can be a nice weekly trip downtown.

THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL / WOLF’S HOLE
Thu, Jun 27, 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
$

A scary one from Ti West about a girl taking an elder care gig she shouldn't have and a foreign tale set a skiing workshop.


Second Home Serpentine Pavilion by SelgasCano at La Brea Tar Pits
June 28-Nov 24
6:00am – 10:00pm Daily

5801 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90036 

Free and open to the public
Parking  $15 flat rate
The Museum's parking lot is located at the corner of Curson Ave. and 6th St., directly behind the Museum. Enter from the western side of Curson Ave.
Parking lot opens at 9:15 am and the last car can enter at 4:15 pm, when the gate locks. Visitors can leave the lot through 10:00 pm when the park closes. 


*Enter a Star Trek TOS sort-of-looking tent for free art and culture.

The 866-square-foot Second Home Serpentine Pavilion by SelgasCano at La Brea Tar Pits will be set on the grassy ellipse in the park adjacent to the museum at La Brea Tar Pits.
Second Home and NHMLAC will partner on a diverse program of public talks, film screenings, and other events—all free and open to the public—to take place throughout the five-month installation of the Pavilion.


Diamantino Screenings
Co-Director/Co-Writer Daniel Schmidt
Friday, June 28
7:30pm show w/Q&A
Saturday, June 29
7:30pm show w/Q&A
Nuarte
$

Woah, this is gonna be a weird one and if you're into dudes, you'll probably like it even more with the visuals. This'll eventually be in the bat-sh*t insane section of Cinefile, next door to where this is playing.
"Tabu's Carloto Cotta gives the finest comic performance in recent memory as the dimwitted Portuguese soccer superstar of the title, a burlesqued version of Christiano Ronaldo, swept up in a complicated comic conundrum involving the refugee crisis, Secret Service skullduggery, mad science genetic modification, and a right-wing anti-EU conspiracy."
2019 TAG Zinefest
Friday, June 28 at 6 PM – 10 PM
The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839
1105 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, California 91505
Free

Over fifty Animation Guild artists will be selling their zines, comics, and other artwork. Come on over and feel free to invite your friends!

Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary Group Show
OPENING RECEPTION
June 29, 2019 | 7pm - 11pm
ON VIEW
June 29 – August 3, 2019
COREY HELFORD GALLERY
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 12pm - 6pm
571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033
 
 The artists featured in this exhibition have re-interpreted the iconic image of Hello Kitty and her friends in their own aesthetic through a wide variety of mediums including painting, sculpture and animation. The launch event on June 29 is open to the public and to Hello Kitty fans of all ages. Attendees will enjoy special surprises on opening night including available prints of select 45th anniversary artwork and appearances by Hello Kitty.
June 29-31
Pasadena Convention Center
300 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert
Saturday, June 29, 8PM
Hollywood Bowl
$$

Between crushing on Cho Chang, studying for his O.W.L.s, and the evergrowing number of detentions from Professor Umbridge™, Harry Potter™ must find the time to discover the secret of his terrible nightmares. See Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert presented in HD on our giant screens, with the original score performed live by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

New Player Has Joined Live With Jackie Johnson
Sat, June 29, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe
2106 Hyperion Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
$5

Join Keith and Jesse for a live recording of 'New Player Has Joined' with special guest Jackie Johnson. Games will be played, jokes will be made, and maybe there will be an adorable dog there (seriously). First ten people there get a free t-shirt! That's a lie. We won't be doing that.

RODRIGO LUFF
Afterglow (Main Room)
KATHY AGER
Golden Age (Project room)
Reen Barrera
Recent Works (Office)Opening Reception with the Artists: Saturday, June 29, 2019 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thinkspace Projects  6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
Free

New multi-artist show at Thinkspace.






10th Annual LA Food Fest
Sat, June 29, 2019
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Santa Anita Park
285 Huntington Dr
Arcadia, CA 91007
$54 – $99

"Our vendors are hand picked to help you discover new favorites you won't find anywhere else. Sample signature bites from a curated selection of booths from hot restaurants and celebrity chefs to old school carts and stands plus craft beer gardens, craft cocktail bars, tequila tasting, wine tasting, the iced coffee lounge and everyone's favorite – our ice cream social."

2019 CALIFORNIA WATERMELON FESTIVAL
Saturday June 29th & Sunday June 30th, 10am to 10pm
Hansen Dam Soccer Complex
11480 Foothill Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 91342
$0-$20

"Join us for a day full of watermelon fun! This year will be the best ever, as we host our largest event yet with over 60,000 pounds of fresh-off-the-farm California watermelons, chilled, sliced and served fresh to you." 

ETHERIA FILM NIGHT 2019
Sat, Jun 29, 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
$15

Etheria Film Night is proud to present the 2019 Official Shorts Showcase of the best new genre films directed by women. Eight short films will be screened followed by a Q&A with directors in attendance, moderated by Rebekah McKendry (Shock Waves Podcast). The 2019 Inspiration Award will be presented to producer Gale Anne Hurd by legendary producer Roger Corman. The 2019 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship winner will also be announced.






CicLAvia—Mid City Meets Pico Union
Sunday, June 30, 9 AM – 4 PM
Midcity
Free

"Join CicLAvia on June 30 as we transform Venice Blvd, 7th Ave, and Washington Blvd into public parks for the day. We'll be closing the streets to cars and opening them up for people of all ages and abilities to ride, walk, stroll, roll, run, and smile!"


Dream Market~*
Sunday, June 30, 11:30 AM – 8 PM
310 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free

DREAM MARKET is a one day market event in LA showcasing 14 illustrators, designers, and makers. United by our love of making cool stuff in small batches, come hang out and check out our wares. Hosted at Milk+T in Little Tokyo.

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Blastoff Comics Closing

-Blastoff Comics is closing in North Hollywood. Big sales are going on now as the store has to get rid of its stock.

Sunday, June 23, 2019

The Bell: Taco Bell Hotel Pop-Up In Palm Springs Details

Yes, yes, munch, munch, look up from your burrito, kind sir or madame, if you haven't heard, Taco Bell we'll have a pop-up hotel in Palm Springs this August. It has been dubbed The Bell: Taco Bell Hotel & Resort. We just got more details and info when you can reserve your room this June. And we suggest you get tickets as early as possible because many people will want to say they stayed and
"Netflix and chilled" at it.

Bro, I ate the sickest special edition quesadilla and made out with the hottest chick after. I mean her mouth was filled with hot sauce...it burned.

So, right into it. You can reserve rooms on Thursday, June 27 starting at10 AM PT / 1 PM ET  here. It's only gonna be for five days, Aug 8-12, so you don't have much time to grab a night. It'll be at 333 E. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, California and starts at $169 a night. And there's only 70 rooms available. 18+

You're getting two really great experiences by going
1. a Taco Bell-themed hotel and 2. special Taco Bell eats.

The overall theme of the hotel breaks down into not only a stylish and silly look based on Taco Bell, great for posting pics. There's performances by live music acts, dive-in movies, which means poolside and a “Freeze Lounge,” inspired by, get this product placement synergy, Mountain Dew Baja Blast, which will offer ice cold drink in a "chill" lounge, which better mean it's made of ice, but will probably just be air conditioned.

Yum, yum with your fun as there's suppose to be a special take on your breakfast in bed and pretty much everything else. There's gonna be special pool side taco bell cuisine. And apparently more details on the eats will go up in July. 

So, try and grab a room so you can say you drove out to Palm Springs to go to the Taco Bell hotel, people will have questions. We'll have questions. Your family we'll have questions. I mean the jokes about needing to go to the bathroom.