notes from vivace

Pi . Max Cohen (Sean Gullette) is a mathematician, a numbers theorist. He believes that mathematics can explain nature. He also comes to t...

Mad Max: Fury Road . The world is rather desolate. A nuclear war has destroyed civilization and earth. Water is scarce. Survivors are rule...

Sweet Child Silverlake Lounge had an interesting mix of musicians on a recently Monday night. Starting off the night was  Vylet . Her st...

Pitch Perfect 2 . The Barden Bellas are performing for President Obama's birthday. There is an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. Fat A...

From Here to Eternity. Robert E. Lee Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) plans to make it as a military man in 1941 Hawaii. First; however, he has ...

Seeking a Friend of the End of the World . That world ending asteroid has appeared and is about to destroy humanity -- either via immediat...

I didn't really catch all that many Spring movies in the theater -- though looking at last year's list, I did end up seeing 1 more m...

Ex Machina . Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) is selected to meet the reclusive CEO of the corporation he works for, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). He is f...

Cillie Barnes Cillie Barnes  is Los Angeles' Natalie Merchant. I can't explain why specifically. I suppose it is because I bet i...

Prisoners. The Dover and Birch families are close friends. My sense was that Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) and Franklin Birch (Terrence How...

Golden Coast A new month, which means excitement for a new group of Monday night residencies.  Golden Coast  is made up of Denny White a...

Dorothy Dorothy  had her final residency night at The Satellite. It was spine tingling. I was initially surrounded mostly by her fans. I...

Dorothy The  Dorothy  residency kicked into high gear on a recent Monday night.  Her whisky voice drives one into a frenzy.  She came on...