Life & Arts

Without a cloud in the sky the weather in Malibu the afternoon of Friday January 21 2011 is as clear as the REELSTORIES' staff vision. I watch from my table in Joslyn Plaza as over 60 Pepperdine student volunteers scurry like ants to build the foundation for the night. Leading the bunch are the dedicated members of the board of student film festival directors. Vanessa Magos … [Read more...] about REELSTORIES reflects life

For just one weekend every year more than 75000 people travel to Indio Calif. to have their ears blown and their lives changed by the Goldenvoice-promoted Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. This year nothing has changed for the already sold out venue. Coachella will begin the weekend of April 15 and people from all over the world will come together at the Empire Polo … [Read more...] about A guide to surviving Coachella '11

Certain films are made with and for their highly esteemed pedigrees. This is especially true of "True Grit." That is to say that from top to bottom the cast and crew is chalk full of recognizable and respected names. Such films are also usually the same ones that garner the most critical acclaim and are therefore in turn the ones that garner many a nomination during awards … [Read more...] about Western film blazes toward Oscars

The Flying Karamazov Brothers' "Airplay" is an hour and a half of cleverly whimsical fun. They create a quartet of quirky comedians who mix farcical vaudeville with juggling prowess. Sunday Jan. 16 the Brothers performed two shows in Smothers   Theater.  The Brothers transport the audience back to a world of child-like pleasures reminding them of the pure satisfaction … [Read more...] about Karamazov Brothers soar through Smothers