Tag Archives: Los Angeles

“Los Angeles Plays Itself” (2003)

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It was recently announced that LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF, the previously difficult to find film essay written and directed by Thom Andersen, is finally being released on video. Although completed in 2003, the documentary about Los Angeles’ portrayal … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Movies | Tagged documentaries, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Thom Andersen, urbanism | 14 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Click on the images to enlarge. Related Back here I toured some other L.A. art deco landmarks.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged art deco, Los Angeles | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Megan McArdle counters the lefty Hobby Lobby hysteria. Julian Sanchez reads the decision and discovers a paragraph that takes the wind out of the “war on women” narrative. Reason magazine notes the only three politicians on record in … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged Barstow, BDSM, California, college speech codes, disgusting 7-11 food, FIRE, gratuitous redheads, Hobby Lobby, James M. Cain, Julian Sanchez, Los Angeles, Megan McArdle, racist paint, war on women | 15 Comments

The Sculptors of Notre Dame: “Muscle Shoals”, “20 Feet From Stardom”, and “The Wrecking Crew”

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: After STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN, which shined a light on the Detroit backing band who played on dozens of Motown hits, there’s been a spate of documentaries honoring the previously-anonymous studio musicians who were essential contributors … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alabama, Aretha Franklin, Brian Wilson, Carol Kaye, Claudia Lennear, Darlene Love, documentaries, Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, Lisa Fischer, Los Angeles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Merry Clayton, Muscle Shoals, Phil Spector, pop culture history, Rick Hall, Rolling Stones, Swampers, The Blossoms, Tommy Tedesco, Wall of Sound, Wrecking Crew | 17 Comments

Three Waffles In Three Days

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: (with apologies to Neil Finn) Three waffles in three days So indulgent, breakfast, dinner, either works well Sweet above and crisp below Syrup dribbles in the pockets sitting on my plate, Even if it’s getting cold Gorgeous … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Personal reflections, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged food trucks, hotels, Los Angeles, New York City, restaurants, roscoes chicken and waffles, wafels and dinges | 6 Comments

And This Was Stillwood Heights

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: We curved through the bright mile or two of the Strip, past the antique shops with famous screen names on them, past the windows full of point lace and ancient pewter, past the gleaming new nightclubs … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Farewell My Lovely, Los Angeles, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler | 5 Comments

L.A. Burrito Blogging Part 2: La Azteca Tortilleria

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When a Mexican restaurant is located in East L.A., on Cesar Chavez Blvd., across the street from a Catholic Church, and next door to a botanica burning enough incense to summon Quetzalcoatl himself, chances are you’re gonna … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Photography, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged burritos, La Azteca Tortilleria, Los Angeles, mexican food | 7 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you can go past those awful idiot faces on the bleachers outside the theater without a sense of the collapse of the human intelligence; if you can stand the hailstorm of flash bulbs popping at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged Academy Awards, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Oscars, Raymond Chandler | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour: Los Angeles’s Pantages Theatre

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As I implied earlier, this past weekend I was at the Pantages Theatre to see the touring company production of Book of Mormon. As wonderful and hilarious as the show was, it was almost upstaged by the venue itself, an … Continue reading →